Excelling at Dog Agility: Book 3 : Advanced Skills Training (Excelling at Dog Agility)

Excelling at Dog Agility: Book 3 : Advanced Skills Training (Excelling at Dog Agility)

Excelling at Dog Agility: Book 3 : Advanced Skills Training (Excelling at Dog Agility) Excelling at Dog Agility - Book 3: Advanced Skills Training

� Illustrates how to isolate and train many of the higher-level skills necessary to successfully compete at the most advanced levels of competition.

� Describes how to strengthen and maintain existing skills for attaining fast and reliable performances in the agility ring.

� Provides in-depth answers to commonly asked questions in a helpful Problem Solving appendix.

� Is the perfect companion to Competitive Agility Training with Jane Simmons-Moake, Tape 3: Advanced Skills Training � Named Best Video of the Year by the Dog Writers' Association of America.
Customer Review: Your dog is sure to excel at agility with this book!
The 3rd book in the Excelling at Dog Agility can be described with one word: FANTASTIC!

Simmons-Moake wastes no time getting into the good stuff, and starts out this very advanced book with advancing your weave-pole skills. She covers difficult and "impossible" weave entries and how to train them the right way... and succeed! Moving on to the pause table in the next chapter, she explains the concepts behind a perfect pause table performance, namely teaching your dog to "grip the table," get an immediate sit/down, and correct the perpetually sliding pooch.

Other than the weaves and table, the rest of the book really focuses on the handler and developing his/her skills. Learn to "layer" courses designed to trip you up (literally!), perform precise pinwheels and super serpentine sequences. Improve your distance handling with this book, so that gambles are no longer a gamble!

Some really great things about this book:
· Extremely advanced skill taught in an understandable way
· Home practice tips and exercises
· A section on evaluating your handling and training skills, and addressing the dog who is "over drilled"
· The MOST helpful Problem Q&A section I have ever seen for problems ranging from the dog being too fast/slow to control issues and more!

Though this book is definitely not for the beginner and will probably require a professional instructor's guidance, it is a great way to increase your knowledge on the subject and improve your handling skills. Like the two previous books, this is an THE way to achieve excellence, yet a very enjoyable read. Kudos to Jane Simmons-Moake for creating the best books on dog agility out there!