Buying A Pause Table

[nikivds]

Hey all,

I am looking to buy a pause table for my backyard agility course, doesn't necessarily have to be adjustable as long as it is ok for a 300 dog. If anyone knows where I could get one, preferably for around $100 or less, that would be great!

Thanks

[kelpiechick]

Anyone with very basic carpentry skills could make you one - and I mean basic, my OH made 2 up for me for when I begin seesaw training with my youngest dog, sorry I can't add photos as I am using them in the Foundation class I teach and have left them down at club. But after watching him do it, I think I could just about tackle it myself next time. Basically the only thing you need is someone with a drill.

We used a piece of outdoor exterior ply for the top - think it was 12mm thick?

Cut it ourselves into app. 1m X1m but somewhere like Bunnings will cut it for you if you need them to.

OH glued and screwed offcuts of decking all around the edge to give it some stability and then also used offcuts of decking for the legs, which are non-adjustable. Glued and screwed these on as well.

Then I sanded the edges (you can do it by hand as it will only have minimal 'roughness' from where it was cut) and threw some sand into the paint I used and mixed it together and painted the top. Also filled the screw holes with the sand mixture and that seems to have worked. Only took one afternoon to make.

It has had all size dogs on it weekly in class since Feb. and is holding up fine. Probably cost around $40 to $50 when you factor in the cost of the paint, screws and glue, etc. Think the piece of board was around $35.

[Aussienot]

I am possibly the least handy person I know and I managed to make one. Very similar to the way Kelpie Chick did. Use standard sizes and get the lumber store to cut it for you. Only thing I added was corner braces underneath because my dog was kamikazi on agility equipment. It's still standing and stable and square five years on. So give it a go, you might surprise yourself.

[Aidan]

A couple of old pallets, nail the top one to the bottom one. Very agricultural.

[Gspsplease]

Hi, for our fun (ie not serious competition) agility class, I bought a coffee table at a garage sale for $5, painted the top and covered the top with dry sand, then shook off the surplus sand after an hour or so. The result is a very sturdy table with non-slide surface. For a 300 dog you might need to shorten the legs of the table. This would be a minimal effort piece of equipment -- you might eventually decide you don't really need a pause table at home, just use one regularly at training as I do.

good luck.

[murve]

hi there, I used an old card table, cut down the legs to 300mm for our Pappys

[Cairo1]

Hey!! You could go to St Vinnies or the Salvos and buy an old coffee table or something?? Then cut the legs to the height you desire!! Too easy!!

In fact! You might even find some other 'useful' doggy equipment there too!! Good luck

Cairo1