Agility equipment

Does anyone have any instructions or blueprints for agility equipment? I'm making a rat cage in school right now, but as soon as I'm done I'd like to build some agility stuff.

Thanks!

no, BUT I got an email back from the canine college and they said that you ARE alloud to bring your own dogs to train :). thought I would let you know ;)

Ooh Good stuff! I think I'm going to email them again because I don't think my last email worked lol. My computer always gets messed up when I click direct links to hotmail.

Not offhand but I do know there are some out there.

However like I always say I do not recommend doing any agility at home until you've been through a class with trained professionals showing you what to do. Also I only recommend making jumps, a tire or weaves non of the contact obsticals because they have to be made exactly right or they can be a safety hazard.

Yes, I'd be going to a class first. The only thing I can make are the jumps, the tunnel, and possibly the weave poles. Maybe I could make the tire if I could find a tire..hmm. I'll have to buy the rest. :( Everything is so expensive.

Make a tunnel? You might be thinking of the chute, the tunnels that are used in agility are basiclly big tubing from heating ducs and stuff like that.

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Originally posted by Crikit
Not offhand but I do know there are some out there.

However like I always say I do not recommend doing any agility at home until you've been through a class with trained professionals showing you what to do. Also I only recommend making jumps, a tire or weaves non of the contact obsticals because they have to be made exactly right or they can be a safety hazard.

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Good point. My good friend Laura S. does agility with her Golden Retrievers, her dad made a course for her at home, wow- does it ever cost a lot! Most of it is made out of PVC, except for the A-frame, and see-saw. She told me it came out to be around $5,000 of equipment.

She as some good agility pictures posted on ImageStation, but I can't find them, maybe I will post them later- they are really neat.

Here ya go.

http://www.dog-play.com/agility/agilitye.html

http://www.dog-play.com/agility/equipment.html

http://www.peak.org/~helix/Agility/

I do agree that agility should not be learned solely on one's own. *S* But some small jumps and weave poles are fun to have in ones backyard.

I also found a tunnel at Toys R Us.

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/...8716113305.jpg

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/...2309740495.jpg

try dog agility.com
and a good one that is reasonable...and sell packages..part of a course is cheapagility.com

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Make a tunnel? You might be thinking of the chute, the tunnels that are used in agility are basiclly big tubing from heating ducs and stuff like that.

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Maybe that's what I'm thinking of lol. My teacher said that its wouldn't be hard to make.

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll look at the sites.

I just thought of something, lol. If I do go to that training school, I'll be learning how to teach agility. Whoo hoo lol. :D So I CAN teach the dog by myself. Too bad I have to wait until his bones are fully developed. I'll be too excited!

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Most of it is made out of PVC, except for the A-frame, and see-saw. She told me it came out to be around $5,000 of equipment.

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I'll be making mine mostly out of wood. That's why I can't make alot, because most of the equipment needs something stronger, like steel, to hold it up. I also can't make it very tall, because the poles won't fall like a PCV pipe would. I'd be paranoid that my dog would be injured. But if I do make weave poles, they'd definatly be PCV. The rat cage I'm making right now is 5 feet tall, and only costs 55 dollars, so I don't think the agility should cost that much.