Back to agility class

Last night we had agility class for the first time in a few weeks. We had a class cancelled because of snow, and then last week I had a party to go to, so it's been 3 weeks since we practiced.

Shelby did really well. It was a 20 obstacle course which is a little long. The opening was a tight setup, with a somewhat challenging first 3 jumps. Jump 2 was at a more than 90 degree angle, so we had to make sure we set it up in a way that the dog could switch leads in order to make jump number 3. Shelby was able to force he way through it the first time, but then we ran it again and she figured out that she could switch leads.

The rest of the course was pretty easy until a section where there were 2 jumps, then the tunnel. It was hard because the natural choice after those 2 jumps would be the A frame, so you had to be careful not to use too much forward motion in order to get the tunnel. Complicating it further was the fact that the tunnel was under the dog walk, so you needed to send the dog to the tunnel from about 5 feet away in order to be able to run around and meet them on the other end. Shelby handled the call off the A frame no problem and I sent her to the tunnel, but she wasn't 100% sure, so I had to hold my hand out for a while, but then she got it.

She was very good about staying engaged with me as well. She didn't sniff or run off to say hi to the other dogs, which was good. Plus, I got her to do her new trick of jumping into my arms, which was awesome!