Dog Agility Starter KitSet-Up & Usage Instructions and Game Rules

Virtually every breed and person can partici-pate in and have great fun with this Dog Agility Starter Kit!

Easy to put together portable and lightweightkit. All obstacles designed with safety in mind.

For one or more dogs (and their owners) *

This kit is a great way to get startedin the most popular dog sport that hasbeen growing by leaps and boundsover the last the few years!

Starter Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Assembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Game Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11

* Requires an enclosed grass area for set-up and play.

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Dog Agility Starter Kit Contents

Course obstacles are packaged individually in plasticbags with all parts necessary for assembly. Instructionsfor setting up each obstacle follow this page spread.Please do an inspection of all parts before assembling.

Contents: Pause Box, Weave Poles, Open Tunnel, HighJump, Start/Finish Line, Stop Watch, Award Ribbons,Training Tips Sheet.

Do not return to store or place of purchase for replace-ment parts. If you are missing anything please call oremail us for a replacement part at 1-800-477-5735US only, call 714-841-1950 outside USA or email:info@kyjen.com

High Jump

2 - crossbar supports

3 - pole joints

6 - 18" plastic pole sections

Open Tunnel

2 - pole stakes

4 - metal stakes

1 - open tunnel (collapsed and tied)

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See included training tips bookletfor instruction on training yourdog to run the course.

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Stop Watch

Do not return to store or place of purchase for replacement parts.

If you are missing anything please callor email us for a replacement part.

1-800-477-5735 (US only)1-714-841-1950 (outside US)

email: info@kyjen.com

Weave Poles

12 - 18" plastic pole sections

1 - 14' webbing strip with grommets

Start/Finish Line

Pause Box

6 - pole stakes

2 - metal stakes

4 - metal stakes

4 - 2' webbing strips with grommets

2 - metal stakes

1- stopwatch

3 - award ribbons for1st, 2nd, 3rd place

1 - 2' webbing strip withstart/finish printed on it.

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Weave Pole Assembly

Take plastic pole joiner and placebetween two 18" plastic polepieces to make one large 36"pole. Take plastic pole stake andinsert into one pole end (figure 1a).

Take plastic pole stake and insertinto one pole end (figure 2a).

Repeat to assemble six completepoles with stakes (figure 3a).

Unfold 14' webbing strip (figure 4a) place on the ground in position.Hold webbing strip in place by placing metal stake (figure 5a) in grommet holes at end of webbing strip. Drive each of the six poles(figure 3a) with stakes into the center six grommet holes.

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High Jump Assembly

Assemble two sets of poles with stakes in thesame manner as the weave poles on page 3.

Slide a crossbar support (figure 1b) down eachpole at the same height suitable for dog.

Assemble crossbar with plastic pole joiner andand two 18" plastic pole pieces

Place support stakes inthe ground approximatelythe width of the remainingcrossbar.

Lay crossbar across supports(figure 2b). Place high jump indirection that will allow thecrossbar to fall off if hit by dogwhile jumping (see arrowabove in figure 3b).

Untie tunnel and unfurl ontoground. There are four sup-port flaps along the bottomof the tunnel (figure 1c). Placea metal stake (figure 2c)through the grommet tosecure tunnel to the ground(figure 3c).

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Open Tunnel Assembly

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Stop Watch Instructions

Award RibbonsA set of three ribbons (1st, 2nd,3rd) are included to enhanceplay. Awards are not affiliatedwith any organization.

To function as a stop watch, the watch must be in stop watch mode.There are four modes: time, stop watch, set time, reset seconds) Press the buttonlabeled MODE (figure 1f) on the lower right to cycle through the modes.Stop Watch mode appears when Su Fr Sa days begin flashing (figure 2f).

Press the top left button labeled LAP/RESET when thetimer is stopped to reset the stop watch to 0:00. Tostart the stop watch press the top right buttonlabeled START/STOP. Pressing this button again willstop the timer. If you press the LAP/RESET when thetimer is running, it will temporarily show the timewhen the button was pressed while the timer contin-ues running unshown. Pressing LAP/RESET again willshow the timer again.

If you wish to use the stop watch as a clock, cycle through the modesuntil the hour flashes and you are in set time mode. Note: If the clockalarm is set (a bell appears in the LCD) turn this off by pressing bothtop buttons simultaneously.

Training Tips BookletFor tips on training yourdog to run the course,see the included trainingtips booklet.

Pause Box Assembly

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Place the four 2' webbing strips (figure 1d)in a square (figure 2d) on the ground sothat the grommet holes at the end ofeach webbing strip line up. Drive ametal stake (figure 3d) into each of thefour corners to secure the pause box.

