How does Flyball compare to Agility and Obedience?
It has been quoted that “Obedience is like a dinner at the White House, Agility is like a wine and cheese party, and Flyball is like a kegger”. The following was provided by Alan Weiner of the Houston Flyball Association: Ten Ways Flyball Helps With Obedience Training: · Improves recall – encourages fast, enthusiastic recall · Dogs learn to work with tremendous distractions – focus, attention and control greatly improves · Great for conditioning – improves stamina · Improves canine social skills/ability to work around other dogs · Improves retrieving skills · Improves jumping skills – jumping is more efficient, mechanically correct and the level of motivation and enthusiasm is raised. – A lot of proofing is also done to prevent going around jumps · Improves broad jumps – each heat in Flyball includes eight, 10 foot broad jumps · Sits and down stays – flyball dogs are commonly put on stays while the team changes jump heights amidst great distractions · Improves dog’s motivation for trai
