Gracie starts agility today!

[Tammy & Gracie]

I've got to tell someone this funny event at my house yesterday. I was telling my sister that Gracie was starting agility classes today. My brother was in the room and asked "what is agility?" I replied that it was sort of an obstacle course she would run with me for fun, physical and mental stimulation. I said she would learn to go energetically through and over obstacles, through tunnels, etc. He was quiet for a thoughtful moment, then added "You are paying money and sending her to a formal class to learn how to get into more trouble? Yeah, that is kinda how life with Gracie is.....

[Valerie and Cody]

Ha ha! That's so true! Oh, and you can practice at home too! You can use a broom and some boxes as a jump, a log and a board as a teeter-totter, and you can even use something as simple as a doorway for the tunnel. That way she at least gets used to going through something.

[Tammy & Gracie]

Thanks for the homemade hints! Class went great today, Gracie was the star of the group. We worked on jumps, a frame,weave poles and the table. She aced every task. She might be a natural!!! I plan to get some things together and build practoice equipment for the backyard as soon as the rain starts.