Secure 2' webbing start/finish strip(figure 1e) to the ground by driving ametal stake (figure 2e) into each end.

2' webbing strips with grommets at ends

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Start/Finish Line Assembly

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Dog Agility Game Rules

What is Dog Agility?

An agility course is like an amusement park foryour dog. The dog takes quest from a handler tomake his way through an obstacle course whileracing against the clock or other dogs.

For beginner dogs or as a practice course foradvanced dogs already involved in dog agilitycompetitions.

A great way to get started in the most popular dogsport that has been growing by leaps and boundsover the last few years!

Benefits of Play

Enhance your dog’s natural abilities as theymaneuver their way through an obstacle courseguided by a handler. Provides quality exercise andgreatly enhances the relationship and bondbetween dog and human.

Keeps your dogs senses sharpened, their bodyproperly exercised and their brain occupied.

Unlike many other dog sports and competitiveactivities, dog agility is relatively easy to learn andmost dogs can do well and have fun with a mini-mum of training.

Object of the Game

For the dog with handler to master or completethe course obstacles successfully with out commit-ting fouls. Beat personal best time if competingalone or have the fastest time of the group if com-peting with other dogs.

A. Practice and TrainingB. Order of ObstaclesC. Penalties/FaultsD. Winners/How to win

1. How to Play

2. How to Maneuver througheach Obstacle

3. Levels of Play

A. Start/Finish LineB. High JumpC. Open TunnelD. Weave PolesE. Pause Box

A. BeginnerB. IntermediateC. Advanced

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1. How to PlayA. Practice and Training

Your dog won’t be able to run the course per-fectly the first time you try. A Training Tipssheet is included.

B. Order of Obstacles

There is no specific order in which each obstacleshould be set-up. Set up in an order which fitsyour yard or space available for the kit and alsoin a manner which you think would be best foryour dog or all dogs competing.

No leashes are allowed when maneuvering theobstacles (except during the learning and train-ing process (see training tips).

As your dog becomes more skilled maneuveringthe obstacles, you can vary the order of set-up.In agility competitions, no course is ever set upthe same.

C. Penalties/Faults

Penalties can be used for missed or foulingobstacles when more than one dog is completingagainst each other for the best time. Based onthe amount of time it takes the dogs to completethe course, you can create your own time penal-ty rules for missed or incorrectly maneuveredobstacles. For example, if it takes dogs an aver-age of forty seconds to complete the course youcan add on a five second foul for each fault ormissed obstacle.

D. Winners/How to win

You can have an initial goal of just completingthe course.

You can then record the time it takes to com-plete the course and try to better your best time.

Finally, you can compete against other dogs andtry to place first, second or third.

Open Tunnel

High Jump

Pause Box

Start/Finish Line

Weave Poles

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A typical course set-up. Individual obstacle instructions are on the next pages.

See included training tips booklet for specific ways totrain your dog to Maneuver the obstacles successfully.

2. How to Maneuver through each Obstacle

A. Start/Finish Line

This is what you’ll use as thestarting and finishing point foryour course.

B. High Jump

The height will vary according to yourdogs shoulder height and also ability tojump and clear the hurdle. Start low andadjust the level up according to your dogssuccess and ability. You can mark yourdogs highest jumps with a marker or tape,this will also help you know where to startthe next time you set up the course.

C. Open Tunnel

The dog must simply run through thetunnel at the fastest possible speed.

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E. Pause Box

This test a dogs ability to be undercontrol at any time, even whenexcited. The dog must be fullyinside the box (if the dog is too bigto fit inside completely, being inthe center of the box is sufficient)without moving for five seconds.

D. Weave Poles

These test a dogs precision. Yourdog must start at one end, enterto the right of the pole with headfocused straight ahead and thenweave back and forth througheach of the poles while huggingthe center line.

Note: Of all the obstacles, weavepoles are probably the most diffi-cult for dogs to master andrequire lots of practice.

A. Beginner

1. Learn and practice maneuvering through each obstacle

2. Practice maneuvering slowly through the course

3. Time your dog maneuvering through the course (you caninitially leave out any obstacles not yet mastered)

4. Try to beat your dogs best time maneuvering through thecourse

B. Intermediate

1. Timing your dog through the course

2. Compete with other dogs (calculate timesand add penalties for missed obstacles).Provide awards to winners if desired.

3. Have a dog agility party with awardsand prizes to winning dogs

C. Advanced

1. Use your DogGames™ Dog Agility Kit as a great tool forbackyard and park practice in order to prepare your dogfor real dog agility competitions.

2. Contact a dog agility trainer or dog agility club in yourarea. See list of resources at back of training tips booklet.

3. Buy other DogGames™ Dog Agility obstacles.

3. Levels of Play

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