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This book shows you how to teach your obedience-trained dog the added skills necessary to master agility techniques and later compete in agility trials. Through the use of precise instructions, black-and-white photos, and course and equipment designs, you will learn about the training techniques for each agility obstacle and how to put those skills together to run a successful course.You will learn how to ---- Understand agility jargon-- Select commands-- Make or purchase your own training equipment-- Introduce your dog to new commands and exercises-- Teach your dog to correctly perform on the pause table, various jumps, tunnels, contacts, the A-frame, the dog walk, the seesaw, the crossover, and weave poles-- Avoid potential problems with contact obstacles-- Prepare for a stress-free agility trial-- Read a course layout, walk the course at a trial, remember the course, and run the courseThis informative training book is your one-stop guide to the organizations, terms, equipment, considerations, and precautions for participating in the fastest-growing dog sport in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Natural history Domestic animals & pets

• Full title: Switching Sides
• Subtitle: Making the Transition from Obedience to Agility
• Author: Kay Guetzloff
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 208
• EAN: 9780877193555
• ID: 04946235
• Publisher: Gulf Publishing Co
• Weight: 558 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 159 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. October 1999

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