Yacket's Mum Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I am entering our frist ever jumpers trial with my greyhound in Jan and I was hoping someone has some old or new layouts that we can practice at home! Also do they use the barrel tunnel with the floopy end? I don't have one of those but have a proper tunnel and he has no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyValley Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 http://agilitycoursemaps.com/ Great site, lots of courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yacket's Mum Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 Thankyou for your help. I will set up a few of there layouts to give him some experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Hi Yacket's Mum You don't say if you normally get to practice on a cloth tunnel? I would just modify the one you have. Close your tunnel up so it is short and put different things over the end. My small girl found cloth tunnels a bit daunting to push thru so at her first trial didn't like the tunnel. So I went home and put a soft cloth, then a blanket and finally a piece of tarp with a blanket for weight. And a grey hound is taller so it would be understandable if he found a cloth tunnel a bit cramped. Good luck in Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yacket's Mum Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 Thanks Skip. We have only had a few lessons in our club and he did go though the cloth tunnel with no problems if he didn't bang his head on the drum first! Hubby has built me all the agility equipement to practise at home cause had gets the zoomies at the club and you can't teach him anything. He still dose zoomies at home but is much better and he gets the jumping now. I have a proper club tunnel but didn't want to have to buy the cloth one as well but if I need to I will, but I liked your idea. Might buy a sheet and sew it together and zip tye it to the tunnel! I hope to also so agility next year but we are struggling with the weave poles. He can do everything else including the seesaw but the weaves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 You could also buy a big plastic garbage bin & cut the end off & attach the sheet on 1 end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Hi again Yacket's Mum I did wonder about zoomies but only as I do see another lady compete with her lovely greyhound locally.The dog is more laid back and reserved. But it makes me smile when during a agility run the dog gets more excited and starts doing little zoomies. It may not be so funny to the owner but I wish my dogs enjoyed it that much. They do well the times I have seen them. I just taped my tarp together to let them get the idea but after the initial times they are fine with the cloth tunnel and I never did it again. Just going thru one at training and thru every different one we could find did the trick. In fact my little girl was charging madly thru a cloth tunnel at training last week and I was thinking it is maybe becoming her fave item. And I found weave was the biggest thing to try and get. When I had no club handy I tried a few ways to teach weaving. Lately I moved to a place where training was available. I was taught the Susan Garrettt 2 x 2 method and with one dog this is looking a sucess. But I just couldn't seem to get my chi x to go ahead without me. I think our agility career is limited and decided to try another method from a Clean Run mag with her. She is getting there but it is slow going and will never be as accurate or fast as the other dog. But I think this method ( said to be for "pigs fly " dogs) will be more suited to her. Have fun with your training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smisch Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I will make sure to bring you a few of our past layouts from ADAC and Syndey ANKC... I'm gonna have to get myself into gear and get denver working hard so that he may actually run.. lol we'll be team zoomie that day.. Biscuit and Denver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 The greyhound that trains at my club and trials does the zoomies sometimes Very entertaining to watch but must be frustrating for the owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yacket's Mum Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Thanks for your wonderful replies. I am not so much worried about the zoomies it is the recall when zoomies is in play and with no recall there is potential for splat! as there is no fences at the trial. (wish I could bring my own fence) Biscuit is only 18months old so he is full of himself and not at all yet the layed back greyhound most people know. I will be having some wonderful friends come with me at the trail who will also be trialing and they are also going to be spotters for me if he decideds to do the zoomies they are on hand to grab him. I do love him doing zoomies when it is in an inclosed area, he is stunning to watch and quick but yes it is frustrating when you spend 8months in class 2 of obeidence cause you have no recall..........He is the entertainment in our club that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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