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 can be used to teach the dog proper palisade technique and prepare them for the…
Monthly Archives: 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 producing today. NOTE: this is not every stud dog we have ever used, but the…
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 – 3 way elbows (3/4 in) 4 – 90 degree elbows (3/4 in) 2 – T…
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. These directions require only the basic tools, a saw to cut the PVC and drill…
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 another sport, but simply something made of a couple pieces of plywood and some hinges…
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/stand/down. To do the stand I will be a little off to one side of the pup. Lure it into a sit or down. Then holding the…
