Comments on: Training with practice agility equipment? http://dogtraining-blog.com/717/training-with-practice-agility-equipment/ Dog behaviorial school - when everything else fails. Tue, 22 May 2012 23:05:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Daniella M http://dogtraining-blog.com/717/training-with-practice-agility-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-615 Daniella M Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:38:27 +0000 http://dogtraining-blog.com/?p=717#comment-615 Here is a copy of the rule book. Hope this helps s you and her know the requirements for each obstacles. So that way when the dog is ready you can go to the requirements. http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/REAGIL.pdf?SEARCH_BUTTON.X=9&SEARCH_BUTTON.Y=14 Small equipment is good to get the dog use so they know where they have to go and what hey have to do. Good luck. Here is a copy of the rule book. Hope this helps s you and her know the requirements for each obstacles. So that way when the dog is ready you can go to the requirements.

http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/REAGIL.pdf?SEARCH_BUTTON.X=9&SEARCH_BUTTON.Y=14

Small equipment is good to get the dog use so they know where they have to go and what hey have to do. Good luck.

]]> By: geminiast http://dogtraining-blog.com/717/training-with-practice-agility-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-614 geminiast Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:53:31 +0000 http://dogtraining-blog.com/?p=717#comment-614 the small equipment is a good place to start. if she is having issue with the dog jumping off the ramps before hitting the bottom she can use a wall in 1 side and her body on the other side should keep the dog on. also treating with cookies at the bottom of the ramp will help. Also making the dog stop at the bottom and treating will help the dog have good contacts. ( the contacts need to be touched on obstacles it is usually a different color at the start and end of obstacles like the dog walk, tetertater, A frame ect.) if she is serious about trying to compete in agility she can get a book called. Introduction to Dog Agility written by Margaret H. Bonham and or find an agility trainer in her area. AGILITY IS A BLAST. As long as your friend stays happy and upbeat and uses lots of praise and cookies the dog will have fun!!!!! the small equipment is a good place to start.

if she is having issue with the dog jumping off the ramps before hitting the bottom she can use a wall in 1 side and her body on the other side should keep the dog on. also treating with cookies at the bottom of the ramp will help. Also making the dog stop at the bottom and treating will help the dog have good contacts. ( the contacts need to be touched on obstacles it is usually a different color at the start and end of obstacles like the dog walk, tetertater, A frame ect.)

if she is serious about trying to compete in agility she can get a book called.
Introduction to Dog Agility
written by
Margaret H. Bonham
and or find an agility trainer in her area.

AGILITY IS A BLAST.
As long as your friend stays happy and upbeat and uses lots of praise and cookies the dog will have fun!!!!!

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