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The intermediate's guide to dog agility take your game to the next level

"In this indispensable new volume, The Intermediate's Guide to Dog Agility builds on the beginner skills and prepares dogs and their human partners for the next challenge in this exciting and rewarding sport. More than 200 full-color photographs and maps explain and show specific skills like front a...

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Main Author: Leach, Laurie
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Neptune City, NJ : T.F.H. Publications, c2010.
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Dogs > Agility trials.
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Summary:"In this indispensable new volume, The Intermediate's Guide to Dog Agility builds on the beginner skills and prepares dogs and their human partners for the next challenge in this exciting and rewarding sport. More than 200 full-color photographs and maps explain and show specific skills like front and rear crosses, lateral distance, serpentines, shoulder pulls, and speed changes. The positive, reward-based training techniques explain in detail how to handle longer sequences, manage nerves in the agility ring, help memorize courses, and use signals and body language for effective communication with your dog. Packed with useful, practical tips for success on the competitive agility circuit and guidelines for solving intermediate training challenges, The Intermediate's Guide to Dog Agility Training will help you gain the skills and confidence you need to succeed with your dog."--From publisher's website.
Physical Description:255 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-245) and index.
ISBN:9780793806379 (alk. paper)
0793806372 (alk. paper)
Author Notes:Laurie Leach is an agility competitor on the local and national level and teaches agility from beginning to advanced levels. Known for keeping instruction both simple and fun, Laurie has built a devoted following of students and readers. Laurie's first book, The Beginner's Guide to Dog Agility, laid the groundwork for many students' agility careers. She has also competed in obedience trials and raced sled dogs. Laurie lives in Windsor, California.

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