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Get Started in Dog Agility at Home. Guide 1: "Go round". Going around a single jump wing or pole following a lure What: A ‘go round’ is where the dog goes around to the back of a jump and takes off the opposite side than they were previously travelling.  In this exercise, we will use food, or a toy balled up in your hand to lure the dogs around a single jump wing or post to teach them to turn right around obstacles.    Why:  The lure helps the dog practice the move until it becomes well practised so that we...

A step by step guide on how to practice dog agility at home: fan work, four jumps arranged in a circle.

We highlight research suggesting there is no evidence that normal exercise causes damage to growth plates of puppies and it can be concluded that regular exercise is beneficial to normal joints. Dogs engage in controlled activity during our dog agility classes near Cambridge. Exercises are designed to gradually increase their physical and mental demand. Puppy agility foundation training does not involve high impact jumps or weaves.