Dog Training Course

William R. Nabaza of http://www.Nabaza.com/pets.htm

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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