tip for agility training for boston terriers?

Question

were getting a puppy boston terrier in march and i wanted to get her into agility. i just need to know some training tips for her, like when should i start training her, how often, and stuff like that... we live in mich, so she will have to come inside in the winter. plzz help me! i want to prove to my mom that i can do this right. (im 14)

by "come inside" i mean that we will have to move the training equpment in side the house in the winter. she WILL NOT be staying outside EVER!

Answer 1

While she is growing up you need to be sure to thoroughly socialize her and enroll her in a few obedience classes. Good obedience is the base of any agility training.

For the agility training, I would first try to get involved in you local kennel club, especially because most offer agility classes (some of which are inside) at little or no charge to club members. You could also go to you local libraries and check out books on agility and agility training. Some online companies now carry agility kits that come with one jump, a tunnel, and a book for around $40, but in my opinion it is easier and cheaper to just make the jumps out of 1 inch PVC pipe. The PVC jumps take apart easily and can be set up inside.

Answer 2

If you've never done any kind of training for something like this, I would suggest persuing classes. There's a lot more to it than just teaching your dog, like learning how it works at the actual trials and such. We recently got a Border Collie puppy, this past summer, and went in search of trainers to get us in the right direction of agility (in Michigan). It's important to have a good solid obedience down when you begin agility training and that is where I'd suggest you start.

I contacted the Grand Rapids Agiltiy Club and they gave me referrals to trainers. The lady we went with taught obedience and also introduced some agility equipment into our puppy kindergarten class. Her prices are way more reasonable than any training facility (around $50 for a 7 week class), and I would have never found her without the referral, as she didn't advertise in the yellow pages. She's excellent at what she does and has been training for 25+ yrs.

This spring, our pup will be around 9 months old and then I will be going on to Agility training with a different trainer, recommended by my obedience trainer. Agility classes will run about $65 for a 7 week course.

I know that Detroit area has a lot more Agility instructors listed, and it's pretty easy to find someone over on that side of the state.

But if you are in the Grand Rapids area and would like to persue training, I'd definitely send out an email to the GR Agility Club and ask for information and trainer referrals! They are very helpful and informative and they got me in the right direction!

Good Luck with Agility! I can't wait to get started this spring... looks like a lot of fun!

Answer 3

You won't want to do any high jumping or obstacles the first year, their bones are not finished growing and you could damage them structurally.

But there are many other things you can do to prepare, like work on teamwork and introduce him to things he will encounter later. Some schools have puppy pre-agility classes, and there are some books out there about teamwork and raising a performance dog. Look at dogwise.com

There is a yahoo group called agility equipment with many good plans to build obstacles, and people to ask for advice. There are also groups for agility training and you can ask for advice there, you will get much better results from your questions than you will here.

Be careful to not overdo it with your young pup, Sessions should be very short and FUN! You don't want him to dislike working.

Answer 4

Well, I've had two Boston Terrorists, and they have both been exceedingly agile right out of the box. I'd be a little careful about leaving your Boston outdoors. They are not a breed that does well if left outdoors 3 seasons a year. Bostons are especially prone to overheating. I hope you've thought it through.

Answer 5

Feed her on a regularly happening agenda... purely go away her nutrients out for her for 20 minutes so that you recognize precisely at the same time as and how a lot she is ingesting. An 8 week previous domestic dog needs to be enable out ever 40 5-2 hours. She also needs to be taken out after each meal, every time she performs and every time she receives up from dozing. i keep in mind that you will be out and in all day and nighttime with a agenda like this...yet with consistency and robust timing you may have her homestead educated in 2 weeks. good success!

Answer 6

Feed her on a usual agenda... Simplest go away her meals out for her for 20 minutes so that you know precisely when and the way so much she is eating. An 8 week historic dog wants to be set free ever forty five-2 hours. She additionally wants to be taken out after each meal, at any time when she performs and each time she gets up from dozing. I know that you are going to be inside and outside all day and night time with a time table like this...But with consistency and excellent timing you could have her apartment proficient in 2 weeks. Excellent good fortune!

Answer 7

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