Equipment?
I'm looking for some advice on some agility equipment to have in the yard. Does anyone have a recommendation for a starter kit? Do all the chutes come in the same size? I think quality would be an important factor since my pooches are a variety of sizes and activity levels. They have several games of hide and seek, tag and catch me if you can that they have worked out and I think adding an obsticle course would greatly enhance their fun (and my chances at training one of them)! There seems to be a very wide variety of prices. Thanks, Brenda |
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| Got a hack saw? Alot of those things look to be easy to replicate with PVC pipe, a saw, appropriate PVC glue and fittings.
Tunned could be a box with end removed to start the training to pass thru. Are you going to take lessons? That would be a good way to judge your dog's enthusiasm and also for you to learn commands and movements. |
| Lessons? I don't know where in Fargo I'd find such a thing. But that would be a blast! You guys are just going to have to talk me through it best you can. And maybe a book or two. It's quite possible that Shirley is one of 2 adult sheepies in our area and now 2 friends have pups. Maybe we should start our own training club!
Brenda |
Oh, I forgot!  Well, you aren't entirely out in the woods, er grain fields, there are some places to call and inquire.
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| Sunny/Lucali has one of those agility in a bag thingies I think. Maybe she can comment. Anything that can survive more than five minutes with Luca has got to be reasonably sturdy!
Me, I'm also more of the make-it-yourself type of person. Here's one pretty simple obstacle to make: the pause table. There are many different ways to make one, mind you. Some of them much simpler than this. But this one held up for 7 years, including being chewed on by several litters of puppies, in addition to surviving Wisconsin winters outside, so I'm sticking with it. The pics are before I put the non skid surface on the top (I use simple paint with play sand sprinkled into it, let it dry, brush off excess, paint over, repeat several times till I have a not-so-slick surface. There are many and I'm sure better ways to do this, but it's worked for me, so I stick with it kind of thing. In fact, that's what I'm working on this afternoon. Table base out of PVC. The legs are cut to make the table 16" high, but since at least one of my dogs measures over 22" at the withers (he of the dingle-but-no-more-dangles variety) I also have other PVC legs that I can slip in that will bring the table up to 24". But you can make it as low or high as you want. 
The top of the table seen from underneath (it's just 3' x 3' piece of treated plywood - the thicker the better!!! with a frame of 2 x4s attached (note that those are painted a contrasting color. This is supposed to help the dog) 
Ready to put the table top onto the base: 
And, finally: 
Just a suggestion. Kristine |
| Kristine, that a nice looking table. BTW, if I need a plumber can I call you? |
George wrote: Kristine, that a nice looking table. BTW, if I need a plumber can I call you?
Thanks, George. I love making things like that. And of course you can call me will your plumbing questions.. Will I be able to help? Doubt it!
A friend actually designed that table for me (and he had brace supports that I left out for ease of moving it - I did make them so I can add if needed, but this is easier). The table was my first piece of agility equipment (not counting the broom stick propped up on overturned buckets  ) That was also my first exposure to the power of PVC 
After that I started making my own trips to the plumbing section of the closest hardware store. I was on a first name basis with the gentleman in charge. He was a wonderfully innovative man who loved to think of ways to improve my projects, once I got past my first stuttering explanation that I was building toys for my dogs 
Kristine |
| I've made jumps etc all available on line plans. the secret is a tool the sell in Home Depot (probably elsewhere too) that looks like a wrench and cuts PVC pipe - very cool and easy to user. |
| Of forgot about that tool. It is neat, but I broke ours. Back to hack saw.
If you ever played with Tinker Toys or Lincoln Logs, PVC is the grown up version! Once it's all cut and fit properly, glue together. Or you can drill holes in side and inset small screws for disassembly. Kristine, love the table and the color paint. |
SheepieBoss wrote: Of forgot about that tool. It is neat, but I broke ours. Back to hack saw.
If you ever played with Tinker Toys or Lincoln Logs, PVC is the grown up version! Once it's all cut and fit properly, glue together. Or you can drill holes in side and inset small screws for disassembly. Kristine, love the table and the color paint. ahh glue or screws - guess you don't enjoy constantly putting the little feet back on the jump as much as I do  |
| now this looks like fun..and even if we don't get our OES just yet, I could always let the ponies play...maybe |
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