Group obedience and agility dog classes resume end April with The B’dos. Dog Training Club.
Obedience classes will be at basic level and also more advanced levels.
It was nice having a break of a few weeks in between dog training. On April 10th, there were dog obedience trials: congratulations to the following who have passed various legs of the Novice, (CD title) and Open (CDX).
Passing the 2nd leg of the CDX was a Rhodesian Ridgeback with Sarah Hamilton. So one more leg to go for them and they will have the CDX title. I don’t regard Rhodesian Ridgebacks as an easy breed to train in areas necessary to pass this level such as retrieving and carrying a dumb bell so I think Sarah has achieved a lot as a trainer of this dog.
Passing leg B of the Novice (CD) title was my Tibetan Terrier. Her score was 183/200 and I am hoping to improve on this score at the next obedience trials, when we do leg C, so that we can achieve the CD title. She was originally what I would call a “zoomer” but she has settled down and the only sign of this “zooming” potential in the ring is when we do a recall as she always comes at a super fast speed which is beautiful to watch but she does not zoom past anymore.
Tibetan Terrier at home with her dumb bell
Passing the first leg of the Novice (CD) title, leg A. were the following: Golden Retriever with Jennifer Fields, Irish Setter with Jutta Moore, and a Min. Dachschund with Jenni Wilson.
So far in Barbados, there are no judges to award agility titles and it is possible that the dogs we have enjoying the sport, would never excel like some of the top dogs we see or read about overseas like the Border Collie breed which is super for agility and for working sports. This Club did bring in overseas agility instructors and competitors like Kathrin Tasker to assist the Club in getting off the ground, so to speak, in agility. In Barbados, it is a fun area for the dogs and great exercise for both dogs and their handlers.
This is a Crufts video with Kathryn Tasker in the ring. She has visited Barbados on at least two occasions.
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Speed is not, however, the most important factor in being successful in dog agility, it is important that the dog does all of the obstacles and jumps in the correct order and does not refuse any of the obstacles and/or jumps.
Tags: Agility, B'dos. Dog Training Club, Dog training in Barbados, Group obedience dog training
