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Dog agility competitions are very popular events since they first started sometime in the 1970s. These events are modeled after equestrian events, where horses run and jump around various obstacles. Dog agility competitions are very similar, but because of the greater mobility and constitution of dogs, there are far more obstacles to navigate.
The most common obstacle, directly borrowed from agility training’s like to equestrian events is the jump. These obstacles come in a variety of styles, from a single bar to multiple, and …