Course Setting and Equipment Information for Agility Ring Rental
Agility course setting philosophy
We set two agility courses each week that cater to a variety of skill levels. The green cones denote the Novice level courses (easier), and the yellow cones denote the Masters level courses (harder). Agility course maps are distributed via our Facebook group, so if you haven’t already make sure to join!
You may reposition and adjust jumps to modify the challenge for your dog, so long as they are returned to their original location.
How you can move the jumps
We place tape below the cups on jumps to mark to where they should be returned if they are moved.
Black tape marking the correct location of jump wings
How to adjust the obstacles
Weaves: We have channel weaves that can be secured and/or loosened. To do so, lift up the individual poles and you can twist the white-ish cylindrical piece to tighten/loosen the sliders.
The cylindrical pieces can be twisted to lock / loosen the sliders
Seesaw/teeter: the seesaw can easily be slid around to wherever you want it, just move it back when you’re done. The height can easily be adjusted by just lifting the knob on the base, so long as it’s returned to full height once you’re done. Check out this video by Galican to see how to raise and lower the seesaw.
To adjust the Galican seesaw, pull on the knob and slide the base to your desired height
A-frame: if the A-frame is out, it can be raised and lowered via the carabiners marked with tags. (This is usually a 2-3 person job). The a-frame should be returned to 5’6” when you are done.
Dog walk: Always be sure to practice safe dog walk entries! (Read: straight). The DW can also be lowered, but unless you are already confident in how to raise and lower it, please contact us first (and it will need to be returned to full height once you’re done).
Tire / long jump: These often don’t make it onto the courses because they aren’t quite as versatile, but they’re off to the side and you can bring them in to practice (and you probably guessed it - just move them back off the course once you’re done). To adjust these obstacles:
Tire: There are two twistable knobs on each leg. The lower knob controls up to 14”, and the upper knob controls up to 24”. You may need to un-velcro the protective sleeve to access the lower knob.
Long jump: in general the distance between the front of the first unit and the back of the last unit should be double your dog’s jump height (e.g. for a dog that jumps 20”, you would have 40” between the units). 2 units are used for 8 & 12”, 3 for 16”, 4 for 20”, and all 5 units for 22” & 24”
Galican long jump set for 16”
And that’s about it! If you have any questions about renting the facility or how to use equipment contact us at woof@canineathletics.co
Happy practicing!
