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Your Callicoma kelpie in other dog sports

There are many other dogs sports you might like to try with your Callicoma kelpie.

Some Callicoma kelpies also trial in endurance, which is where your dog has to run 20km in two hours. You are allowed to ride a bike :-) ! The dogs are vet checked before and after the ET and also twice during it. They also have to complete a short obedience test before and after the ET to show they are still as willing to work after running 20km as they were before.

If you wish to do an ET with your Callicoma kelpie they will not need much physical training as 20km is not hard for a kelpie, but will probably need to be taught to run along side your bike.

Eight of my dogs have their ET titles:

Aus Ch Callicoma Leica ET HT

Callicoma The Tempest ADM JDM ADO JDO ET PT GDX SPDX SD AAD

Aus Ch Oatland Chieftan ET

Aus Ch Callicoma Linne ET HT

Callicoma Blacksmith ET HT

Aus Ch Callicoma Orion ET

Aus Ch Callicoma Ruby Red CCD ADX JDX GD SD SPD ET HT DWDF.S

Ch Tegoura King Othmountn ET

and other Callicomas have an ET too:

Aus Ch Callicoma Merlot ET PT

Dual Champion (T) Callicoma Capella CDX ADM JDM JDO GDX SPDX HT ET OJC OGC NAC

Callicoma Verdelho ADX JDX ET HT

Callicoma Dancer AD JDX GD ET

Callicoma Red Sunset CD ET

Callicoma Cobber ET FD

I have also started Doggy Dancing (also known as Dances With Dogs or Canine Musical Freestyle) - it is great fun if you like music and training tricks as it involves teaching your dogs loads of different moves and putting them to music.

Photo at right shows training Ruby to back up in a straight line.

Ruby raising a paw:
 

 

 

Other dog sports you might like to try with your Callicoma kelpie:

Fly ball

Lure Coursing

I have not tried any of these (yet!) but if you wish to have a go, let me know and I probably know someone who could get you started.

 

Callicoma Cobber ET FD competes in Canberra (right)

Aus Ch Callicoma Merlot ET PT completing his Endurance Test

Dual Ch (T) Callicoma Capella CDX ADM JDM JDO GDX SPDX SD HT ET EJC EGC EAC, Callicoma Verdelho AD JD ET HT and Callicoma Dancer AD JDX GD ET completing their endurance test.

 

 

Ruby at our first ever DWD trial: (Man From Snowy River routine)

you can see the whole routine here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GduGwy0qwGM

 

Callicoma Onyx FD competes in Fly ball in Melbourne

 

 

Callicoma Speed Of Light competes in Sydney (left)

 

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