JL and I did some agility work after a quick run to the Port Orange City Center. In the video you can see us “hupping” on to an obstacle about shoulder height high. We did this a number of times. Each time I worked to changing the exercise just slightly to add new angle of attack and a different type of stress. If you’re interested in why that’s important, you can read more about it here in this article.
When you’re training your dog, you want to strive to be able to send your dog from out of position. What this means is basically not having to use a lead or to have to stand directly next to your dog in order for them to be obedient. It doesn’t take much work to lead them to the obstacle and encourage them to jump up. What takes practice and repetition is going away from your dog and having them go to the correct obstacle.
At the start of the video we warm up with me directing the dog with the lead. Towards the end of the video you can see change position from being directly next to the dog to diagonal in relation to the obstacle. Start small and work your way up.
Hopefully you enjoyed this agility video that gives a quick glimpse into the athletic ability of the Dutch Shepherd breed.
