AgilityIG

I made a couple more jumps for some exercises that I wanted to work on and taped it for my instructor. Vinnie is at the end - Frank is the dog that I am showing now - Robin is retired and Vinnie is just starting to work on some short sequencing.

I groomed Vinnie again today - I am really loving his lion trim. I took him down a bit shorter to get rid of some of the straglies and neaten things up.

amerique2

Very nice, Marsha! Love watching Frank, Robin and Vinnie jumping, of course, and executing the tunnel and teeter obstacles. 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?

flufflvr

looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing the clip!

AgilityIG

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.

ArreauStandardPoodle

What a wonderful job you do with your dogs. They sure love it! Vinnie is adorable in the new do.

jak

Hey, I would really love it if you could send me the plans for making jumps.
All I have at the moment are weaves poles, and some jumps would be great
I have the National Dog Show coming up, and have entered a lot of agility.. so some extra practise wouldn't go amiss!

Awesome video too. Your dogs looked great doing it
How old is Vinnie now ?

SnorPuddel

I want a big back yard so we can have an agility course to work on, we have to jump fallen trees around here

If I ever do move back to Oregon, my girlfriend who has 4 poodles has all the equipment and I can train with her !!

AgilityIG

Thanks!! Vinnie is 1 1/2 years - I don't think he'll actually be trialing until he's at least three, but he could surprise me! LOL. I'll put some jump plans together and post them.

AgilityIG

Ok - I found something MUCH better than me drawing up plans (I have NO drawing skill - I was going to have to use my Photoshop!). Here are a couple free online plans:

Camp Bandy Jump Plans

Instant Agility Jump

My jumps are most similiar to the "Instant Agility" jumps. The only difference is that I do my PVC "T"s a little differently so that my bottom bar is actually laying on the ground. Also, I do not use adjustable jump cups - I drill a hole in the upright and put 3 1/2" bolts/nuts though them so I have jumps that are more easily adjustable. Just remember when setting your jump heights (drilling the holes) to account for the extra inch to inch and a half of jump bar height.

jak

Thanks AgilityIG..
I will get to gathering materials and making them