This is Rio, a Belgian Tervuren. He doesn't live with us, but calls a friend of ours "Mom". We thought we'd talk about Rio and his love for agility since it is Fit Dog Friday and all. Rio doesn't usually practice or run agility in his cool coat, but his Mom was taking pictures for us to show how well the coat fit when he was moving. The dogs usually run naked!
Note: We'd LOVE to do agility but Mom just doesn't seem to get us involved in it. She says she is too busy making dog clothes. Oh well, maybe one of these days.
Rio's mom, Angie, has this set up in her BACK YARD! He gets to go out and do this stuff whenever they want. His mom makes sure he is healthy and warm/cool and fed right. She makes sure he is in good shape so they can have a fun time. Rio is very lucky to have such a caring Mom.
Agility competition involves obstacles and a set pattern that each dog has to go through to have a complete run. They are timed as well to find the winner. There are lots of other rules and criteria, but we don't know them very well.
What we DO know is that the dogs all look like they are having a blast! And they and their parents seem to be really happy spending time with each other. Seems like a win/win to us!
Aussies in Charge is joining the Fit Dog Friday Blog Hop hosted by Slim Doggy and To Dog With Love. Check it out!
Rio is very handsome and sure knows how to do agility! Dog sports take a lot of time and effort! If your mom doesn't have time, then there isn't much point in trying it out. We spend a lot of time practicing our sports. Thanks for sharing Rio with us.
ReplyDeleteYes. It's one of those things where alot of skills need to be continuously perfected to get it done. It sure is fun to watch it however!
DeleteRio is one lucky pup to have an agility course in his backyard. It's such good exercise.
ReplyDeleteRio has a Mom who really works with him. He's a very lucky boy.
DeleteRio looks like he's having a blast at being an absolute pro at his agility! We have some agility equipment at home too! We also train twice a week and compete!
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He's soooooo fun to watch. He has such love and drive!
DeleteOmgosh Belle would love that set up. She totally would do it!
ReplyDeleteI know! Looks like a great way to get them active and work on training.
DeleteI love watching dogs do agility...you are right, it looks like they are having so much fun! I thought about doing it with our dog Luke before we found out he had bad knees. I still might try some with him, just not any of the jumping parts....all for fun though, not competition.
ReplyDeleteWhat I love about agility is that, for the most part, it doesn't matter nearly as much about winning or losing as being a great partner with your dog. And the agility community seems to be super supportive of each other.
DeleteI love agility its great fun for the dogs. But for the parents its a lot of work and patience which is why we don't do it any more! Love Dolly
ReplyDeleteRio is gorgeous! I love Belgian Shepherds!
ReplyDeleteWow that is really great. Rio looks like he is having a blast!
ReplyDeleteWe're going to a picnic in a few weeks and we'll be taking one or two of our dogs. They have an agility set up so we're going to introduce the dogs to see if it's something they'd like. Most likely they won't be interested, because so much will be going on, but we're excited anyway.
ReplyDeleteHe is so handsome, thanks for sharing your friends dog with us. I love taverns.
ReplyDeleteHe is so handsome, thanks for sharing your friends dog with us. I love taverns.
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty cool dogs!
ReplyDeleteI love that Rio has his own agility course set up in his yard. How convenient :-))
ReplyDeleteIt's great he has all that equipment in his yard to practice with!
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