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brynlea · 10-30-2006, 03:04 PM

I have become anti-agility as far as Corgis are concerned. If you are a "casual competitor" and don't drill your dog or try and run the dog when he/she has been injured, well, that's one thing - but I have yet to see many people who get involved in this sport NOT get obsessed with it, and that takes it's toll on the dogs. I have seen Corgis in VERY good physical shape with good structure end up VERY damaged from competitive agility and I don't like it one bit. The other thing I would like to note is that the drive some feel is necessary to make a good agility dog also can become a real problem when that dog is just a "pet" without a job to do. Not to say there aren't some good agility dogs who like nothing better to lie around all day, but, I have seen what a little too much drive can do to even a lazy dog - it's not a good thing. Just my opinion, call me anti-agility but that's the way I see it.

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brynlea Member Status: Offline Posts: 32 Join Date: Oct 2005	10-30-2006, 03:04 PM I have become anti-agility as far as Corgis are concerned. If you are a "casual competitor" and don't drill your dog or try and run the dog when he/she has been injured, well, that's one thing - but I have yet to see many people who get involved in this sport NOT get obsessed with it, and that takes it's toll on the dogs. I have seen Corgis in VERY good physical shape with good structure end up VERY damaged from competitive agility and I don't like it one bit. The other thing I would like to note is that the drive some feel is necessary to make a good agility dog also can become a real problem when that dog is just a "pet" without a job to do. Not to say there aren't some good agility dogs who like nothing better to lie around all day, but, I have seen what a little too much drive can do to even a lazy dog - it's not a good thing. Just my opinion, call me anti-agility but that's the way I see it.