jld
Well-known member
I have a question to those of you who do agility, or to those of you who really know the cavalier's personality. I have been doing pre-agility with my now 10 mo. old puppy. Up until now, it has just been obedience training (18 wks. ). She did well on the obedience part. She stays, comes, stays with me, does the target etc. This past week we began the beginner agility which is very basic...tunnel, the baby board, the very low jump (really it is on the ground, practically), and the tire which is also placed on the ground for her. She acts scared to death of the tunnel and the tire. At first she went through the tunnel and then just refused!! Nothing we can do will get her to go through the tunnel or tire. Her personality is shy and rather timid. She approches people with caution, however she likes other dogs. My question is to keep going to these classes hoping she will eventually learn to like it, or just accept that her personallity is such that this is just not for her. They are so nice at the agility training. They never force a dog to do anything...she has been trained with the clicker method and rewards. I am absolutely fine with giving it up, as we were just doing it for fun anyway. And, she has learned so many good commands. I just wondered if anyone else has had similiar problems. Thanks for any information. Judy and Dixie