Agility
Are you fast enough to handle a running dogwalk? Check out this new tool and see.
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Here are a few examples of applying a Running Dogwalk Calculator (RDC) score to course situations. For a basic explanation of how to use the Running Dogwalk Calculator and to down load a free copy see the RDC page. What Does my RDC Score Mean on Course? In simple terms, your RDC score tells you [...]
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How Fast Do You Need To Be To Effectively Handle a Running Dogwalk? Many people are considering training running contacts with their upcoming agility prospects. While a running A-frame seems manageable for most handlers, a running dogwalk is a very different thing. The very fast dogs are doing running dogwalks in the range of 1.4-1.7 [...]
Kristin Cowell has been training running-contacts with her Golden Retriever Rue since March of this Year. Kristin’s blog — Tails of Gold — is nicely categorized so it is easy to find all of the appropriate posts. Simply click on running contacts in the categories list on the right hand panel of her blog and [...]
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The FCI Agility World Championships had a very interesting closing sequence in the Large Dog Team Agility (Standard) course, especially for handlers with a running dogwalk.
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New video running contact training videos from Nina Mayer and Jay.
Wendy Pendleton has some video of her training process with her awesome Golden Retriever, Cheetah. Wendy is training a running A-Frame using Rachel Sanders box method. The videos are on her YouTube Channel. I’ve created a playlist of them for easy viewing but I’m sure more will be added to her Channel as time goes [...]
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A collection of Blogs, Diaries and Sequential Videos that show the process of training running-contacts over time. You can see the process in action and learn about the difficulties that can be encountered while training. The links on this page are trainers who are (or appear to be) using Silvia Trkman’s running-contact training method. Daisy [...]
Welcome to Running-Contacts.com Running-Contacts.com is a resource for anyone who is interested in running contacts for agility. If you are currently training running contacts on an A-Frame, a Dogwalk, or both, you should find lots of resources here to help you. If you are wondering whether running contacts are right for your dog you will [...]