I'm working three dogs in agility. Diva, Darla and Guy. Unfortunately for me, I knew NOTHING when I started with Diva...... and it shows in her performances. Darla came to me later in life, but knowing sits and downs - but not how to down in a good agility way - so I've gone back and begun a retraining.

Retraining is never as good as starting off right, but when that's all you've got, you work with it.

I'm determined to give Guy, the newest trainee, the benefit of what I've learned NOT TO DO.

I've started "spot" training on a board, got some off set weave poles to begin weave training, a couple of jumps, etc. We have recently enrolled in a foundations class. This has been most helpful as Guy's brains tend to fall out when he gets around strange dogs. The first part of our first class was mainly composed of me retrieving him from visiting anyone or any dog near to him that looked halfway like it would play with him.

The latter part, he was better - or tired, or I would like to believe he started paying some attention. We will persevere though!