agility competitions

[MelEMilou]

Hi

We started competing in agility this year and are having problems with over-excitement, barking and biting in the ring. We have only seen one other doodle at a competition (and he was very well behaved). I am sure she is frustrated that I am not giving her information fast enough and am working on this but just wondered if anyone else is having similar problems ? She is relaxed at the showground, until she is in the ring (or at the head of the queue). Is it why there don't seem to be many doodles competing ?

Laura

[Daisy(mini)Doodle]

Not got to the competition stage yet, I've had enough trouble finding a club with vacancies!. I have noticed that a lot of dogs bark as they go around the course I think its excitement,

[Bid]

We don't compete either, but even at agility training, Daisy used to get very excited for her first few runs, and then she settled. Do you get a chance to do some practice runs before the actual event? I've not been to one so I don't know the protocol