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Dog Blog - Hoopers Fun on New Year's Day Happy new year everyone. We’re having a lot of fun with Hoopers. I put some hoops up in the training field on New Year’s day to see if it was something Sasha might enjoy.
The final run of 2018 in what's been the most difficult year of my life. Getting a great wait at the start - Retraining a serial wait breaker
This is the story of a serial wait breaker. It started with a few broken
waits then a trail of broken waits and finally absolutely no wait at
all. Sound familiar? Are you as desperate as I was?
Read more in the bits
section....
Dog Blog - We did it. We got our wait at the start I've put a great deal of effort into retraining Jilly. She has been a serial wait breaker for about two or three years and I've been running from the start with her all that time. When I hurt my knee it had to stop.
Progression in 2019
For those who are a bit confused about the new rules for progression the
Kennel Club now has a page that explains exactly what you need to do to
progress to a higher grade.
How to progress in agility
With two small changes we have at last found a cure for not-weaving-in-the-ring-itis. That’s all it took to stop Jilly from running past the weave...
I've actually been to the doctor this time and got some advice. Some of the things I've discovered may help you too.
I'd find this very disheartening if I was starting to train. Here's my take on this well known adage that keeps being trotted out.
Kennel Club - New rules from January 2019
The Kennel Club has announced the new rules to apply from January 2019.
It includes a lower dog walk and tougher criteria for moving up the
grades. If you have a new young dog and you're grade 3 you can
start the dog in grade 2. New jump heights will come in on 1st
January 2020 and there will be a fourth measured height.
Given Jilly has no wait at all on the
startline and that as soon as I move she moves as well this is quite a
challenge. Can we do it? read more on The
Dog Blog....
It's not long now until the Kennel Club decides whether to accept the Agility Liaison Council's recommendation to introduce a new measured fourth height. If they do you might need to get your dog measured. Read more on the dog blog....
Hoopers is becoming more and more popular and is great fun to run
alongside agility shows. Can it be run as a competition? Kennel Club ALC Meetings Kennel Club Agility Liaison Council meetings minutes Links to the minutes of the meeting and all the annexes held on 12th July are available. This includes the recommendations for new jump heights. Dog Blog - Seeds, seeds and more seeds
It's that time of year again. They go out looking clean and
tidy and come back looking like ragbags.
Dog Blog - Painful knees and a load of shoes
How a major shoe crisis solved a knee problem. I'd tried
everything else except healing and that was next on the list. Read more on the dog blog. It might just help some knee sufferers.
Visitors to Agility Bits may have noticed that the website has been quiet for a while. Sadly I have to give you the news that my beloved husband Bernie passed away on 21st July. New Equipment
New Menu I've been playing with the site and to make it tidier I've used a menu icon at the top of the page instead of using acres of screen. I hope you like it. It should work on mobiles and various different browsers. When I have time I'll put it on all the pages.
Jilly has tied for first place in the February Wag It Games Novice Shadow Skills trial and we have a title/
Kennel Club
Put your dogs on the
Activity Register online. The new dog agility game that has come over from America is gaining in popularity.
Sasha and Jilly have discovered great fun activity using the dog's natural athleticism to negotiate natural and man made obstacles. Are you looking for a show near you? The Kennel Club has a useful show finder tool on their website where you can search for any kind of Kennel Club licensed show to enter or go as a spectator. It includes Agility, Breed / Dog Showing, Canicross Race, Flyball, Heelwork To Music, Obedience, Rally and Working Trial/Bloodhound Trials
You can also find useful Kennel Club links and all the minutes of the Agility Liaison Council Meetings on the Kennel Club page.
The Dog Blog - Jilly wins at Barnstaple Well done Jilly. She won her agility class at Barnstaple with her first clear round outdoors at a KC show.
We've learned lots about contacts on our training courses.
For those people who have just got a puppy this is a really good ebook. If your puppy has got to the hooligan stage (adolescence) there are some excellent chapters to help you through this difficult phase.
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Some of the bits in Agility Bits
Lots of bargains from our partners. Find everything you need for your dog. Check out the special offers from our grooming partners
Our new
partner is brilliant
Make your own equipment. Lots of ideas and designs for jumps, contacts etc.
If you're grade 1 or 2 it can be confusing working out which classes you're eligible for, especially if you want someone in a higher grade to run your dog for you. Here are the rules with some examples. A compendium of bits and pieces on dog training from loose heelwork to leg weaving. Training also includes
Rally Obedience Various articles and a complete online ebook on pulling dogs. All sorts of information on starting to compete and what the classes are like.
Kennel Club A light hearted look at the funny side of dog agility including how to teach the dogwalk using a chicken, a cat and a plank.
Most dogs love agility and this breeds directory includes comments from handlers of various breeds. Here's a selection of games to play with your dogs plus a couple of daft computer games. Are you having trouble naming a dog? Most of the names in this section were sent in by visitors to Agility Bits and they may give you inspiration.
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