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All about Agility

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Would you like to build a better bond with your dog? Make new friends? Travel to new places? Accept new challenges? You can do it all through the sport of agility. Agility blends desire, control training and athletic ability into a rip-roaring good time. All healthy dogs can enjoy agility work, releasing their energy constructively and learning how to be under control even when they're in high spirits. All About Agility explains how to get involved in this exciting canine sport, including training tips for every challenge on the course.

Learn how the sport has evolved, how the courses differ in different organizations and what the rules and titles are. Find out what to expect at a competition and how to prepare. Get training tips from the top pros, including:
  • Stuart Mah, S. Shane McConnell, Harry and Pat Guticz, Mike Bond, and Richard Budny

The Revised Edition includes the new AKC Jumpers With Weaves classes, revised USDAA jump heights and all the latest information on the fastest-growing sport in the canine world.

"Written in an easily readable, upbeat style, this book has much to offer both the agility novice and the experienced competitor…Chances are you will be tempted to start out as soon as you can with your own agility star." —AKC Gazette

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Book details

Author
Jacqueline O'Neil
Imprint
Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
Published
Formats
Paperback, Hardcover
Subjects
Pets › Dogs › Training & Showing
ISBN-13
9781620457610 (Paperback)9781620458068 (Hardcover)

About the author

JACQUELINE O'NEIL is the author of more than a dozen books and several hundred magazine articles on animal care and training. Her books include All About Agility, The Ultimate American Pit Bull Terrier, and Second Start: Creative Rehoming for Dogs.

O'Neil is a graduate of the University of Florida and served as the Performance columnist for the AKC Gazette. She is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, the National League of American Pen Women, and the Dog Writers Association of America, where she served two terms as a director.

When she’s not writing, O'Neil is an active dog breeder and trainer who has shown her own dogs to top awards in conformation and obedience competition.

Jacqueline and her husband, Tom, a wildlife photographer, travel North America in a motor home.

Format: Paperback