Andale

The name Andale comes from two places, the Speedy Gonzalez cartoon (Andale, andale! Arriba, arriba!), and a burrito restaurant in Los Gatos, CA. The word andale generally translates into "lets go!" or "go on" or "get up and go!." I named my Border Collie Speedy when he was a pup, hoping that he would turn into an awesome fast agility dog. He is very fast, we're working on the awesome.

My BC pup chewed up my copy of Control Unleashed!

Nice form in the weaves! I like the way you shaped the table and down. Great job!

I have a 17.5" aussie. I've also owned larger standard sized aussies and my current aussie is basically the same dog in a smaller package. I've seen some toys and minis that just don't look right, with bug eyes and domed heads and I feel bad everytime I see one of those.

I like the Greg Derrett DVDs. http://www.gtagility.com/Training.html He explains and shows his handling system and I've learned quite a bit from watching his videos. If you have a young dog and if you're new to agility a DVD on foundation skills would also be very helpful. I just got the Moe Strenfel Foundation Training for Agility DVD. It is very thorough and emphasizes teaching your dog many basic skills before you put your dog on obstacles. This is available from www.cleanrun.com There are other good videos out on specific handling/training skills like contacts, jumping, weaves, etc. I think its best to start out with a well defined handling system and foundation/motivation skills first, then move on to learning and refining specific obstacle skills.