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What is Agility, Rally and Obedience December 14, 2010
Posted by admin in : Denise's Blog , add a commentAgility is a fast paced exciting sport for dogs and their handlers. Dog and handler teams run a course consisting of jumps, tunnels, weave poles and contact obstacles, and are judged on both accuracy and time. Agility is a great way to exercise your dog, physically and mentally, and it creates a bond between you and your dog (or puppy).
Rally (also known as Rally-Obedience) is a fun and exciting team sport for dogs and their handlers. Teams navigate a course with numbered signs indicating different exercises to perform such as “sit-down-sit”, “straight figure 8”, “send over jump”, etc. This event is scored on accuracy of performance and on course time. As in agility, it is an excellent way to engage your dog or puppy, both physically and mentally while strengthening the bond between you.
Obedience is both an everyday discipline and a competitive event. Although many obedience commands such as sit, down, stay, come and heel may apply to everyday life; they may also be seen in the competition ring.
I start all my puppies in all disciplines, from the age of 8 weeks when they first come to their new home. They are housebroke within the first week using the crate training method. They are socialized in safe, varied settings. They learn the basics of agility, rally and obedience, all by positive reinforcement and clicker training methods, and are fulfilled mentally and physically, thereby becoming companions that are easy to live with. These puppies do not tend to develop destructive behaviors because they are raised in a positive, interactive, loving environment. They are fed a biologically appropriate raw food diet which satisfies their natural chewing needs and properly nourishes their growing bodies.