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AgiNotes Christmas Challenge by Anki Vikström

This AgiNotes Christmas challenge combines different handling techniques and jump technique. It’s also a good setup if you want to train weave entrences and/or exits.

AgiNotes Christmas Challenge by Anki Vikström

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6 things I learned from COVID19 from the perspective of dogs and agility

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6 things I learned from COVID19 from the perspective of dogs and agility

I believe COVID19 has hurt dog agility quite a lot. There have been long periods of time without training and competitions and the world is full of young dogs that haven’t been able to get used to other dogs, different people and situations freely. No, this is not a huge problem if we think about all the people who have died or suffered from a health or financial perspective. However, the problem exists. And I didn’t even mention trainers who have lost their income or agility clubs who have struggled to keep their heads above the water. However, here are 6 things I have learned when struggling with the crisis.

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Basic static fitness exercises by Imke Nie-wöhner

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Basic static fitness exercises by Imke Nie-wöhner

As you know, agility requires a lot of strength from a dog for it to be able to control its body when performing obstacles and to be able to turn, collect and speed up efficiently and safely. So it goes without saying that fitness training benefits the dog in its agility career.

Imke Nie-wöhner, a vet from Germany, who offers many courses on dog fitness has built a training entity for you and your dog!

How to make sure your training is of high quality -an interview with Petra Malin

Without quality, training can get us confused and frustrated because it doesn’t lead where we want it to lead. And in the end, it eats up motivation. Has this ever happened to you?

We interviewed Petra Malin, a Finnish agility competitor, and coach, who has very different dogs herself. She has a miniature pinscher Manu and an Australian kelpie Teuvo. The experience with her own dogs and coaching others has given her a clear view of what is important in agility training - if you want to progress - and that is quality. 

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The journey together is much more important than any agility results in the world

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The journey together is much more important than any agility results in the world

“Teamwork and the ability to perform at my own and my dog’s highest level is my actual goal. If we perform at our best and we manage to put all the training together in a run, my goal is reached. If that also results in winning, that’s of course extra fun, but it’s actually just a bonus.” Read Jenny Damm’s views on agility, her goals and what kind of challenges she has had with her own dogs.

List of puppy courses that build agility foundations

List of puppy courses that build agility foundations

I recently got myself a very nice gift, a sheltie puppy from Sweden. He’s definitely a character and he soon became the creative director of AgiNotes. He’s creative and he’s productive. However, he lacks some education, as regarding his hoped for career as an agility dog. So, I started looking for puppy courses that are safe for a young puppy (I want to keep him healthy), and fun (I want to build a strong team out of the two of us).

I found a lot of courses! They are scattered in different places so I collected them here in one place. I also asked Dan Shaw and Dave Munnings to tell us all what the most important things when training with a puppy are. So, here we go!