As much as I love my reactive border collie, Fenwick, I have to admit that she can really put me through my paces – especially when it comes to off-leash behavior! Over the past year and a half, I’ve been putting in heaps of work to try to resolve Fenwick’s reactivity to cars and dogs. We’ve had some amazing wins during this time – she’s gone from being completely fixated, and unable to move, whenever a dog was around to going on regular walks with new doggy pals. However, every now and then she likes to throw me a curve ball that brings me back down to earth.
At the start of the year I felt that Fenwick was ready to try agility training, and this was a game-changer for her off-leash antics. My long-standing dog trainer, Lara Sorisi, gave me a great recommendation for an instructor, and I knew that it would be a good outlet for Fenwick’s naturally high drive and energy. Lara had been pushing for me to try agility for a while, as she thought it would be a great way to fulfill Fenwick’s mental and physical needs.
