Agility
Fitness, Warm-Up and Injury Prevention for Agility Dogs
Agility dogs are athletes. A good warm-up, a conditioning routine, the right surfaces and an eye for subtle signs of pain keep your dog running happily for years.
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Puppy Foundations for Future Agility Dogs
Your puppy is too young to jump, but not too young to learn. These safe, fun foundation exercises build the drive, body awareness and focus that make a great agility dog.
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Teaching Weave Poles: Methods Compared
Channels, 2x2s, guide wires or luring? An honest comparison of the main methods for teaching agility weave poles, with tips for fast entries and independent weaving.
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FCI Agility Rules Explained: Classes, Height Categories and Faults
Faults, refusals, eliminations, standard course time, height categories and classes: the international FCI agility rules explained in plain English, with notes on how Belgian organisations like VOE and DSAB fit in.
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Every Agility Obstacle Explained
Hurdles, tunnels, weave poles, the A-frame, dogwalk and seesaw: a clear guide to every FCI agility obstacle, how it's judged and what dogs find hardest about it.
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How to Walk an Agility Course
The course walk is where runs are won and lost. A step-by-step method for reading the course map, finding the dog's line, choosing your handling and rehearsing it until it's automatic.
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How to Start Agility With Your Dog
Thinking about agility? From the vet check and basic skills to finding a club and your first months of training, here's a practical roadmap for getting started the right way.
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The Belgian Agility Year: Championships and Major Events
From winter competitions to the VOE Belgian Championship, DSAB's WAO try-outs and KKUSH's Belgian Cup and Grand Prix: how the Belgian agility season fits together, month by month, and where to find the current dates.
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Belgium on the International Agility Stage
Belgian handlers compete at the World Agility Open, the IFCS World Agility Championships, IMCA and the FCI Agility World Championship. Here's how each team is selected, which Belgian organisation runs the selection, and what Belgium has won.