I guess for me I started competing once I knew my dog wasn't going to a) do anything that would disturb any other competitors and b) we weren't going to be out of our depth.

I think most places are really friendly with beginners so as long as the dog can do all the pieces of equipment (for agility) or a good run (for flyball) and is quite 'reliable' in training then it would be worth thinking about competing. I'd take mine to a competition first but NFC so we could just watch and see how the atmosphere affects them (just in case they go off their trolley! )

Most training clubs would probably advise their students when they are ready to think about competing - as they're a bit more unbiased about the dog and handler's level!

Sophie
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