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At Carlson Agility, we can provide you with any type of agility equipment you might need. This includes K9 training equipment and our K9 equipment is the same type of equipment used to train police dogs and military working dogs. This equipment can be used to train working dogs, but…

Every piece of dog agility equipment can be fun, but there’s just something amazing about watching a dog zip through the weave poles. Perhaps we handlers love to watch dogs complete the weaves because we know how difficult it is for dogs to learn this skill. While it takes some…

Just about every dog loves zipping through an agility tunnel. Even if their first impression of the tunnel is a bit less than enthusiastic, teaching your furry friend to go through a dog agility tunnel is usually one of the easier tasks in the agility world. Still, it’s not just…

Stuck in quarantine with no idea how to fill your days? This is an ideal time to get out there and teach your dog some cool agility tricks. Not only will you and your dog enjoy some fresh air and bonding, using the tire jump, weaves, teeters and other agility…

The pause table might not be the most interesting component on the agility course, but the skills you teach whilst your dog is on the pause table are some of the most crucial skills we ever teach our dogs – to sit, stay and go down. These three skills, if…

If you have been using dog agility equipment and you are about ready to turn your attention toward competition, you have several organizations to consider. The American Kennel Club (AKC), United Kennel Club (UKC), Canine Performance Events (CPE) and the North American Dog Agility Council (NADAC) are just a few…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that teaching dogs how to use weave poles is almost as challenging as quantum physics. Ok, that’s probably an exaggeration, but weaves are tough pieces of dog agility equipment to master. Though we’ve written about weaves before, we constantly are asked for weave tips,…

Some people get started with dog agility with the goal of competition in mind. For others, they focus on the fun and bonding aspects of agility. Either way, if your dog is handling all of the typical agility obstacles with ease, you might be thinking about the competition circuit. Is…

If you are just diving into the agility world and getting those paws wet so to speak, you might be a bit overwhelmed and not quite where to start your training. The good news is that you can start with just about obstacles, from jumps to items such as the…

Agility jumps are a funny thing. Dogs love them, and, initially, getting a dog over that first single jump is a fairly easy task. But when you start increasing the difficulty, the dog agility jump can become a bit trickier. Check out a few of our easy training tips and…