Other hobbies

[tulip]

gardening - alot
cello - a little
walking my dog. I'd love to do agility with him, but I don't know where to start
kayaking (well, in my head anyways!)
oh, and yes, birding. I'm learning the bird songs now, since I hear them before I see them.

[makbike]

counted cross stitch
reading
my furry buddies

[MartianDestiny]

walking my dog. I'd love to do agility with him, but I don't know where to start

Do you know if there is a local agility club? If you can find them they can give you info about local fields and/or trainers. (A nearby regional club may even have some info for you)

I'm in a group class now with the trainer recommended most often on the local agility websites and who my friend also goes to (we carpool). Cost me $120 for a set of 6 classes (so $20 a class) which isn't too bad. She goes over basic techniques and things to try, walks around and helps you individually, but basically lets you have fun with your dog and figure it out yourself.

Some fields/clubs I think have certain nights where you can just use the field (sans trainer) for like $5-$10 to do a run or two, but that's more geared towards those that already have agility training.

You don't really need anything to start other than some basic obedience work. The dogs seem to figure the easy stuff (jumps, table, dog-walk) pretty quickly and have a lot of fun.

Luna learned how to chase her ball through the tunnel today Next we have to get her to go through the tunnel without the ball going in first, LOL.