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The first book to cover agility from all aspects, all levels! You’ll find something for everyone: from pet owners wanting to have some fun with their dog to serious competitors looking for ways to shave seconds off their score. Starting with puppy training and ending with top level agility competition, Bauman explains each stage of training and each obstacle. Photos and diagrams clearly demonstrate every step.
You’ll learn:
• Why and how to use body language to communicate
with your dog
• What you should and should not do with a young
agility prospect
• How to chart your dog’s progress through the
various levels
• How each new skill builds on a previous one
• Training methods that work on all different breeds
• Handling techniques that can take seconds off
your score
And much, much more.
The Authors:
Diane Bauman is one of today’s most successful professionals in agility. Winner of both a silver and gold medal during three years of representing the U.S.A. on the World Agility Team, she has taught hundreds of successful students and is the author of numerous training books and videos. Known for her best selling obedience book, Beyond Basic Dog Training, and for her accomplishments in obedience competition, Diane turned to agility for fun and soon became hooked on the sport. She competes with Border Collies and Afghan Hounds and also enjoys working with lesser known breeds.
Jessica Ajoux is an official USDAA judge and an experienced trainer, competitor and instructor of agility. She has achieved a MACH 3 and participated in National events.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Agility Makes Sense to Dogs
Chapter 2 A New Approach to Training
Chapter 3 Building a Solid Foundation
Chapter 4 Puppies in Agility
Chapter 5 The Strategy of Handling
Chapter 6 The Four Ways
Chapter 7 Commands You Need
Chapter 8 Ways of Turning a Dog
Chapter 9 Handling Sequences
Chapter 10 Working from a Distance
Chapter 11 The Start of the Course
Chapter 12 Jumping
Chapter 13 The Tire
Chapter 14 All about Contact Obstactles
Chapter 15 Up Contacts
Chapter 16 The Contact Behavior
Chapter 17 The Touch Method
Chapter 18 The Two-on-Two-Off
Chapter 19 The A-Frame
Chapter 20 The See-Saw
Chapter 21 The Dogwalk
Chapter 22 Weave Poles
Chapter 23 The Pause Table
Chapter 24 The Chute
Chapter 25 Open Tunnels
Chapter 26 Agility Competition
Chapter 27 Border Collies in Agility
Chapter 28 The Value of Agility
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