The dog is directed over the obstacles by the handler who needs to rely on hand signals, body movements and verbal commands to help
the dog clear the obstacles.
Not exact matches
A big outdoor space
clear of
obstacles provides
dogs with more opportunities to flee or move away if they get nervous while getting to know each other.
Agility competitions amongst
dog are fairly common and consist of various
obstacles that a
dog and its handler must
clear.
Dogs are also capable of long jumping —
clearing distances of up to nine feet over a series of low
obstacles — in competitions.