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What are the basic agility commands?
Norma Kassulke
2025-07-27 01:27:35
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The Post Turn, Shoulder Pull, or Pivot Turn is one of the basic agility handling maneuvers.
The Post Turn is used to turn a dog with the dog on the outside of the turn.
The Rear Cross is a handling manuever that, like all crosses, is used to allow the handler to change from one side of the dog to the other side.
The Front Cross is a handling maneuver that, like all crosses, is used to allow the handler to change from one side of the dog to the other.
A Half Cross is most often used to either get a dog's attention and/or to move the dog slightly horizontally towards the handler while the handler is moving in the opposite direction.
The Inside Arm is always the handler's arm closest to the dog.
The terms Over-Come, Go-Come and Yo-Yo are used to describe both a handling maneuver and an obstacle sequence.
The Verbal leash is the spoken equivalent of a physical leash.
It is calling the dog's name, or using the "here" command to get the dog's attention.
The Rear Cross is a handling maneuver that, like all crosses, is used to allow the handler to change from one side of the dog to the other.
Harley Kuhlman
2025-07-13 01:22:30
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Control behaviors that are beneficial for your dog to have are Come, Sit, Down, and Stay. The main Directional Commands we teach are Come, Go and Back. Come means approaching and moving to you. Go means you and the dog are facing and moving in the same direction and the dog moves out ahead of you and keeps going until otherwise directed. Back means the dog turns away from you. Agility is a combination of Advanced off-leash obedience, Directional commands, and Obstacle familiarization. Your dog does not have to be perfect at these commands, but the better he is the more you can accomplish with the actual running and playing of agility.
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Caleigh Lakin
2025-07-12 23:17:48
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Obstacle Names include Jump, Hup, or Over Tire, Ring or Hoop See Saw, or Teeter.
Directional Commands are Out, or Go Out Here Come Left Right Up.
Action Commands are Get It Touch, or Target Fetch Bring It To Me Off Free Attention, Pay Attention.
Positional Commands are Line Up Sit Down Stand Stay Wait Halt, Spot, Stop.
Corrections are Uh oh No Hush, or Shush.
Household Commands used everywhere are Quit It Do Your Business Leave It Crate Up Outside.
Where there are 2 or more choices, you pick the one you want to use and stick with it.
Some people say the fewer syllables the better, and the fewer words that start with the same sound the better.
So in naming your obstacles, if you pick Tire, you wouldn't also pick Tetter and Table.
Al Abbott
2025-07-12 22:44:50
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Be proactive, not reactive. One of the biggest differences between ineffective handlers and great handlers is the ability of the latter to predict what their dogs will do in almost any handling situation. Point before you shoot, always tell your dog where she is going before you tell her what to do. The path or direction you want your dog to take is more important than the noun that you use to command the dog to the obstacle. You need to steer the dog through the course with verbal commands, such as come, out, turn, go on, left and right and, most of all, with your body language. Just the facts, ma'am, be clear and concise in your commands, your dog will usually respond to crisp, sharp commands more quickly than to drawn-out, conversational, chatty commands.
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How do you explain dog agility?
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Dasia O'Reilly
2025-07-12 21:25:38
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Agility training begins with mastering basic obedience cues, such as focus, sit and stay. Sit: The sit command is important in agility because your dog will have to sit when he comes to the pause table. The down command is also used at the pause table. Stay: Your dog not only needs to stay put at the pause table, he also has to stand still at the starting line until you release him to take the course. Come: Your dog has to reliably come when called in order to be successful at agility. Agility dogs work off leash and at their handler’s direction, so knowing basic obedience commands is a must. Obedience also establishes your relationship with your dog, and teaches him to follow your commands. Whether you teach your dog yourself or enroll her in an obedience class, your dog should have these commands mastered before she heads off into an agility career.