It’s time for another training challenge! This time it includes 3 exercises for weaves: two for entries, one for staying with the task. This set of exercises tests how well your dog listens to you and how independent his weaving skills actually are.
Less course running, more specific skill training - Tips for better training by Ira Mikkanen
Ira Mikkanen is a Finnish agility competitor who has represented Finland four times in European Open with her sheltie Carma. In addition to competing, coaching has become extremely dear to her. Now she shares her thoughts about how training could be improved by each one of us, and also how training possibilities could be made better by agility clubs.
Movement distraction exercises: tunnel and jump
Basic static fitness exercises by Imke Nie-wöhner
As you know, agility requires a lot of strength from a dog for it to be able to control its body when performing obstacles and to be able to turn, collect and speed up efficiently and safely. So it goes without saying that fitness training benefits the dog in its agility career.
Imke Nie-wöhner, a vet from Germany, who offers many courses on dog fitness has built a training entity for you and your dog!
Dog walk exits - a training challenge by Becky Sinclair
From buying your daughter a golden retriever to building your own agility hall - how did this happen?
Have you ever thought “Why isn’t there a better place to train in my town” or “Someone should create better circumstances for training here”? I bet most of us have. And it’s ok, it’s only natural. However, that famous “someone” is badly needed if we want things to improve or change. And sometimes that someone needs to be you. This is something Jaanika Lillenberg from Estonia realised when she wanted to be able to train agility all year round with her dogs.
