ADHD
Speak started beginner II yesterday. It was an interesting experience. I think my dog may have ADHD. The instructor would tell us to put our dogs in a down-stay, so I would put Speak in a down-stay and he would stay there. Then she would tell us to release the dogs and get ready for the next exercise. So, I would do that. Then, while the instructor is giving us instructions for the next command, Speak would start spinning in circles and chasing his tail at 90mph. Or try and chase the tail of the dog next to us, or start rolling over. All the other dogs in the class are calmly laying or sitting next to their owner, except mine. Spaz.
I was thinking of bringing my spaz to agility training…but the classes out here are like $180 for 6 weeks. For a girl who used to have a full agility course in her back yard, this is a bit steep. I also hate that they make me sit through the “beginner course” junk and safety stuff with the rest of the class. Because, apparently it doesn’t mean anything if you are a state champion in agility, taught the course for six years, and have designed & built many 50+pieces of agility equipment. I wish they’d just have open course time where anyone of knowledge can pay a few bucks for an hour on the course or something. Or maybe a club of people who know agility & are training a new dog.
Stupid California. I have so few connections here.
P.S. I’d rather have the spazzy dog. I hear that they build good character in their owners. So…that means that you and I must have a lot of character.