Post by *Linsey* on Aug 16, 2006 10:31:34 GMT -5
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Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs generally run off-leash with no food or toys as incentives. The handler's controls are limited to voice, movement, and various body signals, requiring exceptional training of the dog.
Placements:
- BAGD (best agility dog) - 3 points
- 1st - 2 points
- HM - 1 point
1-2 entries = BAGD only
3-4 entries = 1st place and BAGD
5 entries = all 3 placements awarded
10 entries = all 3 placements awarded plus an extra HM
15 entries = all 3 placements awarded plus 2 extra HM
And every following 5 entries 1 extra HM
All shows have 2 weeks to be judged after closing.
Titles:
AD - Agility Dog - 9 points
ADX - Agility Dog Excellent - 18 points
ADCh - Agilityl Dog Champion - 27 points
AGM - Agility Master - 36 points
Ribbons/Awards
You may take these to put on your site. Do not direct link them, but save them on your own server. Do not use them for anything else but for your dogz agility placements.
Example Pictures
A judge may choose their own tasks, these are just examples.
A frame
Tips: line up the equipment (picture frame and box) and pick up your dog, drop it on the frame and call it. You should make sure that for all these exercises the autosave button is on, then you can pick out the best picture later.
Broad Jump
This one is made up from the scratching poles and a picture frame or using the PDH broad jump.
Tips: first your dog must learn the jump trick, move a treat on the right side of the dogand eventually the dog will jump, reward it. Do this a few times. Now line up the equipment or use the PDH broadjump. Drop your dog before it and let it do the jump trick. Keep clicking the spacebar and pick out the best picture later.
Dogwalk
Equipment used to make this exercise are pillows and picture frames or a PDH dogwalk.
Tips: this is a difficult exercise, as the dog will tend to fall asleep. The best way is to use the PDH dogwalk. Drop your dog on it and call it. It will take awhile untill you get a good picture.
High Jump
For this exercise the pillows, scratching poles (or paint cans) and box are used. Or the PDH high jump.
Tips: For this exercise the autosave button must be on, it'll be really dificult if it's not. Drop your dog in the basket or after the jump (which works as a basket). Then you'll just wait for the dog to jump out of it. While waiting you keep clicking the spacebar.
Tunnel
This exercise has been build up from 3 picture frames or can be done with a dowloadable tunnel.
Tips: Go to the playpen with 3 picture frames. Take one picture frame and place it, then take your dog and drop it before the frame. Then quickly take out the other 2 frames and place them as in the picture. Then call your dog while clicking the spacebar. You will have to be very quick to get this right.
Table Sit
Tips: take out a pillow or the PDH table (has been made out of a pillow so works the same). Drop your dog on it. You probably have to do this a few times, before your dog eventually sits.
Weave Poles
This can be done in many ways.
#1
#2
#3
Normal Jump
For this exercise a jump or hoop is needed or if the judges allow it just jumping in the air. I've always found this very hard to learn at my dogz. Most of my dogz don't do the jump trick when I hold a hoop or jump next to them. So I use another way of getting them to jump over a jump (will not work with the hoop). First learn your dogz to jump by moving a treat on their right side, after they know the jump trick you can start getting pictures for an agility trial. This is how I do this, there may be other better ways First I place the cookie box, which I used for learning the jump trick, on the seat in the toyz closet room. I take a jump and place it in the middle of the room. I pick up my dog and drop it somewhere before the jump, then I quickly pick out a treat out of the box and wiggle it on the right side of the dog. The dog will jump and if you placed it right the jump will be in the picture. Sometimes your dog will run away or wants to other things, but after awhile you will get a nice jumping picture
Wait at the start
Waiting for the start signal.
Run
This shows a dog running to the next exercise. The easiest way to get a nice running picture is the following: pick out your dog you want a running picture from, go to the play pen and then go to the desktop playpen and start clicking the space bar. Almost all dogz will run into the desktop playscene.
Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs generally run off-leash with no food or toys as incentives. The handler's controls are limited to voice, movement, and various body signals, requiring exceptional training of the dog.
Placements:
- BAGD (best agility dog) - 3 points
- 1st - 2 points
- HM - 1 point
1-2 entries = BAGD only
3-4 entries = 1st place and BAGD
5 entries = all 3 placements awarded
10 entries = all 3 placements awarded plus an extra HM
15 entries = all 3 placements awarded plus 2 extra HM
And every following 5 entries 1 extra HM
All shows have 2 weeks to be judged after closing.
Titles:
AD - Agility Dog - 9 points
ADX - Agility Dog Excellent - 18 points
ADCh - Agilityl Dog Champion - 27 points
AGM - Agility Master - 36 points
Ribbons/Awards
You may take these to put on your site. Do not direct link them, but save them on your own server. Do not use them for anything else but for your dogz agility placements.
Example Pictures
A judge may choose their own tasks, these are just examples.
A frame
Tips: line up the equipment (picture frame and box) and pick up your dog, drop it on the frame and call it. You should make sure that for all these exercises the autosave button is on, then you can pick out the best picture later.
Broad Jump
This one is made up from the scratching poles and a picture frame or using the PDH broad jump.
Tips: first your dog must learn the jump trick, move a treat on the right side of the dogand eventually the dog will jump, reward it. Do this a few times. Now line up the equipment or use the PDH broadjump. Drop your dog before it and let it do the jump trick. Keep clicking the spacebar and pick out the best picture later.
Dogwalk
Equipment used to make this exercise are pillows and picture frames or a PDH dogwalk.
Tips: this is a difficult exercise, as the dog will tend to fall asleep. The best way is to use the PDH dogwalk. Drop your dog on it and call it. It will take awhile untill you get a good picture.
High Jump
For this exercise the pillows, scratching poles (or paint cans) and box are used. Or the PDH high jump.
Tips: For this exercise the autosave button must be on, it'll be really dificult if it's not. Drop your dog in the basket or after the jump (which works as a basket). Then you'll just wait for the dog to jump out of it. While waiting you keep clicking the spacebar.
Tunnel
This exercise has been build up from 3 picture frames or can be done with a dowloadable tunnel.
Tips: Go to the playpen with 3 picture frames. Take one picture frame and place it, then take your dog and drop it before the frame. Then quickly take out the other 2 frames and place them as in the picture. Then call your dog while clicking the spacebar. You will have to be very quick to get this right.
Table Sit
Tips: take out a pillow or the PDH table (has been made out of a pillow so works the same). Drop your dog on it. You probably have to do this a few times, before your dog eventually sits.
Weave Poles
This can be done in many ways.
#1
#2
#3
Normal Jump
For this exercise a jump or hoop is needed or if the judges allow it just jumping in the air. I've always found this very hard to learn at my dogz. Most of my dogz don't do the jump trick when I hold a hoop or jump next to them. So I use another way of getting them to jump over a jump (will not work with the hoop). First learn your dogz to jump by moving a treat on their right side, after they know the jump trick you can start getting pictures for an agility trial. This is how I do this, there may be other better ways First I place the cookie box, which I used for learning the jump trick, on the seat in the toyz closet room. I take a jump and place it in the middle of the room. I pick up my dog and drop it somewhere before the jump, then I quickly pick out a treat out of the box and wiggle it on the right side of the dog. The dog will jump and if you placed it right the jump will be in the picture. Sometimes your dog will run away or wants to other things, but after awhile you will get a nice jumping picture
Wait at the start
Waiting for the start signal.
Run
This shows a dog running to the next exercise. The easiest way to get a nice running picture is the following: pick out your dog you want a running picture from, go to the play pen and then go to the desktop playpen and start clicking the space bar. Almost all dogz will run into the desktop playscene.