One of our pups we bred and kept

[cedmonds]

The adult collie is levi which is one of Mary Rays dogs.

Wow. Nearly everyone I know has seen that video and wept. Was it harder to train him to get it wrong, than to get it right??

oh oh oh I have something in my eye

Lovely. Just lovely.

I'd love to see it, but it says 'could not load movie'- why?

proper welling up here. what an amazing dog.

He didnt really have any training he is such a good pup. It did take all day to flim it though!!

Cedmonds that is awesome! Did Will Young do that or was someone else giving puppy the cues? Fab ...

Made me well up too. What a great start to the day!

ah, sweet.

I want a dancing dog!

I want Will Young.. oh and the big standard poodle :-)

The poodle is the funniest thing i have seen in ages. Especially doing that weave thing with those pompoms on its feet :o

why would you do that to a dog??

I love this video. It makes me cry a bit and smile at the end. Plus my son thinks the dancing bit at the end is hilarious.

cedmonds which one is your dog? Do you own Forest Sprite Psyche?

I love the poodle with pom poms, he is so cool!

I"m guessing it's the puppy with the little boy?

Sorry didnt make it clear ours is the puppy with the little boy.
minimuu is that not one of mary rays??
yesbutnobut It was will young telling the dog but it is a very well trainned and has done lots of tv programmes etc look up mary ray dancing dogs.

What a great puppy!

I know the agility dogs so it is nice to say I sort of know the "pup"

Levi is Mary Rays but her Mum is Psyche so when you said you bred I thought you owned her (don't mind me having a bit of a moment- seems to be happening more often now though!).

Great video though (if a bit smulchy!)

Where abouts are you minimuu? I have got a 11 month pup which i want my son to do agility with but as we only show ours i dont know of any good local clubs. I know she has got to be over a year etc. She has done little bits at home with him (weaving going though tunnels) and loves it so does he. It is alot more fun for him then showing

Look on agility net link here. Click on the go here to enter and then and go to the clubs page link near the top left of page - there are a lot of clubs listed there by area.

Many dogs do start foundation agility earlier than a year so worth looking for a club that does that, so lots of nose targeting, running through wings and tunnels, learning directional commands, running over flat aframes and dog walks etc. No jumping over poles

I wouldn't weave a dog until at least 16 months old.

I am in the south east so if I can help just yell.

What are my chances of getting Dill to dance if I work on him tomorrow? Given that I can't train him to come back... :o

Thanks minimuu were are in surrey. I will have a look on the link. How old does the handler have to be? Ds is 5 so i know what be able to compete etc but has done junior handeling for showing and has grown up around the dogs. I was also thinking possably about doing fly ball with her. But a friend said that it can make them hyper.?

He is younger than some but start em young!

Are you anywhere near Merrist Wood in Guildford or Chobham if so MAD are great (Millbrook Agility Dogs). Very supportive and winter leagues etc load of choices of classes. MAD Link

CC agility near Elstead Surrey again great a smaller club but good tuition

Scrambles Walton on Thames again an active club with great trainers

Pachesham Agility although they train later in the evenings may be too late for a little one

pachesham is about 10 mins from us so merrist wood is not to far.Do you know of mid downs?