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Encouraging Ball Drive

By melaniebrown
Created 04/22/2008 - 11:02
Hello I am new to the group and I would like to post a question! I have recently aquired an Australian Cattle Dog female. She will be two in May. We got her about a month ago. We have started the training levels and are almost complete level 1. We have also started agility and flyball classes. She is doing great at the equipment in both classes, however she does not really have any ball drive or toy drive. The breeder never played with her. She loves to chase our other ACD when she fetches. She started to play a little with one specific sqeeky ball and was retreiving great. But this past week she has almost completely turned off the ball or any toy. There were no bad experiences that happend to turn her off. She has the potential to be an incredible flyball dog, she is fast and smart and willing. But she really needs to carry the ball! ha ha kinda a must in the game :) thanks !

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