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Observe height of tunnel and distance to clear. As stated earlier many tunnels are anywhere from 10 to 30 feet long and 2 feet wide. It is important through the practicing of this obstacle just to have your dog comfortable with what actually has to be...
Challenge your dog to complete a bending tunnel in order to prepare for agility competitions. Learn more about tunnels and from a professional dog trainer in this free video.
Safety with the tunnel command is important just so your dog doesn't get spooked. When I train puppies even adult dogs I always tell the owners to take their dogs to uncomfortable settings and challenges just to bring comfort to them in case they ever...
Hello, I am Mark Siebel owner and lead trainer of Doggie Steps Dog Training. In this next segment we're going to be talking about agility and the tunnel obstacle. The origin and theory of the tunnel is an exercise which requires the dog to go through a...
This is Elise Paffrath from Breeze Thru Agility. I am talking today on behalf of Expert Village.com. We are talking about teaching dogs agility. One of the favorite obstacles of a dog, most dogs, are the tunnel and it is the one of the first things I...
Instructions Step 1: Set up equipment for training your dog. You need hurdles, contact obstacles, tunnels and weave poles. With the exception of the tunnels, you can make all the pieces with some PVC pipe, lumber and various other odds and ends that are...
Hi this is Ronny William with Expert Village. I am going to be talking about a dog that has any kind of fear. Take this dog for instance. I had this dog for about a month and realized he had an extreme fear of people. If you yelled at him or raised your...
Alert your dog to compete. This is important as I have mentioned in the previous agility obstacles such as the over command, the table, and now the tunnel. Dogs inspire and react off of energy either from other dogs or the handler. So with the tunnel...
There are two types of tunnel obstacles on the agility course. One is the open tunnel, which you see here. And the other is the closed chute, which will be present on another segment. This is an obstacle that can be done by puppies, adults. It doesn't...
Now once my dog is comfortable going through the tunnel to me, I'll start the dog the same way. "Down, down, Good". Ok. And then, I'm going get her to walk and follow me through: "Tunnel! Good Girl! Good". The majority of dogs catch on to the tunnel very...
Planning for a safe landing is certainly important with any agility obstacle. With the ability tunnel obstacle you want to survey the distance to clear and be sure that there is adequate space to prepare for your next obstacle after the tunnel. Generally...
When is the tunnel obstacle used in a agility competition? Depending upon the course and where the competition is run, the tunnel will be placed in varying places on the course. It's important to get to the competition a little early, to do a practice...
As your dog becomes more confident with the shorter tunnel, its time to start expanding it. So that they get used to going through the longer chute. And you'll find this happens pretty quickly for most. "Karma! Tunnel! Good ". And I'm going to make sure...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Food dish Water bottle Hiding places (wooden houses or plastic igloos) Hay rack Cozies Hammocks Tunnels (empty soda boxes are fine) Small animal toys Your imagination Basic Necessities Step 1: Fill a small food dish...
With the Agility Obstacle Tunnel, positioning your, positioning your dog will be vital. Whatever obstacle you have before or after the tunnel, we want to give the dog the best shot at clearing the tunnel as quickly as possible. So, to illustrate, if I...
Proceed to obstacle is just as important with the tunnel as it is for the over and the table. I want your dog to be excited about the next challenge so by doing so when you learn agility and you practice you are going to learn through placements of your...
How to master the tunnel technique just as I've mentioned previously with the over and the table command will come through dedication, commitment, routine and repetition. After watching this video series you are going to understand and have a better idea...
Hi! I am Dr. Adrienne Mulligan and on behalf of expertvillage.com we are going to talk a little bit about exercise for the outdoor cat. Obviously outdoor cats have the capability of exercising themselves, they have trees to climb, they have predators to...
Instructions Step 1: Include contact obstacles, such as an A-frame or a seesaw. These obstacles are designed to test a dog's ability to climb up an inclined plank, and then make his way down a declined plank. You must indicate contact zones on each end...
Identify obstacle is always important with Agility. For example, when I have my dog in a competition and we execute one obstacle. Lenny, come. Lenny, Over. After one obstacle I want to be prepared for identifying the next obstacle. Not only will the dog...
Instructions Step 1: Find agility training clubs that are located near you. They may offer classes in agility training, which you can attend before offering to teach your own classes. Step 2: Tell participants that their dogs should also already posses...
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