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Dog Agility Starter Kit

Set-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 lightweight
kit. All obstacles designed with safety in mind.
For one or more dogs (and their owners) *

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

Assembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Game Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11

This kit is a great way to get started

in the most popular dog sport that has
been growing by leaps and bounds
over the last the few years!

* 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 plastic
bags with all parts necessary for assembly. Instructions
for setting up each obstacle follow this page spread.
Please do an inspection of all parts before assembling.

Contents: Pause Box, Weave Poles, Open Tunnel, High

Jump, 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 or
email us for a replacement part at 1-800-477-5735
US only, call 714-841-1950 outside USA or email: See included training tips booklet
info@kyjen.com for instruction on training your
dog to run the course.

Open Tunnel
see
page
4 - metal stakes 5

1 - open tunnel (collapsed and tied)

High Jump
see
page
2 - crossbar supports 5

2 - pole stakes

3 - pole joints

6 - 18" plastic pole sections

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Pause Box Stop Watch page

see 6
see page
page
1- stopwatch 6
6
4 - metal stakes

4 - 2' webbing strips with grommets

3 - award ribbons for
1st, 2nd, 3rd place

Start/Finish Line
see
page
2 - metal stakes 6
1 - 2' webbing strip with
start/finish printed on it.

Weave Poles
see
page
6 - pole stakes 4
2 - metal stakes Do not return to store or place of
purchase for replacement parts.
6 - pole joints If you are missing anything please call
or email us for a replacement part.
1 - 14' webbing strip with grommets 1-800-477-5735 (US only)
1-714-841-1950 (outside US)
email: info@kyjen.com

12 - 18" plastic pole sections

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 Weave Pole Assembly

plastic pole joiner

Take plastic pole joiner and place
between two 18" plastic pole
pieces to make one large 36"
pole. Take plastic pole stake and
insert into one pole end (figure 1a).
figure 1a

Take plastic pole stake and insert

figure 2a into one pole end (figure 2a).

Repeat to assemble six complete

poles with stakes (figure 3a).

figure 3a

figure 4a

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.

metal
stake

figure 5a

figure 6a

figure 7a
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High Jump Assembly
figure 3b
Assemble two sets of poles with stakes in the
same manner as the weave poles on page 3.

Slide a crossbar support (figure 1b) down each

pole at the same height suitable for dog.
Place support stakes in
Assemble crossbar with plastic pole joiner and the ground approximately
and two 18" plastic pole pieces the width of the remaining
crossbar.

Lay crossbar across supports

(figure 2b). Place high jump in
direction that will allow the
crossbar to fall off if hit by dog
figure 1b
while jumping (see arrow
above in figure 3b).

figure 2b

Open Tunnel Assembly

metal
stake
Untie tunnel and unfurl onto
ground. There are four sup-
port flaps along the bottom figure 2c
of the tunnel (figure 1c). Place
a metal stake (figure 2c)
through the grommet to
secure tunnel to the ground
(figure 3c). figure 3c

figure 1c
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 Pause Box Assembly

figure 1d
2' webbing strips with grommets at ends
figure 3d
Place the four 2' webbing strips (figure 1d)
in a square (figure 2d) on the ground so
that the grommet holes at the end of
each webbing strip line up. Drive a
metal stake (figure 3d) into each of the
four corners to secure the pause box. figure 2d

Start/Finish Line Assembly

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

Stop Watch Instructions

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 button
figure 1f
labeled 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 the
Stop Watch mode
appears when Su Fr Sa
timer is stopped to reset the stop watch to 0:00. To
days begin flashing start the stop watch press the top right button
labeled START/STOP. Pressing this button again will
stop the timer. If you press the LAP/RESET when the
timer is running, it will temporarily show the time
when the button was pressed while the timer contin-
figure 1f ues running unshown. Pressing LAP/RESET again will
show the timer again.

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

Award Ribbons
Training Tips Booklet
A set of three ribbons (1st, 2nd,
3rd) are included to enhance For tips on training your
play. Awards are not affiliated dog to run the course,
with any organization. see the included training
tips booklet.

