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Agility Foundations

100min long, includes pdf file with course maps, 50 eur/57usd for DVD, 48 eur/54usd for download

6 years after the first Foundations DVD... - here comes a new one, with all the important things I've learned in the last 6 years and all the new challenges the courses brought in last years! All new video material, many new topics, a bit different order and emphasis and tons of new challenges!!! The hardest part of this project was fitting all the info in 100min!

Foundations Revisited DVD pretty much covers it all: from getting a puppy interested in playing with you, getting them to fetch, getting interest in static toy, building rock solid stays, restrains, warm ups and cool downs, all the steps towards tight turns, sends, independent pushes, threadles and serpentines, building a great come to hand, verbal discrimination, obstacle discrimination, tunnel sends, traps and turns (hard and soft turns), extension and collection, different crosses and handling, see-saw, weaves, tire, long, double and wall jump, how to choose sequences and adjust them to your dog, how to handle mistakes and more.

It takes you through 6 lessons, from pre-obstacles work to sequences and course work. Includes a pdf file with all the maps of various exercises and sequences. Length: 100min

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The DVD is 100min long, plays everywhere in the world and can be shipped anywhere. It also includes a pdf file with all the sequences and maps.

  • DVD version (50 EUR cca. 57 USD  + 8 euros for shipping)
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If you prefer a bit more basic introduction to agility, then the original Fundations DVD is still a good choice and remains available (also in German and french language):

foundfun

2,20h long, includes pdf file with course maps, 50 eur/57usd

Topics of Foundations Fun DVD: turns, great distance, sends, speed, commitment, obstacle discrimination, come to hand, obstacle and handler focus, extension and collection, stays, serpentines, pushes and threadles, with tips on how to reward and how to put it all together into courses and take it to trials, while keeping it all fun fun fun.

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133 Comments

  1. Vivi March 8, 2013 at 07:44 Log in to Reply

    Hi Silvia,

    the DVD is really, really great! It contains so much information and it´s really interesting to see how you train your dogs from the beginning. Thank you!

    I have a question and maybe you can help me.
    What would you do when you have a straight line with three obstacles and a tunnel at the beginning and the end. (see the foto) And then the dog would always rip the second bar?! The distance from obstacle to the next obstacle was always 5meters. Would you break up the sequence or what would you do? Because you say it´s never the dog, always the handler who makes mistakes. 🙂 Yesterday I broke up but I think so the dog learn the wrong thing. 🙁

    Nice Greetings from Germany,
    Vivi with BC Ray

    • LoLaBu March 8, 2013 at 11:55 Log in to Reply

      Oh, let me first explain what I meant with mistakes, being ours: of course some dogs come with more challenges as others, but again, every mistake shows we still need to work some more on that topic -- meaning that even though I did way more jumping exercises with Bi as with all my other dogs together, she still knocks more as all my other dogs together and obviously needs even more work on that as I’ve done already, due to her specific needs. -- Meaning that I don’t think it’s me who caused her jumping problem, but it’s certainly me who would need to work even more on it to help her figure her long stride out.

      So -- it’s not you who made him knock -- but you do need to help him more. 5m can be difficult distance for some BCs as it might be too far to bounce and too close to add a stride in between (for Bi, that difficult distance is 5.6m), so maybe try 6m as that should allow a stride in between -- and if that goes well, slowly (like 5cm at the time) bring the jumps closer again. Another trick that helps Bi clear the jump is to set the problematic jump double -- she will prepare better for a double and once I get that shortened one stride in between, I can slowly fade the double (lowering and then removing the 1st jump of the double).

      • Vivi March 8, 2013 at 13:59 Log in to Reply

        Oh, I have misunderstood this part a little bit, I see 😀 So thank you very much for your fast answer and for the explanation 🙂

        I will try your tips next time in our training! Thank you very much!

  2. Kate Dall March 14, 2013 at 03:03 Log in to Reply

    I’m loving watching the DVD but my question is how do i access the pdf part for the course set ups? i can’t find it or i don’t now how to, (dogs are much easier than computers) 🙂

    • LoLaBu March 14, 2013 at 10:58 Log in to Reply

      O.k., I’ll just send it to you by mail.

  3. Kate Dall March 14, 2013 at 21:37 Log in to Reply

    Thank you so much i just got it 🙂

  4. susanne Dr.Schinnerl March 14, 2013 at 23:33 Log in to Reply

    Hy Silvia! I am a student in your agility foundation class. How may I download your agility foundation DVD? May I get an account ?

    • LoLaBu March 14, 2013 at 23:39 Log in to Reply

      The link was in a confirmation mail you got for the class -- first link is to the classroom, the 2nd one to the video, do you see it?

  5. Ann March 15, 2013 at 08:31 Log in to Reply

    Silvia,
    This is your best video yet! Keep them coming.
    In the Fun with Tunnels section when teaching left and right, you want the dog to make a very tight turn left or right out of the tunnel. Two questions:

    When handling, are you always on the side you want the dog to turn toward? In other words, do you train the dog to turn away from you by the verbal no matter which side you are on?

