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Looks like I might be able to afford 1 or 2 agility sessions per year, so I'm thinking of it for the winter when I can't otherwise socialize with dogs). In the meantime, I'm just doing basics with Sonic, but since he likes to run/play 'chase me' games, and still has no clue/desire to fetch (and tug is rare, unreliable), I thought adding in some of those 'no equipment' exercises might help make things more interesting. I would need to work with treats (toss a treat) as, again, we are no where with fetch, and where and when he wants to tug is completely unpredictable. I vaguely remember flatwork, but frankly, I skipped it with Dynamo and went straight to the equipment, but I had already done rally0 by that time, and I trained targets, and contacts & wobble board at home with her, so she had basic manners regarding the equipment by the time I took to agility (and I had a private classes). I'm basically looking for fun fast things to do on a long line without equipment. Because of the long-line, I think I have trouble figuring out which hand does what (one hand is hanging on to the long line, one to the treat, so far, so I get confused with that, not to mention tripping hazards). Since I'm running about with him anyway, I thought it would be good to do it with agility in mind. Still flummoxed to have a dog that is gung ho about chasing me but won't redirect to a toy, because I'm not athletic enough to keep him amused for long.