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Dog Agility Game Rules

What is Dog Agility?
An agility course is like an amusement park for 1. How to Play
your dog. The dog takes quest from a handler to A. Practice and Training
make his way through an obstacle course while B. Order of Obstacles
racing against the clock or other dogs. C. Penalties/Faults
For beginner dogs or as a practice course for D. Winners/How to win
advanced dogs already involved in dog agility
competitions. 2. How to Maneuver through
A great way to get started in the most popular dog each Obstacle
sport that has been growing by leaps and bounds A. Start/Finish Line
over the last few years! B. High Jump
C. Open Tunnel
D. Weave Poles
Object of the Game
E. Pause Box
For the dog with handler to master or complete
the course obstacles successfully with out commit- 3. Levels of Play
ting fouls. Beat personal best time if competing A. Beginner
alone or have the fastest time of the group if com- B. Intermediate
peting with other dogs. C. Advanced

Benefits of Play
Enhance your dog’s natural abilities as they
maneuver their way through an obstacle course
guided by a handler. Provides quality exercise and
greatly enhances the relationship and bond
between dog and human.
Keeps your dogs senses sharpened, their body
properly exercised and their brain occupied.
Unlike many other dog sports and competitive
activities, dog agility is relatively easy to learn and
most dogs can do well and have fun with a mini-
mum of training.

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 1. How to Play
A. Practice and Training
Your dog won’t be able to run the course per-
fectly the first time you try. A Training Tips
sheet is included.
B. Order of Obstacles
There is no specific order in which each obstacle
should be set-up. Set up in an order which fits
your yard or space available for the kit and also
in a manner which you think would be best for
your dog or all dogs competing.
No leashes are allowed when maneuvering the
obstacles (except during the learning and train-
ing process (see training tips).
As your dog becomes more skilled maneuvering
the obstacles, you can vary the order of set-up.
In agility competitions, no course is ever set up
the same.
Open Tunnel
High Jump
Weave Poles
A typical course set-up. Individual obstacle instructions are on the next pages.
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C. Penalties/Faults
Penalties can be used for missed or fouling
obstacles when more than one dog is completing
against each other for the best time. Based on
the amount of time it takes the dogs to complete
the course, you can create your own time penal-
ty rules for missed or incorrectly maneuvered
obstacles. For example, if it takes dogs an aver-
age of forty seconds to complete the course you
can add on a five second foul for each fault or
missed obstacle.
D. Winners/How to win
You can have an initial goal of just completing
the 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 and
try to place first, second or third.
Pause Box
Start/Finish Line
2. How to Maneuver through each Obstacle
See included training tips booklet for specific ways to
train your dog to Maneuver the obstacles successfully.

A. Start/Finish Line
This is what you’ll use as the
starting and finishing point for
your course.

B. High Jump
The height will vary according to your
dogs shoulder height and also ability to
jump and clear the hurdle. Start low and
adjust the level up according to your dogs
success and ability. You can mark your
dogs highest jumps with a marker or tape,
this will also help you know where to start
the next time you set up the course.

C. Open Tunnel
The dog must simply run through the
tunnel at the fastest possible speed.

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 2. How to Maneuver through each Obstacle (continued)

D. Weave Poles
These test a dogs precision. Your
dog must start at one end, enter
to the right of the pole with head
focused straight ahead and then
weave back and forth through
each of the poles while hugging
the center line.
Note: Of all the obstacles, weave
poles are probably the most diffi-
cult for dogs to master and
require lots of practice.

E. Pause Box
This test a dogs ability to be under
control at any time, even when
excited. The dog must be fully
inside the box (if the dog is too big
to fit inside completely, being in
the center of the box is sufficient)
without moving for five seconds.

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3. Levels of Play
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 can
initially leave out any obstacles not yet mastered)
4. Try to beat your dogs best time maneuvering through the
course

B. Intermediate
1. Timing your dog through the course
2. Compete with other dogs (calculate times
and add penalties for missed obstacles).
Provide awards to winners if desired.
3. Have a dog agility party with awards
and prizes to winning dogs

C. Advanced
1. Use your DogGames™ Dog Agility Kit as a great tool for
backyard and park practice in order to prepare your dog
for real dog agility competitions.
2. Contact a dog agility trainer or dog agility club in your
area. See list of resources at back of training tips booklet.
3. Buy other DogGames™ Dog Agility obstacles.

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