Dog Training Course

In agility your dog has to be trained to run courses.

You can train him on obstacles separately or you can

train him on a dog training course, either option is

ok but a course is much better in the long run. Most

dog agility handlers have had experience running

and training their own dog but when new handlers

arrive at a club they have had no experience in

agility and need all the help that they can get! So

advising them about dog training courses is the best

way to start.

Some handlers may have had previous experience in

competitions like dog obedience, show dog work or

flyball but not in agility. When starting out learning

courses is the first thing any handler must do, they

must know what a course involves and how to run

one, if they do not know then how is their dog

supposed to? A dog training course is a simple

method to teach your dog agility and is great

practice for when it comes to competitions. Any

dog can run a course, mini’s, midi’s or full seized

dogs are welcome in shows but of course the

obstacles are lowered for the smaller dogs!

A dog training course is usually used on training

nights by all the members of the club and there is

usually one handler there who helps the rest, by

letting the handlers know what they are doing

“wrong” with their dog, the handler must

project good body language and good commands

for the dog to follow orders if the handler doesn’t

then the dog will just run around and not do

anything correctly!

Separate obstacles are usually set up for handlers

and dogs who need to concentrate on just one

aspect of the course, for example their jumping,

weaves or contact points. Again there is usually a

guide there to help the beginners to show their dog

what it needs to do. A lot of dog training courses are

ran with inexperienced dogs on the leash so that

they don’t interfere with other dogs running on

different training courses.

Any dog can learn agility with the right method of

training, dog training isn’t only available in agility or

obedience either. I mentioned something earlier

called flyball. Flyball is the new competition

sweeping the UK by storm. Crufts (the biggest UK

dog show) now even have a course for it. It is where

the dog runs over five small low to the ground

hurdles and then reaches a box where it places it

two front paws on a pad, when the pad is pressed a

tennis ball is released from behind the machine and

the dogs aim is to catch it and run as fast as they

can back! This is great to watch and even better to

train for.

If trained correctly on a training course dogs can be

taught amazing things and reach new heights that

you didn’t think possible, try and train as often as

you can and your dog will soon be a master in its

game and you’ll carry home many trophies and

rewards for your efforts!

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