I have been doing agility with a couple of my girls for about two years now. There are several different agility organizations, the club we go to operates through NADAC rules. NADAC is all about safety. Although a dog can not compete in agility until it is 18 months old, training can begin on a pup. The place where we train has a building with a sand floor (for winter training) and we train outside on the grass in the summer. We actually leave our jumps at ground level until just before the dog is ready to compete. It is all low impact. A good agility instructor would be able to work with you to train a young pup, they will make sure that it is all low impact and as soon as the pup looks or acts like he is tired you will quit or take it easy for the rest of that class. Agility is great fun for the owner and the dog, and is a great way to really get connected with your dog. You learn a lot about body language and how to connect with them in this manner, which is the way they communicate with each other. I highly recommend agility.
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