Sing along with me — ye, of the Mr. Rogers generation. These are the contacts in our neighborhood … in our neighborhood … in our neigh-bor-hood. One of my made-up strategies for getting Lilly used to performing agility in public settings is to use things we find on our walks (especially in town) as obstacles. I figure if I can get her to do various agility-like things while other people and dogs are walking by, while cars are zooming past, that it may someday translate onto the training field or the competitive ring. So, here’s a photo tour of a recent walk.
There’s a loop we often walk down in town, along a major creek. It’s a nice paved path in small-town America, with various things we use as obstacles along the way.
(Keep in mind that Lilly is still not keen on the camera, so she’ll often look away from me, when I point it at her. She really *is* having fun. I promise.)
I know it doesn’t look like it in the photo, but this is a pretty good-sized rock. It’s steep on one side, so I use our A-Frame command “fly” to get Lilly to climb it.
. This one is kind of like a table, so I use our command for that “Table Hup!” This one is mere feet from the road, so she’s being very brave with cars right there. Plus, there were 2 fluffy, artic-type dogs coming up the path toward her. So, I snapped the photo, released her and blocked for her as they passed.</p>
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