When To Start Agility Training With Your Puppy: Insights From A World Champion #277

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When is the right time to start agility training with your puppy? That's a popular question I receive, and I'm sure other world champions also get asked!  So, to answer, I’m covering everything you need to know about starting agility with a puppy, including the most important factor, and when and how I begin training. Even if you don't do agility, what I'm sharing can apply to a wide range of activities we enjoy with dogs, including being amazing members of our family.

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In this episode you’ll hear:

 

• When to consider starting agility training with your puppy, beyond growth plates.
• The factors I consider before starting a puppy in agility. 
• How to create success, safely and fun for agility puppies.
• About the physical and mental readiness needed for agility obstacles.
• The four R’s - Relationship, Recalls, Retrieve, Reinforcement Zone.
• What’s important about agility handling, verbal cues and discriminations.
• How to use jump grids and fitness exercises to prepare your puppy.
• My personal experiences with my own agility dogs as puppies.
• Why I love forest fitness for a puppy's development.
• How to manage the intensity and frequency of agility training for puppies.

 

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Susan Garrett’s Agility Cues eBook - http://dogsthat.com/agility-cues/

 

Resources:

 

1. Podcast Episode 186: 2 Types Of Connection With Dogs: Dog Agility And Daily Life Case Studies - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/186/
2. YouTube Video: Understanding Your Dog's Reinforcement Zone (RZ) with Susan Garrett   - https://youtu.be/OaUAScgaFAg?si=OKGOlAB1pqGU60ap
3. YouTube Playlist: Exercising Your Dog's Body and Mind: Tips and Games with Susan Garrett - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy1ISzbaoCNh0NyLg3qgDG58
4. Podcast Episode 203: Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Finding Resiliency For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 1 - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/203/
5. Podcast Episode 204: Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 2 - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/204/
6. Podcast Episode 206: First Dog Agility Competition: Creating Joy For This! By Maximizing Reinforcement - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/206/
7. Podcast Episode 114: Dog Agility Training: 3 Big Mistakes All Dog Owners Should Avoid - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/114/
8. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube  - https://youtu.be/kMJ0e7HYvPk