starbuck Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Which book on agility training would you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulcilama Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 I'm reading through Ruth Hobday's at the moment. Published in the US, transpires she only lives a half hour from here and runs classes stil. Yay! We are beginners though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbuck Posted August 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Thanks! I'll take a look at it. I am not new to dog training, but agility is something I have not tried so far. I think my new pup has real potential and I am thinking about getting her in a class when she is a bit older (she's 3 1/2 months right now). I'd like to know a bit about it before I start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lylol Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 If you are looking for a how to train thing... I started with Excelling at Dog Agility Book 1 by Jane Simmons-Moake... just looked back at it recently and realized how much more I now understand/see in the book left to comprehend. I also asked for the Greg Derrit videos for a christmas present and found them very good. I know this sounds hoaky, but when I was first looking I really got a lot of general understanding out of one of those book/mag's you see at PETCO... they had one on agility and explained all the different venues, etc... NOT a training/how to book... but gave lots of good broad info about the sport. THere are several excellent websites for that too... if you are interested let me know. Lysa and Merlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Check out cleanrun.com. They have a lot of good information and I use their training manuals for working my dogs at home. BTW, once you get hooked on agility....well, let's say...you'll be very busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbuck Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 It looks like a lot of fun. I had a chance to watch a lot of great dogs compete at the U.S. Dog Agility Cynosport Games here in Scottsdale last year. Thanks for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulcilama Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Originally posted by KrisK:Check out cleanrun.com. They have a lot of good information and I use their training manuals for working my dogs at home. BTW, once you get hooked on agility....well, let's say...you'll be very busy Flippin' heck...I already am...Been looking at the Clean Run magazine subscription - any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 I get the magazine...it's expensive, but really does have alot of information. Alot of it is for the competitors in agilty. Right now, I'm a dabbler...because I don't live in an area where competing is easy. Most competitons are 6-8 hours away. But there are many good articles for the 'backyard' agility person too. As well, it's easy to read and up to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulcilama Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Thanks for that, Kris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Although I read books and subscribe to Clean Run (and take lessons and go to seminars and...), I have gotten the very greatest benefit from commercially produced videos/DVDs. If you are just starting out, I think the single best investment you could make is Greg Derrett's "Agility Foundation Training" (can be ordered here, or read more about it here under "Videos"). "Agility 101" is a cheaper way to get an intro to agility training via video, and you can watch a 5 minute montage from that video here. It's not Greg Derrett, but if you're like me you'd probably have to have been bitten by the bug before you'd see the point of shelling out for the more expensive Derrett intro (I still recommend that as the ideal starting point though). Once you are hooked, you may want to subscribe to "Agility in Motion", an incredibly well-produced bimonthly video magazine that I am completely addicted to. Learn more and view demo clips here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lylol Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I have come upon the Agility in Motion site a couple times and wondered if it would be worth the investment? How often is it updated? I train alone frequently and wondered if this might be a good addition to my resources? Lysa and Merlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Alaska, thanks for that tip on the videos. I train almost exclusively on my own...and hope some day to compete but that may be 'dreaming' 3 of the 4 dogs love playing at agility so it would be good to have some video assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I have come upon the Agility in Motion site a couple times and wondered if it would be worth the investment?I too visited the website a few times and wondered the same thing. Finally I took the plunge and ordered Issue 1. As soon as I viewed it, I immediately took out a subscription. That should tell you what kind of impression it made on me. There are at least three segments in Issue 1 that are each easily worth the price of the entire issue -- the quality of the instructional segments is very high. Order Issue 1 and see what you think. "Bimonthly" = comes out every two months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Scott Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 I, too, vote for CleanRun Magazine. If you're coming from an obedience background, Kay Guetzloff has an interesting book called SWITCHING SIDES. Barb S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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