Startline Stays

So Ive been trying to fix Miley's startline stay.   On Monday I help teach a beginning agility class.  There are only 2-3 people in the class so "T" and I run our dogs too. We are working on handling skills.  So this week I decided enough is enough.  Im going by Meagan's "No Stay, No Play" policy. If she doesnt stay at the start line, she goes back in her crate and looses her turn. Well guess what, she didnt break all night.  But it will happen again.  And Im sticking by that policy.   Anyway, I was talking to "T" in some emails about start line stays and his dog has this issue too.  So here is his reply he sent me.  It had me cracking up but you probably have to have this issue to find this funny. Maybe not...

"I am just worn out by this whole start line thing.  They should do agility like they do NASCAR, you get to warm up for a few laps, then they wave a flag to start when you are at full speed!   Plus, in horse racing and dog racing, they put them in a box and open the door when its time.  And, the jockeys are already on the horses!  I've even seen pig races (at a steakhouse in Montana) and the pigs don't have to have a start line stay.  Pigs are smarter than dogs.  So, why, WHY do they do things this way in agility?  Rubberized contacts, weave pole spacing, displaceable tires ... who cares!  The real tragedy in the sport is the start line stay."


Way to funny and had me cracking up.


When I got home today this was posted on facebook.   Too funny. This is for you "T"