Agility equipment

[Babyblue5290]

Ok so my friends lab mix is pretty hyper and I thought agility would help. I just need to know how to build or where to get the agility equipment. I don't have all that much and my friends don't really want to caugh up the money, so any suggestions or websites showing how to build the equipment or what I need?

[skyhigh]

You can make equipment out of PVC pipes. Here's a good site that explains it all. http://www.dog-play.com/agility/agilitye.html I can also send you copys of a book someone sent me. Its got a bit of info about it. I havnt read through it yet so I dont know. Do a search on Google.com. You'll come up with tonnes of info. Also look at pics then ake it your self. Hope this helps

[Whitedobelover]

that is so cool ive beent hinking of doing that myself... cool...

[SiberianMaster]

Cool... I'm gonna have to get a hold of some PVC pipes. One time I tried building a jump out of wood for my corgi, sigh, it didn't work out very well :(

[skyhigh]

Lol SM. Im making equipment soon. Just looking around for cheap pipes :)

[SummerRiot]

I'll get some pictures of our agility equipment tomorrow for you! lol

[skyhigh]

Cool Riot. Can you get pics of dogs in action too? Thanks

[SummerRiot]

Alrighty ehre it is..

These are the main dogs in my moms agility club..

http://www.theagilityconnection.net/images/group1.jpg
(left to right)
Ben, Marley, Chance, Lizza, Quest, Sasha, Emma, Elliot and Wrigley.

My Mom and Sasha(my Nans dog she trained) (http://www.theagilityconnection.net/images/show-n-go_Aug_21/show-n-go071.jpg)
Emma on the Teeter (http://www.theagilityconnection.net/images/show-n-go_Aug_21/show-n-go117.jpg)

Lizzy doing "Chute" (http://www.theagilityconnection.net/images/show-n-go_Aug_21/show-n-go083.jpg)

[SummerRiot]

More..

Sasha and my mom doing Jump (http://www.theagilityconnection.net/images/friends_pics/belleville_2005_05_28/deana%20and%20sasha.jpg)

Chance doing Table (http://www.theagilityconnection.net/images/jun_8_funmatch/2005-06-08%20009.jpg)

http://www.theagilityconnection.net/images/july_first_2005/th_picture90.jpg Fred doing Weave poles..

[Sheba]

Wow! Nice pics!

[Babyblue5290]

Nice equipment!!

[Tamrick]

I built a tire jump out of PVC and pool pipes (the pipes for the creepy crawly) and some weave poles out of electrical wiring (its plastic and thinner than PVC) with steel pegs to hold the poles - with T pieces in the poles I can use the same steel pegs to create jumps with adjustable height pieces. The steel pegs were made from 12 inch nails with a metal pipe cut into short pieces and welded to the nail - I had to get a friend to do that for me though cause he had the equipment.

[shyeow2]

hey i like to build my own equip too, may be we can share ideas how to build more equip, i m trying to build a chute, but i cant find the proper spring wire to hold the tunnel portion. any suggestion?

this is my little see saw :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/shyeow2/seesaw.jpg

[tessa_s212]

Great pictures everyone! :D

[Saje]

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

found that on mordy's site I think

[annie_so_pink]

Here is another link to how to make dog agility equipment...
http://futuremach.baka.com/equip.html
I have made my own jumps, and I am going to start on the dog walk next....
It is really fun! And not very expensive I made to bar jumps together for $20 at menards....Hope that helps!:)

[makka619]

Made the tire jump from this site. Turned out great:)

http://futuremach.baka.com/equip.html

[makka619]

I have made some weave poles out of PVC pipe, but they need to be painted.

Has anyone painted PVC pipe? What type of paint should I use?

[bonster]

If the pipe is white (mine was - just for a home/fun course) - why not use thick red tape around eye height?
Easier and quicker!

[bonster]

shyeow - not sure if you'll find in Malaysia, but I've found quite decent tunnels in cheap kids play sets (e.g. to connect play houses)...

[MafiaPrincess]

No need to paint pvc.. Use electrical tape. It comes in a rainbow of colours, and is commonly used to spiral on jump bars.

I made a table, hoop, 2 single jumps and a teeter for my dog, and I bought a Dacron tunnel. Helped us go further in classes and learn better. Everything I've made was to 16" height due to my dog's size, if I got a larger dog I'd sell stuff and start again. In everything I've built I've learned how I'd do it better. Some things were built for size, like not having the hoop swing free, but the extra practice at home means in seeing variations in classes and fun matches she always does it right.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Mafia_Princess/Agility/IMG_0122.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Mafia_Princess/Agility/IMG_0165.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Mafia_Princess/Agility/IMG_0043.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Mafia_Princess/Agility/IMG_0190.jpg

[makka619]

Thanks, I guess I should stick with tape. Your teeter looks really good!

How do you do the jump bar holder things? Are they sturdy?

Great photos too, your pup is gorgeous.

[MafiaPrincess]

I've found electrical is pretty good even in crappy weather, If it starts looking haggard, it's easy to unwrap it all in one piece clean the bar or weave pole and re-tape.

Thank you, Cider thanks you too :)

The jump cups are a one inch pvc cap carefully cut into quarters. Screw through the remaining triangle and into my jump upright. They seem to get loose if the bar gets knocked continuously, but the cup itself doesn't seem to loose it's hold power. Is just the right size to hold the bar so a minor tick doesn't displace it, but a bigger one does send it flying. Enough stability without 'cheating' so the bar is too ridgid.

[Muggie'sMum]

Not sure how much experience you have with agility, but just want to be the mother figure here, lol - please be careful when teaching a high energy dog agility without professional aide.

While we have gone through all of the training that we need to trial, I would still not feel confident training a fresh dog by myself.....

[MafiaPrincess]

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[makka619]

mafia thanks for your help!

*I think Muggie'sMum was directing her reply to the OP, not you.

[Socrate]

your obstacles are really quite made. Super! :p

It is true that is well to build some obstacles for on our premises, that makes it possible to work a little in week. Sometimes the club is a little far there to go several times for week.
I build my obstacles in my garden too.

My garden with obstacles.

http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/6085/emsembleparcours1dv0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5692/passerelle1ar6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2166/aramisa9moisetdemidi1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Socrate]

the continuation !
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8579/tunneldh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)*

slalom with the netting and which is removable
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2322/slalomgrillagir0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1140/haie1op7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Muggie'sMum]

mafia thanks for your help!

*I think Muggie'sMum was directing her reply to the OP, not you.

Yep, it was meant for the OP. If it was meant for anyone else, I would have quoted.... like this. :)

[MafiaPrincess]

LOL my bad. Been a long time since I was the newbie on a forum. Takes a while to figure out how people post.