#Dog Agility

[blueboyluca]

An absolutely iconic handling style

[fayeandknight]

As a dog trainer I don't think there's a greater moment than when I help show someone how awesome their dog can be.

This mostly comes from agility training as that's one of my specialties. But I just adore those moments when the person asks their dog to do a thing and the dog goes all in. Especially in the beginning - the person is stunned and proud and giddy. I sing their praises and remind them that this is made possible by all the work they've done to create a good relationship between them and their dog.

I love watching people fall in love/be impressed with their dog.

[theworldoffostering]

E requested a dog agility cake for her birthday. The fondant could have used like three more days to dry, but she was thrilled with the outcome (I consulted her frequently while making the agility components).

[myshelties]

🤣

[whatisshelties]

Some jumping + conditioning resources for @wyrddogs

The Truth About Jumping by Carolyn McIntyre

This one doesn't get specific, but the last paragraph does explain the concepts behind conditioning for jumping and why it's important. She does mention that you need to target the front limbs, rear limbs, and core. That message I got there was conditioning all over will help, lol. From what I grasp, strengthening the front end helps with the forces from landing, while strengthening the rear will help add power to the take off. The core holds everything together.

Canine Conditioning Coach Video Library

You can sort the videos by using the tags. There are videos behind a paywall, but you can sort to find the free videos only. I think a lot of the beginner/foundation exercises are free. You can also sort by the body region the exercise targets as well. I feel like I need to make an obligatory mention of the FB group Canine Conditioning and Body Awareness. CCC owner is also an admin on this group and sometimes will review videos. You could also search the group for discussion about jumping related exercises. What I think is really cool about her site is that if another program has an exercise your dog is struggling with, you can see if there's a foundation level video available on CCC that might help you build up to that other exercise.

Movement Puzzles

Not specifically jump related, but I do think Mud had a lot of fun with this concept and I did notice his coordination improved while working on them. I need to get back into it. I think there are videos on her FB page that can give you ideas. The foundation 2 Bowl Game is free. I paid for the class (after she changed it to lifetime access, lol) and never worked through it it as written. I just sort of got the concept and ran with it.

Focus on Jumping by Bobbie Lyons on Clean Run

This appears to be a purely conditioning based self study course on Clean Run. Just the list of skills the class says it will address gives you an areas and movements you can work on. I think I actually had this class bookmarked at one point for Mud when it was only on Bobbie's website. I believe that was a working class with no audit option, so it cost more and I didn't see myself following along when I didn't know if Mud was sound. Now it's on my radar again.

I follow a good chunk of canine fitness or rehab pros on FB and other dog sport people sometimes share stuff. I saw this two part webinar series shared a couple weeks ago. Like I said in my comment, I was having a hard time thinking of things that weren't behind a paywall. There seem to be plenty of those. I'm going to guess that's partially the fitness trainers protecting themselves. They don't want people saying they found this exercise plan on the internet and then it injured their dog. Most of them will only work with sound dogs. I think some of the conditioning pros might have a video or post here and there that get a little more specific on their FB, but trying to track them down would be challenging.

Edit: I also feel like I should mentioned that you shouldn't feel like you need to buy all kinds of inflatable equipment. I honestly use board like items the most. I actually picked up a couple of these things (not this exact brand, but same item) after someone posted about them and they get used the most. They happen to be wide enough for Mud to sit on, but not really long enough, so I really should make boards, but we've been making due with what I've got. Any exercise is better than nothing.

[pawsitivevibe]

Bree, the 13-year-old superdog, had her last competitive agility run at AAC Nationals recently. Happy Retirement, Bug dog!

Photo by Nancy Miller DVM.

[trubluebecca]

It's Sheltie Day, so here's a sheltie I never posted.

[twobigears]

more flying fur appreciation

📷 Happy Kampa Photography

[kittyms167]

Kiko gets excited for agility practice

[victusinveritas]

[lloonlloon]

Saw these in the swale at the truck stop and had to have some fun

[blueboyluca]

Small dogs are the best!!!!

[fayeandknight]

Getting there with distance on the weaves.

[theworldoffostering]

E has embarked on a new adventure: The Dog Project which is part of 4-H. She now has somewhere to channel her vast knowledge of dogs. She is competing in obedience, showmanship, and agility. She won first in obedience and agility in our county in August. This month she is competing in the state 4-H competitions. She’s done well in part because she practices, and in part because she’s not competing against a lot of other people in her ability and dog size group. She really loves it!

[myshelties]

[sheepdogsandsidesaddle]

Holy shit she did it today. I asked Fly for a fasty-fast fast jumpers run since we were overtime yesterday and she dug in and did it. First double Q in the books!!