Agility Tips

What are you currently working on? There are a lot of moves that you, the handler need to work on as well for agility. Front crosses, back crosses and commands such as "left", "right" can give you a lot of direction and control on the course. I was working with my Border Collie a few days ago and had a very large jumps/tunnels course set up, and I don't think I took but 20 steps throughout the whole run because I could tell him what to do without being right up against the obstacle to guide him through. It makes the run faster, and it's easier on you because you can stick close to the obstacles that you DO need to give physical direction (pointing, hand signals etc.) on.

Thanks again Dulce

Can someone tell me the width reccommended for a teeter?

I got a plank of wood that is 24cm (9.5inch) wide, is this wide enough?

I was under the impression that the teeter should be approx 12-18 inches wide. But I could be wrong.

Your dog needs to have as much balance as possible. If it's a tiny plank, it'll be scary! Hehe. Try out the 9.5 out, and see how it works for you.

For ANKC competition the width of the seesaw has to be between 300 and 330mm.