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Agility Dog Training
If you want to have some real fun with your dog, then you
should check into doing to agility dog training. This is such fun activity for
your dog, and you are going to have so much fun just watching him play, or work
as you may call it.
This is such a great exercise program, keeping him in tip
top shape, and get you involved as well, giving you both a great workout. You
and your dog will be building a great relationship, and who knows, you may even
win a trophy from all your fun together.
Agility dog training is not the same as your typical
obedience training, but it is a lot of fun for both of you. And if you haven't
heard by now, this has become quite a sport, originating in Britain, but now
becoming very popular in the United States.
In case you aren't totally familiar with the happenings
at an agility event, there several courses that a dog must get through with
only the coaxing of his master. He has to go from the beginning to the very
end, and this can be really exciting to watch.
The agility dog training course will have around 26
obstacles. There are going to be two things the dog must do when placing
during an event. These are 'time' and 'faults'. The dog will be timed as he
maneuvers his way through each obstacle, and if he makes any mistakes (faults),
they will counted against the time to complete the course. The dog with the
fastest time and least amount of faults wins the trophy.
You will have a lot of fun going through the agility dog
training, but you will find that it takes a good deal of time. You and your
dog will be trained on two types of obstacles and courses, and in order to win,
he must be proficient in both. One course will be the jumping courses which
are using your dogs total athleticism and motivation.
The dogs that are competing will be jumping over
obstacles without touching them or knocking them down. In between the jumps
are some weaves, which are the poles sticking up, and your dog has to weave in
and out of them, kind of like you see a skier coming down a slalom hill. If he
misses a weave, then his time will be faulted. There are also the obstacles
that he must maneuver around, but he has to touch his paw to “contact points”
in order to move on to the next obstacle. As you can guess, it will take some
time to get your dog to this level of agility dog training.
Dog Training Tip #1
Be Consistent. Use the same commands over and over as you are training, correcting, and praising your dog. Consistency will help your dog to understand and obey rather than be confused and disobedient. All family members should use the same commands when training your dog. Consistency breeds familiarity and desired behavior. |
Dog Training Tip #2
Praise Good Behavior. Make sure to praise your dog quickly and often when she has completed a command or responded in a positive manner. As you praise, look directly in your dog's eyes so that she will associate good behavior with the positive reinforcement she is receiving (voice and/or touch). |
Dog Training Tip #3
Keep Training Sessions Short. Approximately 15 minutes per session is optimal for learning a simple command and maintaining your dog's concentration. Make sure to end your training sessions on a positive note. One idea is to play with your dog immediately following a session. This will help your dog to associate time spent with you as fun and to look forward to another training session. |
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