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Originally Posted by amerique2
You say you make your jumps? It would be nice to have a practice course in the backyard for between class work. The video put in perspective Vinnie's size. How tall is he?
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It really is pretty easy to make jumps - they probably cost about $20 each to make. You just need some pvc, pvc joints, pvc glue, nuts and bolts. The only tools you need are a hack saw (I actually have Brian use the big chop saw) and a drill. If you want plans, I can draw them up and scan them for you. I paint the cross bars, but you don't have to - you could just use some tape.
All of my equipment was made by me or some talented friends (other than the tunnel and the weave pole base). If you look in the video, there is an aluminum frame for an aframe leaning up against the house - that's my next project (my old aframe died
)! Next summer, the dogwalk will probably have to be replaced/remodeled. It's an accumulation of over 15 years of doing agility. You can do great stuff with pvc
I could not do agility without having some practice equipment - a few jumps, weaves and a tunnel at least. Clean Run sells some premade equipment if you don't want to make your own.
Clean Run Agility Equipment
Their "Ready Jumps" and "Pac n Go" tunnels are nice. I have a friend that shows a poodle in Chicago and she uses these a lot. If I had all the money in the world, I would just order pre made equipment.
Vinnie's AKC height card says he is 17 7/8" tall. So he's a nice compact size.