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hi my name is Anthony Clark I’ve been lucky enough to compete in the top level of British agility winning the championship at Crufts and also competing and winning medals for my country I’m currently competing with my dog protests agility is where a handler has to guide a dog through an obstacle course as fast and as accurately as possible if you’re thinking of getting started in agility here are some things you need to know firstly agility is open to all dogs both cross breeds and pedigrees can compete in order to be able to compete Kennel Club licensed agility show your dog must be registered on the Kennel Club’s activity or breed register when training your dog is important to find a reward that works for them I train protest using treats and toys before starting agility is important to master basic obedience to maintain focus and attention on you as a handler keep reinforcing these behaviors as these will stay with you for the rest of your dog’s career once these foundations are in place make sure you speak with an experienced agility trainer and they will advise you when you can stop finally agility is all about teamwork so make sure you build a strong relationship with your dog and now we’re going to take you through each individual piece of equipment depending on your dog’s height the equipment will be adjusted accordingly a standard jump the idea of this is for the dog to be able to take off from one side and land successfully the other side without knocking the jump pole off let’s move on to the long jump the idea of this is to gain distance instead of height without knocking over any of the sections next we have the rising spread jump this tests both distance and height now we have the tunnel it’s pretty self-explanatory we want the dog to go in one end and come out the other the breakaway tire the idea is for the dog to jump through the tire without breaking it open because this would result in a fault the wall this is a solid jump the idea is for the dog to jump it successfully without knocking the bricks off the top next we have the weave poles the dog must enter with the first pole on its left-hand side and continue through the poles until they are completed so now we’re going to move on to the contact equipment the contact zones are indicated in a different color at the start and finish of each individual piece of equipment first we have the a frame the idea is for the dog to climb up and over touching the contact zones on both ends secondly we have the dog walk the idea is to go up across and down touching the contact zone at both ends lastly we have the seesaw it’s pretty self-explanatory but one thing to remember is the dog must be in contact with the seesaw when it touches the ground this concludes all the equipment that you will see in a standard agility course when you’re ready to compete at an agility show you will have to pre enter you will get to walk the course before the competition starts you will be judged on speed and accuracy on the course in which the judge is set are now going to show you protest and I running a full course [Music] I’ve taken you through all the basics of agility it’s now time for you to go and find your local Kennel Club registered agility club that’s it from me so check out the Kennel Club social media channels to watch more videos and good luck …
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