Comments on: How to Build a Dog Agility Slalom

on 6/2/2008 PS you do NOT want your dog maintaining eye contact with you!! That is the LAST thing you want in weaves. Plus the poles are not bendable. And a "typical" weave set is NOT ten to twenty, it's more like six to twelve in competition. And you do NOT want your dog "slowing down" at the end.
There is no mention of correct weave pole entry, the importance of varying the nuumber between odd and even, how to start teaching them (certainly not with 10-20 poles spaces "about" 18" apart that's for sure) or how to fix all the inevitable weave pole issues.

on 6/2/2008 They're called weaves, not "slalom". And the poles should be the same spacing no matter the size of the dog, if you ever plan to compete. 18" is the minimum but it depends on which venue you plan to run, since they range from 18-24". Best to teach weaves with a good instructor because it is much to easy to teach bad habits and horrendously difficult to undo them later. I wouldn't follow the intstructions here, they are incomplete and make no sense.