 | Just because a dog can struggle through or
get through a sequence does not mean that you should do it. |
| Agility is a trainer's sport. You
should recognize that the training is never done. |
| Handlers/Trainers are 100% responsible for
all errors made on the agility course, if you have a responsive dog.
Either you didn't train it right, didn't train it enough or you were not
clear in what you want the dog to do. Think about this before you ever
consider negatively correcting a dog for making what you perceive to be an
error. |
| A responsive dog handles their tasks within
the team with much more efficiency and consistency than the handler does
theirs. |
| If a dog is unresponsive, the first goal
should not be an agility goal - it should be to build a dog/handler
relationship upon which fair rules are defined through training. |
| Don't ask a dog or handler to do something
that they don't have the proper training for. |
| Play train agility to maintain the best
attitude. |
| Back chaining works best to keep attitude
and the best chance at a "win" situation. |
| "We can't" or "my dog
can't" is not allowed in the class. Maybe you can't yet, but if
you train for it, then you can. |
| A dog that always runs with or behind the
handler has been taught to be controlled rather than to work under control
and will never gain their maximum performance. |
| Always finish training on a "win"
with the dog completing some portion of whatever is being asked. |
| Competition drives higher standards and
there is nothing better than friendly competition to build yourself up in
agility. Conversely, competition without being a good sport will
certainly tear you down in agility. |
