People will often mention they have a problem being able to close channel weaves all the way down, and wonder what they can do to help their dog learn to weave properly. use wire guides or chicken wire. Attach the wire guides OR get 24″ tall chicken wire. Wired the cages to the poles. Push [...]
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Channel Weaves – closing the gap
Posted in agility, dog training, training, Weave Poles on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Make Your Own Metal Weave Poles
Posted in agility, building equipment, Weave Poles on January 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
First off…here’s a PVC weave pole base. Jan says: I have made a metal base weave pole using 2 1/4″ aluminum flat bar. You can drill thru this with a regular drill. Right now I have just set it up with my stick in the ground weave poles going into the ground. It gives the [...]
Teaching the Weaves
Posted in agility, training, Weave Poles on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Arguably one of the toughest obstacles to teach a good, independent and fast performance. Things to keep in mind: you want your dog focusing on the weaves and making decisions, not focusing on you. you want your dog to get the correct entry regardless of where you are standing you want your dog to do [...]