Last week, as you may remember, little Doc was traumatized by "puppy playtime" during which a dervish Terrier tried to wrap him in a leash and then a German Shepherd got close enough to eat him. So altho I wasn't real thrilled with the situation I knew he had to go back just to make sure he understood that not every group situation was going to be made up of insane little Terrier puppies or Giant German Shepherds.
So we got there a little early because I planned on getting lost again but I didn't.
And the first dog we met was a little poodle who was thrilled at seeing a black dog and so they sniffed and wagged and then the big dogs started coming out and THEY sniffed and wagged and everything was fine again.
I learned that halfway through the hour-long class,Doc is finished.
He did this to me last time, but I think he was so distressed by the "Playtime" incident that I thought that was what made him stop paying attention.
So we left. We missed the agility stuff. Without it we won't "graduate". I don't think we care. I'm not real sure, but I think at this point Doc would rather take a nap.
I know I would....
Even as an adult dog, Dan could only do 45 minutes before I lost his attention. I think every dog is different and you're smart to quit when he gets tired. That way he won't start feeling like class time is boring and something to be endured. He'll get agility some other time. I now have Ricky who will happily go and go and go. He loses his ability to pay attention, but he'll continue to be happy and play, long after I've lost the ability to keep up.
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