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Episode 277: What Are Your Nerves Telling You?

11 February 2021 - baddogagility

In this episode (34:35) In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban share their own experiences with nerves before an agility run. You Will Learn What you can learn from your nerves. How you can alleviate your nerves by taking a closer look. How nerves change depending on the dog on and context. How great athletes

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Episode 276: Building Success

4 February 2021 - baddogagility

In this episode (34:35) In this episode, Sarah and Jennifer discuss the process of constructing a building for agility. You Will Learn What goes into building a space for agility. What factors were most important to Jennifer. The pros and cons of renting out your space. The maintenance requirements of different surfaces. The timeline of

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COVID: A Look at AKC Entries in 2020

2 February 2021 - baddogagility

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed our world, including the sport of dog agility. The chart below shows the effect that the pandemic has had on dog agility entries for the American Kennel Club (AKC) by comparing entries from 2018, 2019, and 2020. please wait while chart loads Over the entire 2020 year, there was

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Episode 275: Handler Fitness and Agility

28 January 2021 - baddogagility

In this episode (43:18) In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban are joined by Chris Kerton aka Kert, Handler Fitness Coach for Team Great Britain and owner of Karma Fitness. You Will Learn How fitness training can be specialized for dog agility handlers. Why anaerobic fitness is important for agility. How strength training can help

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Episode 274: 21 Days to a Better 2021

21 January 2021 - baddogagility

In this episode (34:35) In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban share their tricks for developing new habits that will help your dog agility in 2021. You Will Learn Why you need to move past will power to create new habits. How his family locked Esteban out of eating candy. Why people like to socialize

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Dear Solei 2019

10 October 2019 - allstaragility

Dear Solei, I blinked and 9 years have gone by in an instant, so it seems. 9 amazing years with you being an extension of my consciousness, souls working in harmony and dancing through the courses as one. Now our time running in the ring together is coming to a close. Livers are stupid things […]

Make those Posts Disappear!

8 June 2018 - allstaragility

Having a facility with 3 posts in our arena, we realize that this can be a bit daunting for course designers. The main thing to remember is that these supports should disappear and not be an influencing factor in handler or dog performance. Here are a few things I have learned in my years designing […]

An Open Letter to My Students

1 March 2017 - allstaragility

To My Agility Students: At the risk of sounding mushy, I will just say it: I want to help each of you succeed with all of my heart and every fiber of my being. However you define success with your dog, I want that for you. I share in the excitement a new puppy brings, your pain […]

Offset Box Drills

17 November 2015 - allstaragility

As training with Mooz is progressing into more jumping and sequencing, all of my dogs are benefiting from revisiting some of my favorite drills. This particular one I want to share because I believe it is extremely versatile and will help most every team, regardless of experience or skill level. I call this drill the Offset Box. […]

Reflecting, Not Dwelling.

27 October 2015 - allstaragility

Solei. Where to even begin? She has been the light of my existence the last 6 years. There are only a handful of days where she has not been by my side and it would take hours to calculate the miles we have traveled together over this planet. She is a sweet, wise, old soul and […]

Danish championship, 31.08.19 – 01.09.19

5 September 2019 - Helge Himle

17.08 – 18.08.19 – Ribe CACIAG, Denmark

20 August 2019 - Helge Himle

14.07.19 -16.07.19 – Fionia Cup, Denmark

16 August 2019 - Helge Himle

15.06.19 – 16.06.19 – Hammerfest, Norway

13 August 2019 - Helge Himle

08.06.19 – 09.06.19 – Ribe, Denmark

29 July 2019 - Helge Himle

Monitorat Agility MAG1 à Escatalens (82)

1 March 2021 - David (gt-internet)

Compte rendu du stage MAG-1 organisé par le club Fun Educ Agility à Escatalens (82) et animé par Frédéric DURAND Premier weekend de formation pluvieux les 30-31 janvier 2021 : BA-BA, fondations, proprioception et méthodes d’apprentissage des obstacles, techniques de zones. Chacun a pu contribuer et apporter son expérience pour enrichir la formation et faire […]

Championnat de France agility 2021 grade 3 – Propositions d’hébergement

23 February 2021 - David (gt-internet)

Campings Les Rives de l’Oust (au pied du stade)3 rue des tanneurs 56140 MALESTROIT02 97 75 13 33 http://www.campingmalestroit.com Domaine du Roc (12 kms)Rue Beaurivage, 56460 Le Roc-Saint-André 02 97 74 91 07 https://domaine-du-roc.fr/ Domaine de Kervallon (13 kms)Le Val Saving, 56140 Caro06 76 68 83 67 http://www.domaine-de-kervallon.com Camping Merlin l’Enchanteur (25 kms) 8 Rue […]

