Can husky's do agility?

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Just wondering as today I was teaching my friend (on her horse) and in the school were raised trotting poles. I took my little girl over them, and she got so giddy and was having an absolute ball going over them, she enjoyed it so much and kept running round over them again and again.

So back to the original question, can husky's do agility or do most clubs only favour the collie dogs for fun and games?
 
As a large, weight bearing breed, I would advise you keep her on the ground until she is 12 months old - jumping around and heavy landings as a pup can put huge strain on the joints - while they do it and love it as puppies, it doesn't mean it is good for them - I love chips but I know eating them all day isn't good for me :p

But I am sure there are a few huskies doing it, Cyrus has posted pics of them doing agility before, I seem to recall.

At this stage all you would want her to be doing is walking along a catwalk or a-frame flat on the ground so she is getting used to it, distance control, right and left turns, stepping a pole on the ground between wings so she knows what it is all about, and like I say, only proper jumpies after a year.

I know I sound like a doom monger but you can't be too careful with larger breed babies, as I said on another thread, I know a couple who had to have their year-old dog put down with absolutely off-the scale elbow dysplasia, they had been walking him on the road for two miles a day at 12 weeks :(
 
I think there are a good few ABC classes (Anything But Collies!) run by agility classes, phone 'em up and ask! :D I'd take it easy if she's young (no jumping off catwalks etc) but if she likes it, it sounds a fab way to tire her out!

(ETS: Knew CC would beat me to it :p)
 
I completely understand what you are saying CC, perhaps it wasn't a very good idea (seemed harmless at the time).
I shall do my best to keep all 4 paws on the ground until at least a year old. And have a look at ABC classes then.
 
Where I used to train has some special kit for large dogs (Danes, Wolfies etc) as well as her standard kit. A husky isn't really much bigger than a GSD and there's loads of those on the circuit :)

You'll find clubs wont let you start until she's at least 12months old
 
I'm sure there was no harm done on a few goes over a trotting pole :) just remember they're not indestructible, no matter what they like to tell you :D

My fella threw himself off the top of the A-Frame so even the adults can do themselves an injury!
 
You'll always be beaten by the collies because they're infinitely more driven and quicker, but there's nothing to say you can't do it for fun. :)

ETA: Don't I just know how destructive a heavy landing can be... and how expensive and long-winded, too. *takes dog out for five millionth five minute on-lead walk this week* :o
 
I am sure MM will join me in yelling 'those BLOODY collies!!!' :p

MB he tweaked his back but didn't show up lame until a few weeks later, vet thinks it was made worse by jumping and twisting in the air for a ball as well as the impact.
He was carrying his leg funny and I was convinced his hips were shot, but they were x-rayed and looked fab, vet found the knock to his lumbosacral and it was all cleared up with a course of anti-inflammatories.

I had thrown a ball and he was expected to wait until I told him to go get it and bring it back over, but he broke his sit while I was still throwing, ran up one side and took off into the air after the ball :o apparently people in France heard me yelling 'JESUS!' as I saw him go airborne...muppet dog. Put it this way, had it been me, or even some other dogs, there would have been broken legs aplenty!!!
 
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You'll always be beaten by the collies because they're infinitely more driven and quicker, but there's nothing to say you can't do it for fun. :)

ETA: Don't I just know how destructive a heavy landing can be... and how expensive and long-winded, too. *takes dog out for five millionth five minute on-lead walk this week* :o
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We will always be doing something like this for a bit of fun..;)

Oh I do hope Dax is feeling better, we try to do alot of hooning on a short lead and puppy legs are uncoordinated at the best of times.
 
Dax is a year old in two days, she can't use puppy legs as her excuse any more, she's just a clumsy baggage. :p

This is why I can't be doing with puppies, I want to be out doing stuff too quickly!
 
Chimo LOVES agility - she is an Inuit (husky x GSD x mal originally) and she got a 3rd in horse and hound a few weeks ago.

she is a bit naughty and runs off some times but she is fearless on the sea saw, a frame and dog walk!

the club we go to is quite small so no chance of ABC classes, the cheating collies are way too fast!!
 
Oh CC that sounds horrible like watching a car crash in slow motion...glad nothing was broken though :0

I can't wait till she is a year old, I keep wishing her life away, I was explaining to my mum today that she couldn't take her on long walks for a long time until she is fully grown. Que the horror on my face when she informed me dad took them for a 2 hr beach walk last weekend :0 :0

I could bloody kill him, he seems to think the same way as pup does, she is indestructable!!! ahhhh!!!

Well done Chimo, sounds like we may be gracing the 'cheating collies' with our presence some day soon :)
 
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