I'm a big dabbler. I love versatility in dogs, being able to just go from one sport to the next and have a dog that easily picks up on whatever. So...
My main interested are:
- agility: I've been involved in agility training since the early days when there were crossovers and sway bridges. Actually even before I knew what agility was, I setting up jumping courses for my dog in the yard LOL. Doing agility with my dogs is kind of just part of life.
- obedience: What I started in and always end up going back to. Another thing that I just do with my dogs without much thought.
- conformation: See my versatility comment above...to me the best of the best in my breed is having a CH with multiple titles in different venues.
- flyball: My new love...I like it because it's crazy and loud and just so much fun for the dogs.
I've dabbled in:
- schutzhund: fun, my dog enjoyed in and I have always been interested in bitework but OMG the time commitment. I would have to give up everything else to pursue it and when it comes down to it, I just don't have that sort of love of the sport on the whole. Oh and there's tracking...
- tracking: Yeah that. I've tried to get into tracking and scent work many times over the years but...it's kind of boring and I'm never really sure if the dog is actually doing what I want them to do or not.
- lure coursing: With my non-sighthounds, even long before the CAT. I love it, the dogs love it but it's $25 a run here now, so we've not been doing a lot of it lately but I haven't given it up really.
- herding: Really hard to get anywhere with it if you don't have your own stock or regular access to stock. Plus lessons are pricey and far away.
I think that's about it.
ETA: Oh yeah...I do Rally too. I don't really like it very much though LOL
My main interested are:
- agility: I've been involved in agility training since the early days when there were crossovers and sway bridges. Actually even before I knew what agility was, I setting up jumping courses for my dog in the yard LOL. Doing agility with my dogs is kind of just part of life.
- obedience: What I started in and always end up going back to. Another thing that I just do with my dogs without much thought.
- conformation: See my versatility comment above...to me the best of the best in my breed is having a CH with multiple titles in different venues.
- flyball: My new love...I like it because it's crazy and loud and just so much fun for the dogs.
I've dabbled in:
- schutzhund: fun, my dog enjoyed in and I have always been interested in bitework but OMG the time commitment. I would have to give up everything else to pursue it and when it comes down to it, I just don't have that sort of love of the sport on the whole. Oh and there's tracking...
- tracking: Yeah that. I've tried to get into tracking and scent work many times over the years but...it's kind of boring and I'm never really sure if the dog is actually doing what I want them to do or not.
- lure coursing: With my non-sighthounds, even long before the CAT. I love it, the dogs love it but it's $25 a run here now, so we've not been doing a lot of it lately but I haven't given it up really.
- herding: Really hard to get anywhere with it if you don't have your own stock or regular access to stock. Plus lessons are pricey and far away.
I think that's about it.
ETA: Oh yeah...I do Rally too. I don't really like it very much though LOL