wanawanka t1_itg6xdb wrote on October 23, 2022 at 12:24 PM

Reply to comment by 1320Fastback in TIL that the dogs in competitive agility don’t rehearse the course ahead of time. The courses are randomized at each competition, and the trainers (without their dogs) only see the layout beforehand on the same day. When the dog runs the course they are literally seeing it for the first time. by Pyraunus

Is there a lot of corruption with this? Like some favors for 'day before' map knowledge?

BaconIsAVeg2 t1_ithm51m wrote on October 23, 2022 at 6:38 PM

Wouldn't really be much of an advantage. With dog agility you're like the passenger/navigator in a rally race. You're yelling "left" as the dog is 3/4's of the way through a tube so when he comes out he's ready for a left turn before a jump.

Most of it is working on communication with your dog.

fruipieinthesky t1_itiyo3b wrote on October 23, 2022 at 11:59 PM

There are controls in place to reduce that risk. Like maps are only available after a certain time (after midnight for electronic maps) and the course builders have maps without the numbers so they don't k ow what order the obstacles are in.