| Dog Agility Training actually began in Great Britain, | | | | up gradually where the end is an open tube. This |
| and came to the United States in 1977. The sport | | | | obstacle can be scary for dogs so it is important |
| of dog agility was created from equestrian agility | | | | to train with something similar. You can get a |
| sports. Dog agility training also includes handler | | | | tunnel like the ones they have at dog agility |
| control and confidence with a set up of various | | | | competitions and squeeze it almost closed at the |
| obstacles for the dogs. In the sport of dog agility | | | | beginning to create the small hole and allow it to |
| there are jumps, tunnels, seesaws or teeters, an | | | | get wider and wider as it gets closer to the end. |
| A frame, and weave poles. Weave poles are the | | | | In dog agility training you can help by assuring |
| most difficult dog agility training to teach and for | | | | your dog to go through the tunnel and calling her |
| dogs to learn. The dogs who are competing in a | | | | from the end. |
| dog agility competition must follow a particular | | | | The Double Jump: This one, obviously, will test |
| path through the obstacles, complete the | | | | your dog's jumping abilities. Sometimes there are |
| obstacles, and even have what are called yellow | | | | single jumps and double jumps in dog agility |
| zones - places where the dog must touch in order | | | | competitions. This is where poles are set up at a |
| to qualify for the obstacle and the competition. | | | | certain height (much like those in equestrian |
| The Seesaw: This obstacle is a lot like that you | | | | competitions), and the dog must jump over them |
| would see in a children's playground, but this one | | | | without knocking them off or touching them. In |
| has no handles on either end and has yellow | | | | dog agility training you can help your dog by |
| zones on each end. The yellow is put there so the | | | | having something similar at home to help them |
| dogs must climb up the seesaw from the | | | | work on jumping. |
| beginning, make it tip, and then successfully go to | | | | The A Frame: The A frame is a simple obstacle |
| the bottom. In dog agility training you can help by | | | | that makes your dog walk up the wood and then |
| having a seesaw and walking your dog up and | | | | back down without jumping off of the sides. This |
| down the seesaw without letting them get off | | | | obstacle also has yellow zones at the bottom |
| until they have completed the obstacle. When | | | | ends. In dog agility training this would be an easier |
| they do this trick successfully you can give them | | | | one to practice at home, because you just need |
| a treat or pet them and praise them. | | | | to create an A form for your dog to walk up and |
| The Pipe Tunnel: The pipe tunnel is very narrow | | | | down. |
| at the beginning revealing a small hole and opens | | | | |