How to get started in Dog Agility | Dog Tips and Tricks

Agility Champion Anthony Clarke walks us through some of the things you need to know to get started in dog agility...from registering your dog so you can compete at official events, to the basic obedience you'll need to sail round the course with no faults.

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[SamirCCat]

He forgot the very basics of starting agility - get a dog! Me and my cat sit here and are slightly confused...

[toriandtilly]

I am wanting to get my Chihuahua Min Pin mix into agility (I think that is what she is. Best guess). She already uses the living room as a course so may as well teach her to do it correctly

[heckinborkk]

I have a 9 month old Border Collie I want to train in agility - still need to master obedience though 😅

[drkarenswrld]

A beagle unexpectedly came into my life. He needs this!

[Blueeyesinthesky]

My dog has obedience as she’s a service dog and she has a natural knack for agility I believe. At the couple dog parks I take her to she loves going through whatever courses that are setup there and she’s naturally great with climbing and jumping. Now just gotta start training somewhere

[sotrue]

My dog is incredibly fast, agile, and flexible. The only one that I'm worried about is me and my own stamina, trying to catch up to her 😂 I also worry about losing track of the course order, even though it's numbered.

[SomeMinorDogTraining]

For anyone reading this: Activities like this are more than just fun party tricks. They build focus, impulse control, and the desire to follow the handler and a lure. They're also engaging, which raises our value around distractions. Keep up the good work, and they'll get it! You're doing great! 🐶❤️

[Beagle_Coco]

He forgot to mention the (probably) the most important rule, that the dog MUST be at least a year old if your thinking about doing agility. It interferes with their growing joints. But the weave poles, A frame, see-saw and teeter should be fine

[pennypieisland]

I started agility with my papillon cross when i was 9 and she was nearly 1 years old!! we were self taught but we will now be going to a training group next week on sunday

[matthew-ntgz]

I have been watching the agility course for some time now and i have a dog of a mix breed that shows amazing energy. I hope it goes well. Thanks for the video. 😀

[equestrianblake]

I have a German Shepherd and were really close and I want to train him in agility but we need to work on his focus and nervousness towards other dogs😊🐕‍🦺🐕🐶

[karami]

I have a Blue Heeler and my dog would really love this.

[giuliana]

I was getting my dogs into agility, it's gonna take a while as I have quite a few dogs!

[ronmccallister]

Good illustrations and explanations. Thank you.

[AvaWilson-ld]

Great tip we were given when doing agility is to give a joint supplement to prevent joint damage, we use Antinol, and mine increased his speed!

[mattowensrees]

I saw a top judge send his border collie round an agility course while standing beside the first obstacle. Just giving voice commands. Over, left, right, table, He used the command "go" ahead of the seesaw, a-frame. The dog knew how to get all the touch points.
I've not seen anyone else with that skill. I certainly can't do it, except, for example, a sequence of jumps in a row.

Any comments.

[juliakvashnina]

Thanks for the helpful video. Everything is clear and understandable. I want to start training with a border collie, she is 2 years old.

[tiffanyschipper]

3/4 heeler 1/4 corgi! Bring on the agility! This girl has springs in her legs and loves to do fun stuff

[Leaaaaaaa]

U have a 1 year old cavalier she's just started jumping I'm gonna try get her to do the poles things soon

[linnymeakins]

Awesome. The dog is superbly trained!!