Winter dog agility training

2. Winter Dog Agility Training

3. Yes,itscoldoutside,butdon'tstopyourdog'sagilitytraining.Dependingon
whereyoulive,theremightbesnowonthegroundfromNovemberthrough
March,butthatsnoreasontogiveupyouragilitytraining.Bringyourtraining
indoors,rightatyourownhome.

4. Getcreativewithyourtraininglocations.Doyouhaveahallway,basement,or
garage?Thenyouhaveaplacetotrain!Beforeitsnowsandyourequipmentis
frozentotheground,storesomeinyourgarage,shed,basement,orputatarp
overit.Bringinonepieceofequipmentatatime,andbeginyourindoor
training.

5. WedoalotofindoortrainingwithaPauseTable.Infact,we keeponeinour
livingroomforbothobediencetrainingandagilitytrainingallthetime.The
PauseTableisa great obstacle for developing your obedience behaviors
and teaching agilitydirectionalcommands

6. Don'tforgettoworkonyourcontacts.It'seasybyhavingaContactTrainer
indoors.A3-PieceContactTraineroffers youversatility; youhaveanA-frame
side,thePauseTable,andaDog-walkplank.Practicingyourtwofeetonand
twofeetoffisconvenientandquickwhenyouhaveindoorcontacts,onlyafew
minutesadaytosteadyyourdog'sbehavior.

7. Indoorjumpingmustbeapproachedcarefully.Ifyoudon'thaveindoor
matting,don'tjump.Youdon'twantyourdogjumpingonconcreteorwood
floors.Butyoucanusetheuprightsorpoststopracticeyourhandling.Useyour
Sit-stayorDown-stayandpracticeyourlinesordogspathwithnojumpbars.

8. Weavescanbepracticeindoors.Areyoutrainingwithaweave-chuteor
straightlineweaves?Fiveminutesadayofweavetrainingthroughoutthe
winterwillhaveyourdogweavingsmoothlybyspringtime.Youcanpractice
weaveentriesandweavesendsorweaverecalls.

9. Thereisalsoavarietyofminiagilityequipmentthatcanbepurchased,and
don'trequirethesamespaceasstandardequipment.Therearemini-teeters,
mini-dogwalks,andmini-A-frames.Thesearegreatobstaclesforpuppy
trainingorindoorwintertraining.

10. So,duringthecoldwintermonths,don'tgiveuponyouragilitytraining.
Whetheryouarestartingayoungpup,workinganovicedog,oran
experiencedtitleddogthereisalwayssomethingthatyoucandoindoorswith
youragilitytraining.

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