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Originally Posted by nlavett  I just wanted to share. Our Xasha passed her CGC last night at only eight months old!! We are so proud of her. She was stellar! She also graduated her K-9 Good Manners class. Upward and onward. Next class, conformation and Super Dog before we get into formal obedience. |
Congrats!! Obedience and a good dog-handler relationship are a good foundation for ANYTHING you want to do with your dog.
That being said, there are lots of things you can work on "on the flat" before you ever get into contacts, weaving and jumping which are better left for a mature dog. There's a book out called
flatwork: foundation for agility and I've recently been reading
click and play agility which has a lot of games you could play with a puppy. Many clubs also offer "puppy agility" or "performance puppy" classes which is just a more structured environment for learning these "games" with the added distraction of other dogs. The key is to build fun games into everyday and not spend too much time "drilling"