Oops sorry, just realised that will sound like a plug - please note above I advised against the Rough Collie!!

Do definitely think you should have a look at the Smooth Collie though ..........

M.

Sam thanks for the email. Im comadearing my brothers terminal at the weekend so i shall scan a few pics of Bradley and send them down the line.
One of Bradleys sniffing partners is a beardie and he is gorgeous.

its at earls court 22nd &23rd november

Thanks Thumper:) I'll go on Sunday, providing England haven't won the Rugby, if they do, I'll probably be a bit hungover :D
Are you going by the way?

liberty;)

What about going to your local rescue and seeing who's looking for a home? There are loads of pups/young dogs in rescue, many of whom would be great in your situation, and would love to do agility. Does it have to be a purebreed? Even so, there are breed rescues too.
Sorry for sticking my neck out to recommend a rescue dog - but there are so many dogs already needing homes, it would be lovely to see a good home meet up with one.
And it would be nice for you to know that you were saving a dog that might be pts, rather than encouraging more into the world.
Good luck :)

i do work experience in a rescue/stray kennels
if one does come in that i get attatched to that would fit in then no doubt about it it will come strait home it's just alot of them dont like other dogs are to nervous vitious or otherwise unsuitable there was a lovely dog in a while ago it was like a gsd x collie x ? really nice would of been perfecly suited just didn't like other dogs. i have been looking on the internet at breed rescues aswell.
if i have a pedigree i really want to have a try at showing

Starting reading this [$ thought - what about Aussies (not that I'm biased or anything ]) ) - but I see the suggestion has been made already - two or three times!

They are good for agility, flyball, obedience or herding!

Have a look on the Champdog site for the guide!

Margot

my top 10 in 1st most likely at 1 least 10 is
1 Aussie
2 belgian shepherd
3 nova scotia duck tolling retreiver
4 smooth collie
5 flat coat retreiver
6 border collie
7 buhund
8 rough collie
9 husky
10 bearded collie
thats so far anyway probably will change
what sort of belgian shepherd would be most suited to agility

I believe all the belgians are the same it is just different coats that give them the variation on name?
Tervueren -long - haired fawn, red or grey
Groenendael - long-haired black
Malinois -short-coated red, fawn or grey
Laekenois - rough-coated reddish fawn
Groenendaels are my fav, I have a friend with one and have run it at clu in agility, he's great fun! They're great softies!
gina

The top agility dog in the world championships held recently was a Belgian Tervueren owned by a chap from Finland. Not just ABC but top dog ;)

My girl is a Terv, her brother Jazz is doing fantastically well and won out of Starters on his - think it was his third show. Take a look at www.vapresto.com for details of the belgian agility league table if you are interested.

On agilitynet, there is a bit in the - oh my memory, think it is the Archives section, on individual breeds ABC and how they are at agility, it is absolutely excellent.

BSds are wonderful, very like a Bc but maybe more sensitive and, unlike a bc, don't just enjoy repeating work for the love of it, so you do need to be really into motivating your dog. They are also very sensitive but full of character, so you have to be careful as they remember. Most BSd owners will "backchain" all contacts, or at least the dog walk and the see saw, as walking them on like many trainers suggest with BC upsets them. If you are into getting maybe a different handling style and a really exciting challenging dog, go for it. If you love training and use reward based methods, you could do well and have fun too :)

I have a friend with a Flattie who is gorgeous, bouncey of course but very calm over the agility course; and also know one with Tollers who do well :) and they are also calm and quite fast too. I love the red merle aussies.

Lindsay

Ok, I've missed this thread...but to endorse "Walkhound" (Sharon!), a Munster is a good active, friendly breed more than capable of participating in agility. I have bred a Sh.Ch. who used to compete in agility but as soon as she won her show title she, herself, decided that she'd had enough of "agilty". There are Munsters in Australia & New Zealand to prove they aren't just pretty faces ans they have their agility Champion titles too.