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Definition of Dog Agility
Agility is a comparatively new form of dog sport, where the animal's fitness and the handler's ability to train and direct the dog over and through certain obstacles are tested. The handler directs a dog through a timed obstacle course to test his vigor and speed. The dog must run off-leash without any incentives such as toys or food. The trainer or pet owner's control is only limited to voice, movement, as well as different body signals.
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Using a comprehensive line of dog agility supplies combines advanced off-leash obedience and obstacle familiarization that you can impose to your dog. A complete line of dog agility kit includes the jumps, pause table, panel hurdles, see-saw, tunnels and chutes, single to triple pole hurdles as well as weave poles and dog agility starter kit that is great for starting pet owners.
Basically, dog agility training aims to develop your dog's active and healthy lifestyle. It also helps them in strengthening their endurance and capacity to go through each equipment challenges with their own strategies. Constant playing and supervision will enable your dog to practice obedience and confidence.
Develop your own course now with the use of our basic equipment. More often than not, a simple training and fun in your own backyard leads to joining some dog agility competition within your vicinity. Aside from widening your circle of friends with other pet owners, your dog can also gain confidence and freedom to socialize with other dogs which is essential to the development of his attitude.
There' s a different dog agility product needed to develop a certain ability. If you plan to join your dog in a competition in the future or just want to have some fun with him, then it is time to start completing your course obstacle now. Listed here are the basic agility tools, their uses and importance.
A-Frame. This two-platform equipment is normally 3 feet (1 m) wide by 8 to 9 feet (3 m) long and formed an A shape. It can increase your dog’s endurance and test his balancing capacity.
See-Saw (Teeter-Tote). This dog agility kit is much like a child’s see-saw and is 10 to 12 foot-size plank with pivot as support. The see-saw is constructed slightly off-balance so that the same end always returns to the ground. This is done either by placing the support slightly off-center or else weighting one end of the board.
Tunnels. These dog agility products are one of the newest additions to an agility course. It is an obstacle that consists of interconnected tunnels. Available in open-ended and collapsed end.
Jumps. There are actually different types of jumps in an obstacle course. These include the panel, hurdle and tire jump.
º Tire Jump. A tire or tire-shape is suspended in a frame that is usually wrapped with tape so that there are no openings or uneven places in which the dog could catch. The dog must jump through the opening of the tire and its height is adjusted for dogs of different sizes.
º Hurdle Jump (Single, Double,Triple). Two or three sets of uprights, each with horizontal poles. The Double can have parallel or ascending horizontal bars; the triple always has ascending bars. The spread between the horizontal bars is sometimes adjusted based on the height of the dog.
º Panel Jump. Instead of horizontal bars, the jump is a solid panel from the ground up to the jump height, constructed of several short panels that can be removed to adjust the height for different dog heights.
Pause Table (Pause Box). This is like a simple table square marked off on the ground, usually with plastic pipe or construction tape, where the dog must perform the "pause" behavior (in either a sit or a down) just as he would on the elevated table.
Weave Poles. This equipment is a series of upright poles, each about 3 feet (1 m) tall and spaced about 20 inches (50 cm) apart, through which the dog weaves. Considered to be one of the most difficult obstacles for a dog to master, the weave poles also vary from 5 to 12 poles at one time. The dog must always enter with the first pole to his left and must not skip poles.
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