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DOG PARKOUR (URBAN AGILITY) KATHERINE MOSELEY, A CERTIFIED DOG PARKOUR INSTRUCTOR WWW.PATHFINDERPUPS.CO.UK
Dog parkour is a fun, easy way for you to explore the world with your dog. Once you begin this amazingly, accessible dog sport, your daily walks will change forever.
Dog parkour or urban agility, is based around the same theory; a fun, physical activity where dogs learn to conquer obstacles on their walks by jumping over, balancing, climbing etc.
The lamp post you never noticed before; you are now asking your dog to go around and put their two front paws on. The street sign that was once only useful for navigating is now an opportunity to practice your ‘under’ element of parkour.
The basic elements of dog parkour are: • Under • Over • Round • Through • In • Two paws on • Four paws on • Back paws on • Balance
Even when you’re not with your dog, your parkour Eye (the ability to find parkour obstacles in everyday items), picks up a new wall you have not noticed before, perfect for practicing your dog’s balance on. What is dog parkour? Dog parkour is a physical discipline based on parkour, a human activity involving a person climbing, balancing, jumping, running around, under or over obstacles found outside.
Each of these behaviours are easy to teach but at the beginning of your parkour journey, it is important to start small. You have a lot to work on, learning the different behaviours, being able to accurately communicate with
