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 Great info. February 17, 2006
Sheena Webb
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book gave a great background of the sport of agility. As someone who is new to the sport, I appreciated the simple ideas and descriptions on how to get started.
 Excellent introduction and resource November 21, 2005
Debbie the Book Devourer (Waltham, MA USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book introduces us to all aspects of dog agility training and competing and reminds us that the whole purpose is to have fun with our dogs!
The book takes us through care and feeding of our canine companions, how to assess whether our dogs would be well suited for agility (reminding us to love them nonetheless if they're not), how we must begin with basic obedience, how to train on each obstacle, how to put it all together, how to get help, how to make our own obstacles, what the rules of the various associations are, and much, much more. It's all illustrated with very apt full-color photos that are actually helpful in showing what the author is describing. And of course, lots and lots of resources are listed, from books and contact lists to websites.
At times the text seemed to be repetitive, but not so much that I'd dock it a star. I read this from the library, but if our athletic and energetic puppy turns out to like agility training, I might just have to break down and buy it!
Best Beginner Agility Book Out There For Those Who Compete December 11, 2004
Margaret H. Bonham (Montana, USA)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Of course, I'm biased, I'm the author. I wrote this book because I was frustrated with the books that were available in dog agility at the time. None showed you how to get your dog over a dog walk or really showed you what a swing plank was. What's more, the books that were out there didn't tell you what the differences between AKC, USDAA, NADAC, or UKC were (at the time this was written, those were pretty much it in the US and the only agility outside of the US were UK and Canadian agility).
Check the book out in the search inside feature. I think you'll be very pleased at what you see. Also check out my latest book which deals with noncompetitive agility, called Having Fun With Agility.
 Excelent book but some faults December 4, 2004
Carlos Jorge Carvalho (Israel)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is excellent for the dog/men beginners in agility, but very important faults are committed. No reference on FCI agility is made in this book and the small chapter on health and feeding seems to make marketing to formulated dog foods. Beside these faults, the book is excellent, explains clearly some exercises on obedience and how to teach the dog recognize and negotiate the obstacles. In the end there is a very useful list of bibliography and websites on agility.
Agility Fan May 9, 2002
Annette Neeley (Ogden, UT)
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
I got into Agility a year ago, this was one of my first books. It's easy to read and understandable. It has lots of great information and it's all easy to follow. Highly recommend.
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