Being able to send your dog to tunnels sets you up for down-course handling. It also means you don’t have to try to outrun your dog as he tears through a tunnel. These sequences will give you some practice sending your dog to tunnels. Pay special attention to where you’d like to be when your dog exits the tunnel.

Look at the line you will be running and the patterns. There’s a jump box (3 jumps and a tunnel), a pinwheel, and a ragged line of possible serpentine jumps.

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Jump boxes offer a great way to practice specific agility skills with your dog: They’re ideal for small spaces and for those that have minimal equipment. They’re inherently flexible—you can tweak to your heart’s delight, whether it be setting bars low for a puppy, or setting a greater challenge for your dog and yourself by changing the angle of one … Read More

Straight tunnels always add the element of speed to a dog’s run; often you can’t outrun a dog in a straight tunnel, so you have to come up with other handling options. These exercises feature a tunnel that “gets in the way” of where you’re going. Having to negotiate wings instead of wingless jumps also makes things harder. You can … Read More