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Article #417: Great Tips For Dog Agility Training

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






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