Whether in simple leisure or in competition,
canine sports
allow your dog to practice regular physical activity.
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Dog sport: what is it?
Canine
sports
include a set of physical activities dedicated to your pet.
They are specially designed to meet his movement needs, to educate him and allow him to develop his intellectual and physical abilities.
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What sport to practice with your dog?
Before looking at the different canine sports, the choice of a discipline must correspond to the profile and needs of your pet.
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You need to consider his age, his stamina and his ability to perform exercises of varying or gradual complexity.
Size and race are also to be taken into account for the practice of agility or the ring, for example.
Ask your veterinarian for advice.
When to exercise with your dog?
Don't start an activity right after your dog's meal.
Wait at least an hour.
Otherwise, you risk causing digestive problems.
Likewise, not all canine sports are suitable for puppies.
Indeed, their joints remain fragile for up to 10 months.
In all cases, seek the advice of your veterinarian.
It will give you additional information about the activities involved, including whether they are appropriate for your pet.
What are dog sports?
Agility, ring, canicross, frisbee dog, rhythmic obé… Discover 5 canine sports.
Agility
Agility consists of organizing an obstacle course.
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Canine sport par excellence,
agility
requires your dog's endurance, observation and speed.
This discipline consists of organizing an obstacle course whose difficulty and duration vary according to the abilities and habits of your pet.
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He must chain as quickly as possible slalom events, passage through a tunnel or on a ramp, jumping hurdles.
This is a canine sport suitable for all dogs.
Like the CNEAC (Commission for Education and Cynophile Activities), many organizations offer this activity in clubs and in the form of competitions.
We then differentiate several categories according to the size at the withers of the dogs.
The ring
Show ring is a canine obedience sport.
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Show
ring
is a canine obedience sport.
This activity can be considered an evaluation of his training.
Indeed, the discipline assesses the ability of the animal to respond to the injunctions of its master and to control its bite.
A defense dog certificate is required to practice the ring at the first level.
As an indication, this sport has three.
The performance of the dog is subject to the following tests and exercises:
jumping palisades and hurdles
stretching tests
the bite with defense of the master, frontal or fleeing attack
Here again, you can turn to an approved organization such as the CUN-CBG (or National Commission for the Use of Shepherd and Guard Dogs).
Canicross
Canicross consists of carrying out a sporting race with your animal.
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Suitable for all dogs with a withers of at least 45 cm,
canicross
consists of carrying out a sporting race with your animal.
For this canine sport, the dog is generally attached to the waist of its master using a 2 meter long (more or less elastic) lanyard.
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You can practice canicross in different environments, such as urban routes, forest trails or the countryside.
The distance of the courses is most often between 2 and 9 kilometers, depending on the endurance and the habits of your dog.
It is possible to indulge in variants by bike, rollerblades and scooter.
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The frisbee dog
The frisbee dog consists in throwing the object so that the dog catches it in full flight.
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As its name suggests,
dog frisbee
involves throwing a frisbee so that the dog catches it mid-flight.
The casting distance is variable.
Similarly, the animal can perform stunts to reach the Frisbee before it hits the ground.
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It is necessary to have excellent communication with your four-legged friend and to coordinate your actions with his.
During competitions, the practice of the frisbee dog is often spectacular.
Again, the CNEAC offers a calendar of upcoming competitions according to the months of the current year.
The rhythmic obé
Rhythmic obe is a sport of obedience and rhythmic dancing.
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The rhythmic obé
combines obedience trials with a rhythmic dance.
Originally from Northern Europe, this canine sport requires excellent coordination with the dog.
The choreographies consist of figures of varying complexity.
The master and the animal must perform the dances with as few errors as possible.
Reflection and flexibility are also required to perform fluid sequences.
The rhythmic obé requires a long apprenticeship, but its practice remains all the more rewarding for humans, as for animals.