Different Agility Forums that I know of

AgilCan is the message board for members of the Agility Association of Canada (AAC).
CleanRun is the message board for readers of the magazine by the same name. It is an excellent resource for training in agility. Also has information about the different agility organizations throughout Canada and the USA.
Agility-equipment teaches people how to [...]

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Making a Small Contact Trainer

From Karen through agility-equipment yahoo group

Here are instructions for a small and cheap Contact Trainer I built
to use in my living room. Perfect for practicing our 2-on/2-offs in
the house! The dimensions are 2′x 2′when folded, and materials cost
all of $33.75 at Home Depot. Feel free to fancy up my plans in your
own way!
2 [...]

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Making a Tire Jump

Tire jumps are one of the hardest pieces of equipment to make properly.   You do want to be careful with this one to make sure that it is built safely to prevent your dog from injuring him/herself.
NADAC strongly promotes dog safety in it’s trials.   OF course that doesn’t mean that other organizations don’t.  But that’s [...]

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Making an A-frame

There are a number of ways to make an a-frame. What I did for my dog – about 50 lbs, might not work/be safe with a heavier dog – was to take two old wood doors. Attached two piano hinges at the top. Attached one hook on each side of the [...]

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Making Jumps

One of the easiest things to do when building agility equipment is to make jumps.
You can make really rudimentary jumps using a broom handle and two objects to rest it on. This works really well in the house. You can then situate them between doors to teach your dog to jump up instead [...]

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How to Sew A Chute for agility

A question posted by Peggy on the agility-Equipment yahoo group.
I have all the material to build a collapsed tunnel. However, it occurs to me that the chute t needs to taper out toward the end. The books I have read said that it should be around sixty-six inches at the barrel [...]

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Building an Agility Table

I also built a table using scrap 4×4 piece of plywood and some pvc plumbing pieces. First I attached round drain type pieces in each corner. Then I put 4 inch round (or 3 depending on the end of the drain piece) for each of the legs and capped the bottom [...]

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Products for Dogs with Feet Problems

One person says
“paws were “almost” healed…meaning,that they weren’t sore to touch, but were still visible, I would use liquid Band-Aid on it as a protective seal when I’d take him out on walks, especially if it was wet outside. This would help keep things from starting to peel again. This can come in different forms…some [...]

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Raw Feeding In Ontario

Sources near Orangeville
- Maple Lodge Farms in Brampton (905-455-8340,
- Sargent Farms in Milton (905-878-4401),
- Cericola Farms in Bradford (905-939-2962) and
- Canton Poultry in Waterloo (519-746-1390).
- Another source is Broadview Farms on Heartlake Road between Mayfield Road and the Fair Grounds. I am getting it from them right now. Either whole carcasses or ground. You do [...]

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Agility Footwear

Try out Field Hockey shoes.

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