Beginners..

As it happened, one of the instructors at the puppy socialising class we attended also taught agility.
Denny, who has Obi's sister Penzi, was very keen to get started so I thought we'd tag along and see what it was all about.

Obi seemed to enjoy himself and so did I, although no one warned me quite how addictive agility is!
The puppies were only about 7 months old so they didn't do any jumping or weaves at this point, but they learnt the basics of going inbetween the jump wings, safely getting over the contact equipment and how to control the tip of the seesaw.
Here is a short clip of one of Obi's first training sessions, a very auspicious start I'm sure you'll agree ;o)

We had alot of fun at this stage, though we had a bit of a hiccup when Obi was about 9 months old and he suddenly discovered his nose! Suddenly all the smells in the field were far more interesting than listening to mum- I spent quite a few lessons just chasing him around trying to catch him!

To my relief, by the time he was a year old, his concentration span had improved dramatically, and we were back on course! He had progressed from poles on the ground to jumping small height, and he was good at the tunnel and seesaw.

Problems, however started to surface in other areas.....