tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554594557452545158.post6478714321555937830..comments2023-05-25T06:41:48.628-04:00Comments on 4 Dog Craziness: UKI trial - 2nd postDianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16378710392378543981noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554594557452545158.post-1124785023888271102013-08-31T14:50:10.203-04:002013-08-31T14:50:10.203-04:00Seems so hard to Q in agility!Seems so hard to Q in agility!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554594557452545158.post-9457275247944497022013-08-30T18:49:41.480-04:002013-08-30T18:49:41.480-04:00I didn't have a problem with no fencing. Reall...I didn't have a problem with no fencing. Really any dog that wants to leave or enter a ring at an agility trial can.those little fences don't stop dogs. No dogs were off leash around the ring except the dog running. Only one dog left the ring to go sniff and it was a terrier. Most dogs were crated in there cars and there were only about 30 competitors. So small trial. I think the fencing gives people a false sense of security. I don't remember anyone playing with there dog near the ring. Now that I think of it, I think people were very aware of no fence and must have been very respectful of it.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378710392378543981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554594557452545158.post-64045183141657058412013-08-30T11:12:01.551-04:002013-08-30T11:12:01.551-04:00Nice runs!
Just noticed, no fence of any kind? W...Nice runs! <br /><br />Just noticed, no fence of any kind? WTF? I mean, I get that in Europe they think it's no big deal. At the barn we train at, on nice nights, we set up outside on the grass with no fence, but all the dogs are well contained and we all know each other and each other's dogs. At trials, I don't trust other competitors, and I just like the dog to know that the agility ring is a defined space. They are safe in that space. With no fence at all, I see way too much potential for a loose dog (always seems to happen at least once in a while that they have to announce, "loose dog found in crating area") to go chasing down another dog on course, or for my sensitive terrier to have her eyes bug out of her head with a screaming, tugging BC 10' from the ring with a completely oblivious handler chatting with her back turned. While physical injury isn't highly likely (though possible of course), even in lucky cases, the psychological damage would be high for the dog that got chased or had to face the pressure of an intimidating dog head on. Even a big, but maybe sensitive BC, I could see them making a negative connection VERY quickly and getting worried in the ring after an experience like that. I like my fences thanks! Will not support UKI if they do that around here, as I won't support USDAA clubs that think a rope is an acceptable barrier either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554594557452545158.post-84915307060288206402013-08-30T06:49:55.792-04:002013-08-30T06:49:55.792-04:00Great runs! And those courses look tough! Lots o...Great runs! And those courses look tough! Lots of twists and turns.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715453703592474992noreply@blogger.com