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PemmieLover12 · 05-17-2006, 07:55 PM

I have a home made agility course built out of 1/2" PVC pipies and connectors. I have 4 jumps with 2' long bars (corgis don't need wide jumps- I have mine at 8" and 12" jump heights). I can give you plans if you want.

I also have a set of 6 weave poles (I'll build 6 more that I can connect to the current set when I get a chance). I have blue painting tape 12" from where the T meets the pole (So Sadie can "see" the poles). Sadie does them in about 5 seconds.

I bought a tunnel at a kid's toy store for $10, use mats for pause tables (plus the top of my slide), and my 6-7 foot slide as half an A-Frame. I use 5 1/2" wide picket boards to create teeters, and they can also be used raised a couple inches from the ground to teach pauses at the contacts on dog walks (plus the other contact obstacles). I use 2' PVS lengths on the ground as a ladder (to teach footing- you could lay any ladder on the ground and teach footing at a walk).

So far I've only spent about $30 on my agility course. However, "Agility is not the obstacles themselves, but what happens between them."-Stuart Mah. You can use cones to practice get outs, and practice crossovers on the ground.

Cleanrun.com, Akc.org, Ukcdogs.com, Usdaa.com, and Nadac.com are all helpful links.

Good luck, Jhemphill.

05-17-2006, 07:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
PemmieLover12 Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5	I have a home made agility course built out of 1/2" PVC pipies and connectors. I have 4 jumps with 2' long bars (corgis don't need wide jumps- I have mine at 8" and 12" jump heights). I can give you plans if you want. I also have a set of 6 weave poles (I'll build 6 more that I can connect to the current set when I get a chance). I have blue painting tape 12" from where the T meets the pole (So Sadie can "see" the poles). Sadie does them in about 5 seconds. I bought a tunnel at a kid's toy store for $10, use mats for pause tables (plus the top of my slide), and my 6-7 foot slide as half an A-Frame. I use 5 1/2" wide picket boards to create teeters, and they can also be used raised a couple inches from the ground to teach pauses at the contacts on dog walks (plus the other contact obstacles). I use 2' PVS lengths on the ground as a ladder (to teach footing- you could lay any ladder on the ground and teach footing at a walk). So far I've only spent about $30 on my agility course. However, "Agility is not the obstacles themselves, but what happens between them."-Stuart Mah. You can use cones to practice get outs, and practice crossovers on the ground. Cleanrun.com, Akc.org, Ukcdogs.com, Usdaa.com, and Nadac.com are all helpful links. Good luck, Jhemphill.