I can definitely see how each cavalier would have different talents for agility. At our house, we throw a lot of balls to keep them in shape. Some of them (mostly the girls, sad to say) bark a lot and get really excited, take off running and about half way there forget what they are running for and start sniffing the flowers or eating the grass. Some of them have never even made it to the ball. Some of them are very keen on fetching and will race to the ball and work hard to get it away from the others so that they can proudly carry it back. Robbie, however, specializes in the 'shoulder bump'. He doesn't care if he gets to the ball, but he makes it really difficult for one of the others to get there, running along side and deliberately bumping them off track. He did it as a pup, and he's still doing it. He always bumps Toby and clears the way so that Nicky can fetch the ball. Myra
>From: Rod Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [CKCS-L] Introduction and Question >Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:10:16 -0700 > > > My wife and I joined the list to learn about Cavalier King Charles >Spaniels. We are thinking of getting a puppy next spring and are >considering a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. > > > > We have a whippet, Barkley, who is seven years old. I compete with >Barkley in AKC, NADAC and USDAA agility. We would be training our next dog >to do agility too. >========== >We have trained three of our Cavaliers in agility. In general, I have >found that they are not naturals to the sport, as are Border Collies, >but some have potential -- others would be hopeless, destined to be >couch potatoes. Of our three agility dogs, each has called for a >different training approach. I have found them to be much more of a >training and handling challenge than are the more popular agility >breeds. > >There is a breeder in Connecticut, Anne Eckersley-Robins, who competes >with several of her Cavaliers in agility trials in the Northeast. > >Rod Russell >Orlando, Florida USA > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
