Paws For Agility

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Archive for January, 2009

January 19, 2009
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 Do you want your dog to be more nimble?  To be able to leap through tires and sprint through tunnels on command?  You can teach him or her these tricks and more with the proper dog agility equipment.  This equipment is light in weight but heavy in durability and performance, and have been tried and tested by dog show participants and seasoned dog handlers.  Best of all, they are portable and affordable.  You can easily take them with you to the park, to the beach, to a fellow dog owner’s home, or to other locations with wide open spaces.

The Agility-in-a-Bag set contains multiple and super dog agility equipment and gives you great value for your money.  Amazingly, it weighs only 18 pounds but offers six popular speed obstacles for canines: the Dog Agility Weave Pole Set, the Dog Agility Bar Jump, the Dog Agility Tire Jump, the Dog Agility 3-foot Tunnel, the Dog Agility 8-foot Chute and the Dog Agility Pause Box.  Also included in this fun set are the Dog Agility Equipment Carrying Bag and the Dog Agility Training Manual.

January 19, 2009

dogobediencetraining-agilitytools.jpgJust like human beings, dogs can be taught obedience.  There are even dog schools and colleges that specialize in canine obedience exercises and offer agility training to all types of dogs.

Animal experts believe that there’s wisdom in training your dog early. This move, they say, will help develop good habits in your canine and will make him or her easier to handle.  As early as eight weeks old, puppies attend Obedience School, provided they are up to date on their vaccinations.  Puppies will be taught Puppy Socialization, People Socialization and other exercises under the Basic Obedience 1 course.  After Basic Obedience 1 comes Obedience 1.  Dogs in attendance here must be 16 weeks old and up-to-date on all vaccinations.  They will learn about certain commands and exercises like come, sit, down, heel, and stand, plus some pet manners such as no biting or barking, and waiting by the door or by the car.  Obedience 2 follows this course.