Stage MEC1 à Arnas – les 20-21 février 2021

23 February 2021 - David (gt-internet)

Compte rendu Durant le week end des 20 et 21 février s’est tenu, au 4Pattes Club d’Arnas, le dernier module du MEC1. Une formation plus que longue, puisqu’elle avait débuté en février 2020. Les multiples péripéties de la pandémie n’avaient pas permis de réunir les candidats de cette session. La détermination du club, le soutien […]

Passage à la demande en grade 3

22 February 2021 - David (gt-internet)

Communiqué du GTA/GTIL Actuellement les justificatifs permettant le passage à la demande en grade 3 ont une durée de validité de 24 mois. Afin de donner plus de possibilités aux agilitistes, et compte tenu de la situation sanitaire actuelle et de ses conséquences, cette durée de validité est étendue à 36 mois. Cette nouvelle durée […]

Communiqué du GTA : EO et JOAWC

9 February 2021 - David (gt-internet)

Suite à la visioconférence du samedi 6 février dernier réunissant les délégués FCI Agility, nous pouvons annoncer officiellement que : L’European Open (EO) 2021 est annulée. Elle devrait avoir lieu en Belgique en 2022. Le Junior Open World Championship (JOAWC) 2021 est annulé. Cette manifestation devrait avoir lieu en Finlande en 2022. En ce qui […]

Improved Cone Numbers!

28 December 2017

I've improved the Cone Number Creation Page with a smaller size option 2" x 2 5/8" that fits on Avery #6572 label sheets or Avery #6578 water repellent label sheets. These self stick labels are a little smaller than the 3" x 3" labels and fit on low profile/flat cones:

Image showing a 2 inch tall number on a 7 in tall cone.

2 inch number on a 7 in cone

Image showing a 2 inch tall number on a flat cone.

2 inch number on a "flat" cone

I've tested them out on my laser printer and the numbers line up nicely on the labels!

So if you want to DIY your own cones, want to number courses up to 50 obstacles, or need lettered/combination numbers you can Create Your Own Cone Numbers!

Self Stick Wall Coordinate Numbers!

17 December 2017

I've changed the layout of the Wall Coordinate numbers PDFs to work with Avery #8126 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" shipping labels. Just use the Wall Coordinate Number page to create and download your numbers as PDFs. Then print them right on the Avery self stick labels:

Image of two wall numbers showing one half page sticker being peeled up

This means it's even easier to put up multiple sets of numbers on the walls of your facility! A little time with a tape measure and you're ready to setup any course diagram regardless of English or Metric coordinates or where the designer put the zero/zero location!

Custom Agility Cone Numbers

4 December 2017

Want your own numbered cones at home or for your training place? Want to run courses up to 50 obstacles long? Would you like different colored numbers? Or do you need to number combination obstacles with 'A', 'B', 'C' or even 'D'? Well now you can!

I've just added a new feature to the website to create big, easy to read, multi-color number sets you can download, print or plain paper, cut out and tape or glue onto your cones. You can also print the numbers right on self-stick labels!

The page generates a PDF containing numbers 1-50 and combo numbers 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D to 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D. Here are some example pages in different foreground and background colors:

Here's how the 3" x 3" numbers look on 9" tall and 7" tall cones:

Image showing a 3 inch tall number on a 9 in tall cone.

3 inch number on a 9 in cone

Image showing a 3 inch tall number on a 7 in tall cone.

3 inch number on a 7 in cone

So go to the Cone Numbers page, pick your colors and download your own set(s) of numbers! Give it a try!

Beautiful Coordinate Numbers for Your Agility Ring

22 November 2017

Whether you call them "numbers", "coordinates", "wall numbers", "grid numbers", "yard lines", or something else, having coordinates posted makes setting up courses easier.

I've just added a new feature to the website to create big, easy to read, multi-color number sets you can download, print and put up in your facility.

If you print out numbers in multiple colors you can put up one set of numbers for when course maps have the zero location in a corner, another set for when maps have the zero in the middle, and another pair of sets in meters for setting up those international courses.

Example of three sets of course numbers posted on a wall

How do you do it? Just click the "Numbers" page link and fill out the form. To support measurements in feet and in meters you can specify the interval between the numbers as 2, 3, 5, or 10. Pick any combination of text and background colors. Then click the Generate PDF button and two PDFs are created giving you numbers from -120 to 0 and from 0 to 120. Then all you need to do is print out the ranges of numbers you'll need.

I'd love to hear your feedback!

I might be making a page to generate another set of numbers used in agility soon...

You Can Have "More Like This"!

5 June 2016

If you've browsed most courses on the site I hope you've seen the blue "See n Similar Courses" button:

Clicking on it shows you a page full of sequences that start the same as the current course. Which is great for training! You can use the same jump set up and you have a page full of sequences to practice longer and/or harder sequences that build on one another.

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