So - we are now on week 5 of basic obedience. Truthfully, Addie could probably go through basic obedience again, but only for certain things (like walking nicely). She is good with her sits, downs, her stay is up to 1 to 2 minutes. During her sit stay she tends to lay down after a bit though, so we have to put her back into a sit, and the timer starts over. Her walking...meh. Constantly training and she has improved, but not as much as any of us wanted her to. She is the only one that it just hasn't sunken into. We got the smallest martingale we could find (which is like 8") and still slightly too big for what we need. Formal obedience is just not her thing, she gets bored, and fidgets. She's curious, so the sit stay where we walk around her is not that great.
She does all the things I expect and need her to do at home and I think walking might come...in time as long as we practice every day.
My question is - do you really need a solid foundation in obedience in order to be successful at Agility? Does she NEED to know to stay there and I have to walk around her? Does she NEED to walk nicely on a leash? Does she really NEED the cue word "come" or can it be a cue word that she already responds to like "lets go"? The foundation agility email just got sent out and I really want to do it. Just waiting in my printer ink from amazon so I can print it out.
She is bouncy, energetic, and fast. Fun things she picks up on quick. Can she learn what she needs in foundation and be ok? What things should I truly focus on for agility?
She does all the things I expect and need her to do at home and I think walking might come...in time as long as we practice every day.
My question is - do you really need a solid foundation in obedience in order to be successful at Agility? Does she NEED to know to stay there and I have to walk around her? Does she NEED to walk nicely on a leash? Does she really NEED the cue word "come" or can it be a cue word that she already responds to like "lets go"? The foundation agility email just got sent out and I really want to do it. Just waiting in my printer ink from amazon so I can print it out.
She is bouncy, energetic, and fast. Fun things she picks up on quick. Can she learn what she needs in foundation and be ok? What things should I truly focus on for agility?