While talking with a co-worker the other day, who is a non-dog sport person, we were discussing dog sports and the clubs that run them. I had recently received a renewal letter from one of the clubs I'm a member of, and they changed how they do renewals. I felt it had the potential to…
Category Archives: Protection Sports
Quick and Dirty Long Jump
While I already have plans on this website for a regulation long jump, many times people just want an easy to build long jump so they can practice at home in their own back yard. Depending on lumber costs in your area, the following jump can be built for around 50.00, with nothing more than…
Palisade Jump Trajectory
Over the years I have seen many dogs do the palisade, some safely and others in ways that made me gasp or cringe. I've seen dogs reach the top of the palisade, then fall off backwards either to be desperately caught by their handler, or to land less than gracefully, and sometimes be injured. Or…
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 can be used to teach the dog proper palisade technique and prepare them for 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…