    Often our exits from tunnels don’t require such a tight turn, do you use left and right verbal also or do you use his name in this case and leave left and right command for tight turns out of the tunnel?

    Thanks again

    • LoLaBu March 15, 2013 at 12:28 Log in to Reply

      Thanks! And no, I never train them to ignore my body language on a verbal cue. I might ask for a flip away after a tunnel, but would support it heavily with body language, just a verbal wouldn’t do. For less extreme turns, I still say left&right, but later and not so many times.

      • Ann March 15, 2013 at 13:34 Log in to Reply

        Thanks for clarifying. There are many misconceptions about what you do out there. I am happy to set things straight now that I have been with your classes and videos for a while but I always like to check with you. Your use of verbals will go the way of blinds but a lot of people don’t understand how to use them.

  6. Brittany Silveira March 19, 2013 at 05:15 Log in to Reply

    At what age puppies do you recommend this DVD for?

    • LoLaBu March 19, 2013 at 14:16 Log in to Reply

      With my puppies, I start pretty much right away with first chapters, spend months on just that and then slowly add more agility-like exercises after they are 6 months or so. To master all the exercises, it takes me at least 10 months with my puppies -- I like to go slowly and keep it short, fun and intense 🙂

  7. Fiona March 20, 2013 at 18:46 Log in to Reply

    Hi Silvia,
    DVD arrived safely. It is brilliant -- great to have this info altogether on one disk.
    Thank you
    Fiona & Tili

    • LoLaBu March 20, 2013 at 19:12 Log in to Reply

      Great! Thanks for the feedback!!!

  8. amy hulina April 24, 2013 at 13:42 Log in to Reply

    Hi Silvia,

    I got the confirmation e-mail with both links but when I click on them, it just takes me back to the Home page. Please let me know what I can do to access the classroom and DVD.

    Thanks.

    • LoLaBu April 24, 2013 at 15:50 Log in to Reply

      O.k., I just fixed your access.

  9. Dorota Redas May 8, 2013 at 22:56 Log in to Reply

    I also love your dvd! a lot! Now I’m just waiting for next one 🙂 Silvia I have question referring to your answer for Vivi about jumps. How do you train jumping style, how you dealing with knocking bars? I know I have to focus on this part with Millie just not to sure where and how I should start. Very often she jumps flat , I mean very close to the bar even which low bars. I saw your dogs on dvd and they all have beautiful jumping style , always a bit above the bar. Fantastic to watch!

    • LoLaBu May 9, 2013 at 11:08 Log in to Reply

      I’m not sure what you mean by flat, but it’s usually used to describe the dog jumping long and in full extension rather as an arc -- and that’s exactly what I want 🙂 -- when jumping in extension of course 🙂 I don’t train jumping any other way as in Foundations video, so teaching them to jump short on cik&cap and to drive ahead in lines, extend all out and jump flat in extension. The lower over the bar they jump the better (more efficient, faster). And the more extended the better. Unfortunately, good, efficient style gives much more bars as ugly, tucked and too high style 🙂 -- but we take bars over bad style any day 🙂 All my dogs other s La who is the only one that jumps tucked, occasionally knock a bar. I just stop and try again and reward when they clear it…

      • Dorota Redas May 9, 2013 at 23:01 Log in to Reply

        Thanks for clarifying Silvia. By flat I mean exactly what You said just wasn’t sure how to explain or name it 🙂 I meant also that your dogs jumps with full awareness how they jump 🙂 so I was curious do you teach them any other way .
        Thanks again for explanation!
        Best wishes
        Dorota

        • LoLaBu May 10, 2013 at 00:08 Log in to Reply

          I think body awareness tricks really help with jumping -- as with so many other things too 🙂 I rather do tricks and avoid jumping drills to not jump them too much.

          • Dorota Redas May 11, 2013 at 23:15 Log in to Reply

            Perfect, I have Your fantastic tricks dvd as well, just have to start… Thanks again.

  10. Leinka May 10, 2013 at 09:24 Log in to Reply

    Hello Silvia,

    I have 2 questions.

    1) What equipment do you need with the Foundations video? If you add equipment gradually, what do you need at the beginning?

    2) I’d like to audit your Puppy class when my puppy comes home at the end of June. We’ll be home for 6 weeks when we could follow the homework and then away for 6 weeks with no internet. Can we stop the class in the middle and then join back in 6 weeks or can we at least access the homework assignments after we come back to finish the course?

    Thank you for your answers,

    Irena

    • LoLaBu May 10, 2013 at 12:59 Log in to Reply

      To start with, you would need a tunnel and 2 jumps. You can do a lot with just that, but eventually, it’s good to have 2 tunnels and 4 jumps. You keep the access to any class you join for ever.


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