3rd Flyball Class

We had our 3rd Flyball class last night. We were very excited because we had been practicing at home with our handy styrofoam box. The trainer asked us to practice using a cardboard box with a hold cut in the center where I would then sit on the ground & put the ball in the hole & get Mocca to use her paw on the box & then I am to toss the ball. Well, Mocca is so enthusiastic she just crams her nose into the hole, digs, and makes a wreck of the box. So, we moved to a very sturdy 1" thick styrofoam box. This has worked perfectly, and Mocca has been using her paw all the time now!

There are 5 dogs in flyball class - there are 3 black & white little border collies & a sheltie. Then there is Mocca. She sure stands out! LOL. Everyone loves her though. When it was our turn to get the ball out of the box she did okay, but wasnt too thrilled. The next time it got worse, and she didnt want to even go by the box. We have decided she must be either startled by the noise the box makes when the ball pops out, or just stressed & confused with the other dogs around. We worked more around the box just trying to get her interested in it & see that the BALL pops right out of there!! She LOVES the ball so much! Near the end of class she was doing a little better. We just need to go much slower with her I guess! All the other dogs are getting the ball & running back over a jump or 2 so we are kinda the "slow ones" but that's okay. We're having fun!

We'll try to get out to the practice on sunday & maybe during agility the trainer will let me walk Mocca over to the flyball box & practice a little.