Performance dogs

[ShrekDawg]

Last night we had our 4h dog show. I had entered Tucker in just obedience and JTT agility. He did okay in agility he ran the whole course well just after the last tunnel i couldnt grab his leash in time and he ran to the fence and started barking.. Agility he got a first, im suprised. Then in obedience He was doing really well then a little girl started running her hand along the fence and i know the judge saw it. But he stayed in a down for 3 minutes and in a sit for 30 seconds(because of the girl). I was going to do him in tunnelers but i wasnt feeling right at the way end and wasnt risking my health.
Then Denver did showmanship, obedience and standard agility. She got a first in standard agility out of the group, a second in showmanship then a third in obedience, she wouldnt do the long sit or long down.she was done at that point.but she did get to dress up as a cow for the costume contest

Awesome!!!!!!

And im glad i brought a extra leash because Tuckers broke

Oh wow

 

[ShrekDawg]

My current dog is my third Aussie. I'm tempted to go on a long rant here, but instead will just say that the breed has changed a lot since they were accepted by the AKC (and not exactly for the better). There are still some very good breeders out there, but there are also many who are breeding over-sized heavily-coated dogs with temperaments contrary to what Aussies should have. If you decide to get an Aussie, be careful and do your research (this is true for all breeds, actually). Rant over. LOL!

I do tracking (my boy has his AKC Champion Tracker), agility, herding, obedience, rally, and tricks, with my boy, but our primary "thing" is Search and Rescue. Roo also has his CGC. It is possible to do many different things, although it is nearly impossible to excel in many different things (everything except SAR for us is "just for fun"), and doing "all the things" can get very expensive. It's also quite time-consuming. We train in SAR & tracking 6 days per week, and each training takes a minimum of 3 hours. At least once per month we have a full-day (8-10 hour) SAR training, in addition to our call-outs for searches. Agility, obedience, and rally each take one hour of class-work per week (plus the commute to and from class) and 15 minutes to 1/2 hour per day of training with the occasional all-day workshop or trial. Many of my friends who compete heavily in those events put in at least an hour per day doing them, and spend nearly every weekend at trials. Herding is part of our daily life -- Roo moves my ducks to where I need/want them to be. And tricks are just something we do for fun before bed Aussies need not only physical but also mental exercise. A 10 mile run in the morning might tire out their body for a few hours but not their brain. And they will learn what you teach them --whether it is what you intended to teach them or not.

My second dog was a Golden, and my tracking partner has a Golden. They are wonderful dogs! The breed does have a very high incidence of cancer, but there are good breeders who are working to improve that situation. If I weren't so addicted to Aussies, I would definitely get another Golden. My tracking partner does agility, obedience, and hunt tests in addition to tracking with her Golden girl (who is super sweet!)

There are lots of different organizations that do dog sports now. If you're interested in certain sports, I HIGHLY recommend volunteering at a few events to get an idea of what's involved. Volunteering is the very best way to learn about an event, and in my experience, volunteers are welcomed with open arms and trained in whatever is needed. If you need help finding events near you, let me know.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions. Good luck, and have fun!

Oh wow you do a lot!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s awesome!!!!!!!!! I think I need to do more with Brew. Thinking I’m gonna start getting up even earlier than I have my alarm for currently and trying to do the SUPER long walk in the morning. But that would mean actually GETTING UP at the time the alarm goes off. LOL