I have a 6 year old Portuguese Water Dog named Eli. After several attempts at rally advanced where Eli bolted out of the ring, my Trainer suggested taking Confidence for the Rally Obedience ring at Gold. After completing the class, Denise suggested I continue with Bridging the Gap.
We took time off from competing and concentrated on training skills and relationship building. Two years later we have 6 agility titles and earned our Rally Advanced title on 8/20 with a 98 and a dog that wagged his tail the whole time.
I can't thank the instructors at Fenzi Dogs sports enough. Based on this success I am taking Agility foundations with my new puppy.