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About the agility sport, where the human and the pet manoeuvres quickly through a series of obstacles.

For questions about the agility sport, where the human and the pet manoeuvres quickly through a series of obstacles. The pets (usually dogs but it can also be cats) have to go through the obstacle on their own, quickly. The role of the human handlers is to guide the pet around the obstacle course.

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If you want both a stopped and a running contact how do you train it?

If you want both a stopped and a running contact how do you train it? I have trained a stopped contact before and I have a dog who is small and training a running contact was not an issue because she doesn't jump over the yellow. But what if you…
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How does the USDAA decide the heights of jumps?

For 2014, the United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) added new jump heights to their dog courses. I think it is interesting that championship classes now have a different number of heights than performance classes have. How does the USDAA…
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In dog agility, what is a stopped contact and what is a running contact?

In dog agility, what is a stopped contact and what is a running contact? Are there other types of contacts as well? Are the rules always the same no matter what venue you are competing in?
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When entering an ASCA agility trial how do I know if I should enter Novice A or B?

I'm entering an ASCA agility trial for the first time, how do I know if I should enter Novice A or B? I am assuming that it is like AKC Novice A vs. Novice B, in that if the handler has ever titled a dog that they should enter Novice B. The dog I am…
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How to start KaninHop / rabbit agility?

We have two rabbits in our garden. They are happy there, but we do not interact much with them besides feeding and talking. They are interested in us, and we in them :D, but there is no activity we specifically do together. Now, the school of my son…
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I train 2-on/2-off contacts, what exercises I can use to help keep them consistent?

I train a stopped 2-on/2-off contact what exercises I can use to help keep them consistent? By consistent I mean they should be within the criteria is the below. I think that other types of contact behavior should be a different question because the…
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What is a good method for teaching weave poles?

I know there are several ways to teach weaves, but I would like to know what methods have people used that have created consistent independent performance. I would like to be able to send my dog to the weaves from any angle and as far away as maybe…
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Rottweiler - need a durable chewing toy or ball - desperate owner

I own a female Rottweiler, about 2 years old. I've tried every kind of chewing toy. The only ones she can't destroy are the silicon made ones, but the silicon ball is too heavy for her and she gets bored. Do you have any advice on which play toy…
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Dog running to its leash during agility trials

My dog runs to where the leash runner will put his leash as soon as on the course and is headed in a direction where he sees it. This may be only after 5 or 6 obstacles. Most of the time he takes the last jump with the automatic timers and thus…
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Training contacts in agility

I'm very new to agility, I just started 'researching' about it, so this is a general question about contacts and how to train them. So contact means that at least one paw is in the yellow zone, right ? From there you could train stopped contact or…
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Dog agility training: what mistakes should be avoided to obtain only fast responses

I started to introduce me and my dog to the sport of agility some time ago. Helped with the book Agility Right From the start I clicked trained him to the tunnel, high jumps and we're progressing with the weave poles. I think I must admit that I'm…
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If an anti-barking device that generates ultrasonic sound is unable to penetrate the wooden fence, what other solutions are available?

The dog owned by my neighbor frequently barks loudly at night as it stays in their backyard continuously. A wooden fence separates our house from the neighbor's. Even after we tried to communicate politely, the neighbor doesn't appear to be…
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