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Dillydoodle- An agility handler must be as fit as the level of agility they are in and it also is very dependent on the type of dog that they have in agility. Corgis are a breed that usually run with their handlers (much like German Shepherds for example) - so the faster a handler can run, the greater potential has the Corgi. A slow handler - a slow Corgi.
I am in a club which has some of the top agility handlers in NZ and all these top performing handlers have one thing in common - speed,agility and fitness. I have seen alternatives at a slightly lower level ie the handler who runs little and directs a dog through a course as best they can, but these people are not going to reach the top in NZ conditions.
Taylor comes from show stock but there is more chances that a Corgi can adapt better to physical testing sports if his/her parentage also showed that ability. In fact it is not easy to get a pup from dogs proven in agility as the vast majority of dogs in agility have been "fixed.' Taylor cost me $500 plus $60 airfares and I have spent under $200 on vet bills ( he is 3.5 years old) and agility in relation to training expenses and meeting entry costs has so far cost me under $400. But I have not included travelling expenses here. So agility in NZ is not an expensive sport to be involved in. On wet grass surfaces i wear my old rugby football boots and studs for a non-slippery race around the course.
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