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As some of you may remember I took Millie to Agility Training a couple of weeks back, only had 3 lessons before the lady who ran it decided to quit. I'd only done absolute basics in those 3 lessons, ie jump over poles on the ground, go through tunnel and a something else I can't even remember.
Well tonight we started back at Agility at the same place but with a different lady, Gladys. Well Gladys hadn't come across a cockapoo before so was pleased to finally meet one.
Gladys has a different training method, taking us into the arena one at a time. So she tries Millie on jumping over one low level pole, then two, then three. Millie did this without any problem
. So she tries Millie on the Walk On, a bit like a wide balance beam. Again no problem, even did the 'touch' at the end. Next the A Frame, again Millie got it. Finally, one jump straight onto the tunnel. Gladys was impressed Her eyes were popping, it was evident she was excited. She said that her friend had a 10 week old cockapoo and if this is what cockapoos are capable of, she was going to have to borrow friends cockapoo and train it up.
Then on the second time in the arena, we tried the tyre, which she did, although once we incorporated it with the long jump she did nip round the side twice, until I showed her again what I needed her to to. We finished with three jumps all on an angle so she had to round a corner and through the tunnel.
Apart from the Seesaw, High A Frame and High Walk On, we tried everything. Millie was keen and did I thought exceptionally well. Gladys was gushing by now.
What can I say, rock on Cockapoo's. I'm thrilled Millie enjoyed it so much and just seemed to understand so quickly.
Well tonight we started back at Agility at the same place but with a different lady, Gladys. Well Gladys hadn't come across a cockapoo before so was pleased to finally meet one.
Gladys has a different training method, taking us into the arena one at a time. So she tries Millie on jumping over one low level pole, then two, then three. Millie did this without any problem
. So she tries Millie on the Walk On, a bit like a wide balance beam. Again no problem, even did the 'touch' at the end. Next the A Frame, again Millie got it. Finally, one jump straight onto the tunnel. Gladys was impressed Her eyes were popping, it was evident she was excited. She said that her friend had a 10 week old cockapoo and if this is what cockapoos are capable of, she was going to have to borrow friends cockapoo and train it up.Then on the second time in the arena, we tried the tyre, which she did, although once we incorporated it with the long jump she did nip round the side twice, until I showed her again what I needed her to to. We finished with three jumps all on an angle so she had to round a corner and through the tunnel.
Apart from the Seesaw, High A Frame and High Walk On, we tried everything. Millie was keen and did I thought exceptionally well. Gladys was gushing by now.
What can I say, rock on Cockapoo's. I'm thrilled Millie enjoyed it so much and just seemed to understand so quickly.
