Tunnel Command in Dog Training: Height of Tunnel

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...

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...

Chute tunnels, also known as collapse tunnels are popular obstacles on many dog agility courses. A chute tunnel consists of a solid barrel-like opening with a long piece of fabric on the end that the dog must run through. The chute tunnel can be...

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...

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...