Anyone do agility courses w/ dogs?

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Since Woody loves to jump, I was thinking of doing an agility course for him. Figured it would run off some energy & also help keep him at a good weight.  (dog)
Has anyone done this? What is the best way to start? What types of things should I set up for him?

Thanks, Red

 

[Kupfarm]

Red,

I do not do jumping with our Jack Rusells.  But here is some things I found from a lady in the area here in Indiana who does.  I hope this helps in your quest to wear out your cuddly corgi.


http://www.brokenwrenchfarm.com/CanineAgilityEquipBasicJump.html


http://www.danapikeagility.com/Home.html


http://www.brokenwrenchfarm.com/CanineLinks.html

 

[kanshow]

Watch out because agility is fun and addictive.      We've done agility with our corgis and they love it.     My corgi is trained by myself but I'm too much of a chicken to enter him at any trials(those reasons are probably worthy of a thread by itself!)   I did show him at a match and found out he's fast & he's good.     Personally, I'd find a class with my local kennel club and go thru that so you know how to teach the obstacles without injury to yourself or dog.    I would also leave the jumping out until he is fully mature mainly because that is the hardest on his young long backed body.  Both of our older kids have a corgi they show in 4H agility and they do ok.    

Training for agility is like training for anything..  make sure you some simple obedience ( ie the 'control' commands) before you start.  They are the 'come', 'down', and 'stay'.  Without those, you'll be chasing a maniac!    

 

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manic- that descibes woody sometimes to a T!

Red  (clapping) (clapping) (dog) (dog)

 

[kanshow]

My daughter's dog got locked onto the tunnel at one class and he probably made 5 laps around the building and thru the tunnel before we tunnel trapped  him.  He was having a grand time!