Dog Agility:

The course is usually about 180 yards long and snakes around inside an area about 100 feet square.
Each run is timed or scored to so that the goal is to complete the course with the highest score or the quickest time possible.

Equipment Used in the course:

TUNNELS are made of a flexible material sewn over circular ribs about 18" in diameter and vary in length.

DOG WALK consists of three planks 10 inches wide and 12 feet long placed end to end.
The middle plank is elevated to stand about 4 feet in the air with the two end planks serving as ramps to the middle plank.

WEAVE POLES are a series of vertical poles placed 18 to 20 inches apart through which the dog must weave through. The number of poles placed in series varies from six to twelve.
The weave poles are one the more difficult obstacles to teach a dog.

TABLE a 3 foot square platform elevated to between 12 inches and 30 inches depending on the size of the dog. The dog must jump onto the table and lay down or sit for a count of five seconds.

A-FRAME consits of two 3 foot wide ramps,
9 feet long leaning against each other to create a six foot tall hill.

COLLAPSED TUNNEL is a short, rigid tunnel with a fabric attached so that the dog first enters
the rigid tunnel and then continues on to burrow through the fabric to reach the opening.

JUMPS come in many shapes and sizes. The most common jump is merely two uprights with a horizontal cross bar that is adjustable between 12 and 30 inches.

TIRE JUMP  a hoop about the size of a truck tire supported between two uprights,
again with it's height adjustable between 8 and 26 inches.

To view some of this equipment visit me at Sunshine Pet Supplies