I’m going to start my dog on agility training. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to get supplies?
Sunday, July 18th, 2010 at
5:38 pm
I need:
-Regular jumps
-Tunnels
-Rings
-Weave Pole
And anything I forgot. If you have any ideas on how to make them at home, that would be great too.
Could you also tell me how much these should cost?
Thanks!!
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Get PVC pipe from the hardware store and make your own jumps. You can find plans online and some great youtube video showing construction. MACHgreyhound has great demos on youtube (link below). When making the regular jumps, I didn’t have the jump cups. I cut a “t” joint in half and then used a dremel tool to sand out the inside bumps.
Weave poles can be make using garden stakes or PVC pipe. I made mine out of PVC pipe. You can get garden spikes or tent spikes to fashion on the ends of the poles.
Tunnels are very expensive. My dog is small so I just have a 6 foot nylon child’s play tunnel (about $25 at ToysRUs.)
The tire jump was the hardest part for me. I built it using a modified plan I found online. Had about $75-$80 in supplies.
Colored Duck Tape can be used to stripe the poles to give contrast. Good luck. I’ve had fun doing agility with my dog. We aren’t very good, but we have fun.
Have you done agility before? Or is this your first time? The reason I’m asking is because if you are new to agility and have never trained a dog in agility before, then I suggest you not yet build anything.
For now, everything should be taught on the flat, no jumps. What you and your dog need to learn right now is: left, right or back/switch, front crosses, rear crosses, lead out pivots. lateral lead out pivots, sit, downs & wait, etc.
I don’t know what rings are, unless you mean the Tire. Depending on the size of your dog, you can always pick up a kids tunnel at someplace like Toys R Us.
Most important item, is to pick up a clicker and learn how to us it.