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Published: 2011-03-16 17:42:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 773; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 10
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Description A better view of Hanna jumping the bar jump.

Just started training her with agility and so far things are going well.

What is dog agility?:

" Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs run off-leash with no food or toys as incentives, and the handler can touch neither dog nor obstacles.[1][2][3][4][5] Consequently the handler's controls are limited to voice, movement, and various body signals, requiring exceptional training of the animal and coordination of the handler.

In its simplest form, an agility course consists of a set of standard obstacles, laid out by an agility judge in a design of his or her own choosing on a roughly 100 by 100-foot (30 by 30 m) area that is made up of grass, dirt floors, or rubber mats, with numbers indicating the order in which the dog must complete the obstacles.

Courses are complicated enough that a dog could not complete them correctly without human direction. In competition, the handler must assess the course, decide on handling strategies, and direct the dog through the course, with precision and speed equally important. Many strategies exist to compensate for the inherent difference in human and dog speeds and the strengths and weaknesses of the various dogs and handlers. "

* From Wikipedia

EDIT: Photo was edited and cropped.
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Comments: 6

milkshakex3 [2012-03-06 02:47:41 +0000 UTC]

Really amazing shot!

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Keko-Illustrations [2011-03-17 13:17:03 +0000 UTC]

Nice work! What a beautiful dog she is!

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t3hsilentone In reply to Keko-Illustrations [2011-03-17 15:02:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Rikkanna [2011-03-16 18:19:00 +0000 UTC]

Excellent shot!

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t3hsilentone In reply to Rikkanna [2011-03-16 19:00:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Rikkanna In reply to t3hsilentone [2011-03-16 19:03:57 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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