Great Tips For Dog Agility Training

Article Title: Great Tips For Dog Agility Training
Author: Ethan Edison

Dog Agility Training actually began in Great Britain, and came
to the United States in 1977. The sport of dog agility was
created from equestrian agility sports. Dog agility training
also includes handler control and confidence with a set up of
various obstacles for the dogs. In the sport of dog agility
there are jumps, tunnels, seesaws or teeters, an A frame, and
weave poles. Weave poles are the most difficult dog agility
training to teach and for dogs to learn. The dogs who are
competing in a dog agility competition must follow a particular
path through the obstacles, complete the obstacles, and even
have what are called yellow zones – places where the dog must
touch in order to qualify for the obstacle and the competition.


The Seesaw: This obstacle is a lot like that you would see in a
children's playground, but this one has no handles on either end
and has yellow zones on each end. The yellow is put there so the
dogs must climb up the seesaw from the beginning, make it tip,
and then successfully go to the bottom. In dog agility training
you can help by having a seesaw and walking your dog up and down
the seesaw without letting them get off until they have
completed the obstacle. When they do this trick successfully
you can give them a treat or pet them and praise them.

The Pipe Tunnel: The pipe tunnel is very narrow at the
beginning revealing a small hole and opens up gradually where
the end is an open tube. This obstacle can be scary for dogs so
it is important to train with something similar. You can get a
tunnel like the ones they have at dog agility competitions and
squeeze it almost closed at the beginning to create the small
hole and allow it to get wider and wider as it gets closer to
the end. In dog agility training you can help by assuring your
dog to go through the tunnel and calling her from the end.

The Double Jump: This one, obviously, will test your dog's
jumping abilities. Sometimes there are single jumps and double
jumps in dog agility competitions. This is where poles are set
up at a certain height (much like those in equestrian
competitions), and the dog must jump over them without knocking
them off or touching them. In dog agility training you can help
your dog by having something similar at home to help them work
on jumping.

The A Frame: The A frame is a simple obstacle that makes your
dog walk up the wood and then back down without jumping off of
the sides. This obstacle also has yellow zones at the bottom
ends. In dog agility training this would be an easier one to
practice at home, because you just need to create an A form for
your dog to walk up and down.

The Dogwalk: This one looks similar to a large balance beam
with ramps on either end.

The Weave Poles: You have probably seen these in automobile
commercials. The poles are entered in the ground at specific
intervals and your dog must run side to side through the weave
poles. There are usually six to twelve poles in competitions,
and is usually the most difficult obstacle of any dog agility
training competition.

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