agility training, dog agility
Rikupekka Oksanen
Mastering A-frame contact zones in dog agility

Contact zones are designed to ensure dogs safely transition on and off the A-frame. Missing them can lead to faults in competition—or worse, injury. That’s why consistent contact behavior is one of the most important skills in agility training.

Mastering A-frame contact zones in dog agility
agility training, agility trends, agility
Rikupekka Oksanen
Top 5 agility skills to develop - answers by AI
Top 5 agility skills to develop - answers by AI

Big dog agility events in Europe

Big dog agility events in Europe

I’m probably not the only one who dreams of traveling around Europe from one agility event to another. Or at least traveling to some agility event once in a while. Quite often there are questions in different forums about what competitions there are, where and when. These events often have a registration that ends months before the actual event, so you need to plan beforehand.

I collected the biggest dog agility events in Europe into one list from which you can find links directly to the events’ websites. If something is missing, please tell us :)

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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.

Becky Sinclair IFCS World Agility Championships - Making dreams come true - competing abroad

Becky Sinclair IFCS World Agility Championships - Making dreams come true - competing abroad

IFCS stands for International Federation of Cynological Sports. They organise World Agility Championships that include four classes: Agility, Jumping, Snooker and Gamblers. The latest event was 10.-14.4.2019 in Netherlands. But what was the event like? We asked Becky Sinclair who represented Team Great Britain with her border collie Who.

My anchors in agility - how to keep grounded in an increasingly competitive environment?

My anchors in agility - how to keep grounded in an increasingly competitive environment?

I’ve been doing agility for 15 years now. My life revolves around agility to a great extent. I love it – it allows me to have an even greater bond with my dogs, I’ve met some of my best friends through agility, and I travel the world thanks to agility. At the same time, it’s sometimes easy to get lost in all the competitiveness, mean gossip, judgement, striving to succeed no matter what. With all my love for the sport, I see some things around me that I don’t like and because of that I try to have some things to keep me grounded. I call them my anchors. Do you want to know what they are? Then, read this article :)

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!