People all over the word knows about dog shows; but dog shows are a judgment of a dog’s physical appearance and not necessarily of its abilities and performance. So in comes the spot of dog agility.

For you military people out there, remember your training; those utterly annoying and difficult obstacle course to master? Well in dog agility sport, a dog goes through a dog agility course guided by his or her handler. Dog agility is a race for time and accuracy in completing the course set by the agility judge.

The dog must rely purely on his ability to complete the course, following only his handler’s hand signals, movement, and other body signals. The handler cannot even touch the dog or any obstacle in the dog agility training course.

The simplest dog agility training course is made up of a complete set of course whose order of completion and setting is done by the agility judge. Simple it maybe to the human eye but it also has to be complicated enough for the dog to complete. It is however the handlers job to asses the course and decide which training techniques to use. The handler must also be able to fully compensate for the differences between man and beast.

Read more about Dog Agility Courses or learn more about Dog Health Care

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