num_pages: 192
description: Dog Agility is undeniably America's fastest growing dog sport. Enthusiasts will tell you that it's simply the most fun you can have with your dog! Today, agility trials are regularly featured on television channels such as Animal Planet, ESPN, and Outdoor Life. As a result of this growing visibility, more and more people are being bitten by the agility bug. Jane Simmons-Moake's highly acclaimed three-book series entitled Excelling at Dog Agility provides a wealth of information to satisfy the needs of both newcomers to the sport and experienced agility enthusiasts. Book 1: Obstacle Training, Book 2: Sequence Training, and Book 3: Advanced Skills Training provide detailed, state-of-the-art instruction in a clear, easy-to-understand format.The first book of the series, Excelling at Dog Agility - Book 1: Obstacle Training. 
  
    Provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for training your dog to master each agility obstacle with safety, fun, and competitive excellence in mind. 
   Includes important principles for building a happy and successful working relationship with your dog, as well as a solid foundation for all of your agility training. 
   Focuses on setting high standards and getting it right from the start so that no retraining will be necessary later down the road. 
   Is the perfect companion to Competitive Agility Training with Jane Simmons-Moake, Tape 1: Obstacle Training - Named Best Video of the Year by the Dog Writers' Association of America. 
 About the Author Jane Simmons-Moake is one of the world's foremost agility trainers. A top-winning competitor, veteran judge, and award-winning author, Jane runs one of the nation's most successful agility training organizations, FlashPaws Agility Training Center in Houston, Texas.A popular seminar leader in the U.S. and abroad, Jane has also competed internationally as a member of the 1996 and 1997 U.S. World Championship Agility Teams.Jane's unique background combines over 20 years of competitive dog training success in a wide variety of dog sports with M.S. and Ed.S. degrees in Instructional Technology - the study of designing training programs that really work. As a result, Jane's books and videos have long been considered by many to be "the bible" of serious agility enthusiasts.
language: English
title: Excelling at Dog Agility, Book 1: Obstacle Training
titlecomplete: Excelling at Dog Agility, Book 1: Obstacle Training (Excelling at Dog Agility)
genres: Dogs
ratings_count: 17
publisher: FlashPaws Productions