Agility is a great confidence builder for Briards. With each exercise they master, their confidence level grows, as they learn to climb, jump, or crawl through the exercises. The training program is based strictly on positive methods. A dog is never forced to perform an exercise before ready. Often the owner uses praise and food to motivate the animals to perform a new task.
Agility is particularly good for dogs with a shy temperament, as they gain confidence so quickly.
Often this confidence is exhibited in other aspects of the dog's life as well. The BCC sponsors an annual Agility clinic designed to introduce Briards and other breeds to this great new sport. The dogs in the photos are having their first exposure to agility and seem to love it.