Building an A-Frame
Originally printed in the 2012 2nd Quarter NARA Newsletter By Kadi Thingvall Unless you are able to weld, it can be difficult to build a palisade for training at home. It is not difficult though to build an a-frame which…
Month May 2015
Influential Stud Dogs
The following are stud dogs used by Dantero, both ones we have owned or outside studs, and the historical stud dogs that while we did not use them directly, have passed their exceptional qualities down to the descendents we are…
Building a Regulation French Ring Blind
Originally printed in the 2013 1st Quarter NARA Newsletter Parts List The following list is PER BLIND, multiple the parts by the number of blinds you plan to build 6 – 10 ft long 3/4 inch PVC pipe 2 –…
Long Jump Construction (FR or MR style)
The following are simple instructions on how to create a Ring style long jump. For portability I make a modified FR/MR style long jump with an FR style key and frame, and bungees between the frame instead of PVC pipes.…
Teaching the French Ring Palisade
Before I ever send my dogs over the French Ring palisade, I teach them proper technique using an a-frame. It can be an agility or Schutzhund a-frame, or doesn't even have to be a formal (ie certain measurements) a-frame for…
Teaching the Stand
I teach the stand "hands off". How, depends on the size of the dog. If it's a small pup, I am probably still luring the pup into the sit To do the stand I will be a little off to…