Look what I got...

Jess041 · Feb 11, 2016

I think Cleo is going to LOVE agility! :yes:

Cleo2014 · Feb 11, 2016

blaiseshimmer said:
Brittany, can I ask where did you get the kit? We've come to the sad (for me) conclusion that my Shiloh pretty much is already a failure for training as a Therapy Dog (since he really doesn't care to be petted by anyone other than me, husband and his trainer), but finds great joy in careening around our yard. Our little sheltie is usually close behind.

We'd love to find a kit, and maybe use it as a template for a (much) larger dog.

Yes, it was from Affordable agility. It is cheaper than most of the stuff online but still a little on the pricey side for me anyway. I had to put it on my charge card. :uhoh:

I keep telling myself it is my birthday present to me. :lol:

http://www.amazon.com/Affordable-Ag...5&sr=8-1&keywords=affordable+agility+in+a+bag

k9kreationz · Feb 11, 2016

Cleo2014 said:
I don't have any pictures but last night I set up both the tire jump and the bar jump, with the tunnel/chute and the pause box. I started her off in the pause box then she did the two jumps and then the chute. She was having so much fun she forgot about the treats and just kept running the course I had set up. I got her super excited and then she started doing zoomies and just flying through the chute. I think she is going to love this once she gets the hang of it all and we can set it all up outside.

Cleo is going to love agility!

Silaria · Feb 11, 2016

That's awesome!

Could I also suggest you save your money and purchase Mastering Jumping Skills by Linda Mecklenburg. (This is an updated version of her Developing Jumping Skills book.) There really is a "right" and "wrong" way for dogs to jump in agility to help reduce injury and knocked bars. Linda is highly respected in the agility world and her book, which is part of the foundation for her Awesome Paws Handling System (APHS), is very highly respected. (She is working on Volume 2 currently and there is a companion book, Developing Handling Skills.)

One very nice thing about the Mastering Jumping Skills book is that it includes a chapter on Canine Conditioning to help your dog's rear end awareness and overall physical health. Agility dogs are athletes and should train their physical bodies as well as their agility skills.

Calliesmom · Feb 11, 2016

Silaria said:
That's awesome!

Could I also suggest you save your money and purchase Mastering Jumping Skills by Linda Mecklenburg. (This is an updated version of her Developing Jumping Skills book.) There really is a "right" and "wrong" way for dogs to jump in agility to help reduce injury and knocked bars. Linda is highly respected in the agility world and her book, which is part of the foundation for her Awesome Paws Handling System (APHS), is very highly respected. (She is working on Volume 2 currently and there is a companion book, Developing Handling Skills.)

One very nice thing about the Mastering Jumping Skills book is that it includes a chapter on Canine Conditioning to help your dog's rear end awareness and overall physical health. Agility dogs are athletes and should train their physical bodies as well as their agility skills.

so the new book is out now?
we've been waiting for it :fl

Jess041 · Feb 11, 2016

Calliesmom said:
so the new book is out now?
we've been waiting for it

Yes it's out. I'm so annoyed by how long it took I don't event want it anymore. I'll get over it eventually..

Silaria · Feb 12, 2016

Calliesmom said:
so the new book is out now?
we've been waiting for it

Volume 1 is out; it was released late fall last year. Volume 2 is still a work in progress. I bought Volume 1 after the holidays were over. The skills in the older version really helped Edan become an outstanding jumper so I want to go through them with Keiran.

Only wish it was spiral bound instead of a more traditional binding. The book is so thick it doesn't lay open nicely when you are trying to look at an exercise and do it. I may do what a friend of mine did, take it to Staples or Office Max and have it rebound with a spiral.

Cleo2014 · Feb 12, 2016

Silaria said:
That's awesome!

Could I also suggest you save your money and purchase Mastering Jumping Skills by Linda Mecklenburg. (This is an updated version of her Developing Jumping Skills book.) There really is a "right" and "wrong" way for dogs to jump in agility to help reduce injury and knocked bars. Linda is highly respected in the agility world and her book, which is part of the foundation for her Awesome Paws Handling System (APHS), is very highly respected. (She is working on Volume 2 currently and there is a companion book, Developing Handling Skills.)

One very nice thing about the Mastering Jumping Skills book is that it includes a chapter on Canine Conditioning to help your dog's rear end awareness and overall physical health. Agility dogs are athletes and should train their physical bodies as well as their agility skills.

I may purchase the digital version since it is cheaper. :uhoh:

I won't do that until class starts for us though. Thanks for the information. :smile2:

Jess041 · Feb 12, 2016

Silaria said:
Only wish it was spiral bound instead of a more traditional binding. The book is so thick it doesn't lay open nicely when you are trying to look at an exercise and do it. I may do what a friend of mine did, take it to Staples or Office Max and have it rebound with a spiral.

I've been thinking about doing that with several of my bigger agility books. And Control Unleashed. I have the LM Handling book and Agility Right From the Start. Both are textbook size!

Silaria · Feb 12, 2016

Cleo2014 said:
I may purchase the digital version since it is cheaper. I won't do that until class starts for us though. Thanks for the information.

I love digital books and thought about picking this up as a digital instead of print. I probably should have since I could have read off the computer screen instead of fighting to hold the book open while working.