hi i live in walker newcastle does anyone know of any agility or flyball for puppies he is 15 weeks old this tues?

thanks my email is karen.holmes@talktalk.net if anyone wants to send me details

thanks for reading

karen

I think he is much to young,his bones/joints/muscles are not ready
The Agility clubs i know of will not let you train untill your dog is 1 yr old.

ok cheers i didnt know that will try next year

thanks

karen

In the meantime, get good basic training and recall sorted out. In agility, the dog will have to be happy on either side of you, so sometimes walk him on your left, sometimes on your right. Use a different command for each, such as 'heel' for one, 'close' for the other. Teach him to turn left and to turn right, and to walk or run parallel to you either close at your side or a couple of yards away. Teach him to come towards you or move away from you on command. This will pay huge dividends when you start the agility training.

When I lived in Whitley Bay we went to Wallsend each week for dog agility classes, it was great fun. Not sure if it's still on, that was about 15 years ago now

15 weeks is also much too young to start flyball training, we take dogs at a minimum of 9 months however they are only allowed to do small amounts as there bone plates etc have no fused. I have a couple of people who travel from near you to us but if you are still trying to find a club have a look at British Flyball Association - Home Page and on the map page you should see all your local clubs.

Christina
Allstars Flyball Team
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thanks for your post

looking to start him in the new year when he will be nearly one and have some obedience training under his belt

for a dog that likes walking on walls and jumping over small things and running what is best agility or flyball??

thanks

karen

Hi Karen

Flyball is much easier for the handler and you ask a dog to run the fastest it can in a straight line - that's obviously not all there is too it but it's much the easier sport.

Agility is much more technical and requires more energy on the handlers part too.

If I were you I would go to a local club for each and have a real good luck and see what you think would be better, there's also no reason why you can't do both ... i do! Also ask the instructor if you can have a go with their dog so you can really get an idea of what's involved.

Kindest regards
Christina
Allstars Flyball Team

ok thanks i would never have thought to ask bout having a good with the instructors dog cheers

my dog will be nine months in december is that the best time to try the flyball or when?

cheers

karen

There a really good dog training class at the Hillheads Boys club, behind the icerink in Whitley Bay. There are talking about buying agility equipment in the near future. You could take your dog there to Brian Slightholme (owner and head trainer) and get some basic behaviour under your belt and then start the agility stuff when your dog is 1.