Ever have a course map and want to set up/build that agility course in your practice space? Want to help build courses at an agility trial? I'll go over the basics, starting from a course map/diagram to a finished course ready to run.

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Stefanie Theis designed a challenging approach to the weaves in a recent UKI Masters Series Jumpers course. Here's the course and video of how Snap! and I handled it.

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Lists of the verbal and marker cues I use in training/handling my dogs.

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How to easily get the length and height of dog agility course maps that don't have grids or dimensions.

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Here are six short sequences working on basic to advanced skills at AKC-ish obstacle spacings from a recent workshop.

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Learn everything you need to confidently enter your first dog agility Snooker run! In this video presentation with Stephanie Theis of k9nut.com, we cover the terminology, rules, planning strategies, and tips for running a successful Snooker course.

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I've created a Dog Agility Snooker Calculator to help you plan your runs, calculate points, estimate times, and explore "what-if" scenarios. Check out the video tutorial!

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You know you and your dog need to be warmed up before you get in the ring to help avoid injury and to perform at your best. Right? But, maybe you don't know where to start. Here is a video and PDF created by Chris Kerton of Karma Fitness outlining a dynamic warm up routine specifically designed for dog agility handlers!

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I created a 50' x 80' (15m x 24m) jumping version of a fun and challenging Dana Pike agility training course I recently shared. Lots of good challenges with some longer lines even in a smaller space.

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A Dana Pike designed a Standard agility training course based on a Jan Egil Eide course. I've included the course diagram, a discussion of handling options, and a video of Spark and me running the sequence with some of the options.

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