Sunday, April 8, 2012

Agility classes

 

Gunner and I took some Agility classes in Olean.  It was every Sunday at 3:30 for 6 weeks.  The class was called Intro to Agility.  Basically what the class was to do  was to introduce all of the equipment to Gunner.  Dog Walk,  A-frame, Teeter Totter, Tunnel , Chute, Tire Jump, Weave Poles, Pause Table and of the the jumps.  At first all the dogs had to do was put their front feet on each piece of equipment, NOT GUNNER.   Every piece of equipment he had to put his feet on, he did each thing except the weave poles as if he had been doing it his whole life.  He is a NATURAL!!!!  At the end of the class we were running an Agility course.  This is the video!!

The only problem Gunner has is me getting in his way!!!!!

I am now an Agility Addict.  I started prices Agility equipment.  It is very expensive, so I started looking online and found that it was A LOT cheaper to make the equipment.  

Weave poles made out of 1” PVC pipe and Purple duct tape!!

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Teeter Totter and Pause Table      Teeter Totter 2X4’s for the base and a 2X12X12 board and Kim and Galen to help me out!!!   The Top of the Pause Table is a half a sheet of Plywood.

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The top of the pause table with legs.  The base of the pause table is 1” PVC pipe.

Pause Table 1Pause Table

Then paint them.  It took longer to paint the Teeter Totter and Pause Table!!!

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