DIY Dog Agility Equipment for under $50 (read description!) 

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Latecomer, here! I just made the weave poles and fall away jump for just about $25 (the PVC cutters at Home Depot were over $20, though). Thanks for the guidance! I also spray painted the weave poles alternating colors (included in the price). We're not looking to compete, but we're already having great fun with it!

You just saved me so much money; im so glad I found this video!

Dude, this is still my favorite video on RU-vid. I recommend this video to SO MANY of my clients looking for easy for-fun agility equipment. You rock. You deserve a medal.

Just made this for my dog just to get some of his energy out and he LOVES it. It's his new favorite playtime ❤️ this is the best tutorial I've found for DIY agility equipment. Thank you so much for the breakdown in the description too! $100 and 1 day is all it takes to build one of each!

1/4 of the way through this video I said "my favorite video ever!" Exactly what I was looking for at exactly the right time. 2 Shelties at 1 and 2 years old they need stimulation and I need exercise so it's a win win. I'm writing all this down taking it to the hardware store and building some today. Thank you so much!

thanks for the detailed breakdown in parts and costs. really helpful.

THANK YOU! I will build this during my quarantine before surgery, then train my dogs after recovering! Thank you so so very much for ALL THE DETAILS IN THE DESCRIPTION!

This is awesome! Great job putting this video together. My husband cut the pieces for me and I put all together in about 1.5 hrs. Can't wait to get started. Thanks so much for sharing!

I cannot thank you enough! Oh, DEAR! You have made my day! THANK YOU! I just subscribed and will look for you on Patreon.

Your video was very helpful and I appreciate your breakdown of materials in your description. This was very easy to follow. The hardest part was finding the correct pvc at the box store as people put items back in the wrong bin. Also note that you want "slip" on T's and make sure you pay attention to 45 degree elbow and 90 degree elbow. Make sure there are no screws and that all the ends of the "T" are the same size as the pipe. Some are 1/2" on the two sides, but 3/4" at the top. Guys probably already know this, but it was all new to me and confusing.

Sweet I am going to build these to start my puppy training right away. Thanks for the video

Well done. I'm not there with my pup yet (a two year-old adoptee English Springer Spaniel wild-child with NO early training), but she's keen and your ideas for agility equipment once she's mastered general commands are great. Thanks

Wonderful! Exactly what I was looking for. You probably already know this but I didn’t when my Aussie was a baby, but NO jumping until at least 1 year of age because of the growth plates in their legs. So darn cute! 💕

Thanks for posting your video and instructions, my husband and I got all the materials and assembled everything this afternoon. Our Aussie/border collie mix is already jumping through the hoop! Thanks again for your video!

Just wanted to say how much I appreciate your making this video

Great job! Thanks for the tutorial. We are heating and ac folks with lots of pvc for the taking! You've thought it through and all we have to do is make it! Your dog is adorable!

Thank you so much, I didn't think I would find such a cheap, easy option!

Really needed this ...Thank You very much!

I watched a bunch. By far, this was the best of all those videos

And I was planning to spend over thousands of dollars!! Thank you so much!

She did such a good job for only her second time! Im super excited to make one of these for my Jack Russell. I was also going to buy one but they are too expensive. This is perfect and doesn’t look too difficult to make!

Thank you so much for posting this diy agility course especially with all the dimensions and parts included. I'm going to make a course for exercise for our dogs. Hopefully they'll like it lol

My Jack Russell Mix jumps at as lower height than 12", and there's no reason he shouldn't do agility. He loves it. Before anyone says anything I know I can adjust directions. I've not got my nose out of joint. Just pointing out that 12" isn't the lowest height. Thanks for the video. This was extremely helpful.

So grateful for this video!!!! Thank you a million times!!!

Thank you so much, this is awesome, just what I needed! Going to start doing some agility for fun with my Dobe who's almost one year old! Love your puppy too!

Great tutorial video! Thank you, this DIY is far better than the sets that they offer online, which can go from $60 (looks cheap) to the high $9K. Will definitely try this for my GS. God bless.

This is gold! Thank you.

This is awesome!! I just got an Australian Shepherd pup, and he has so much energy!! i can't wait to build these and start working with him! Thank yo!!

We have a new Dog Park, here in Winslow, AZ and I'm going to get a couple of us together to build this equipment, so people can bring their dogs to the dog park, get involved and have fun! Thank you, so much for this information! I put in a complete sprinkler system, in Florida, with PVC pipe, so I'm sure I can master this one! Ha Ha

This video saved me a lot of money. Thanks for the upload man.

Dude, awesome video. Very, very useful. You have great skills in both improvising and dig training. Wish you the best of luck, bro. Have a good one.

TY for this detailed video! Im gonna make one at a time as I teach him to use each one (on my own) I'll make & add a new piece. So detailed! Thank you!

Awesome!!! This is a great idea!!

Thanks so much. This was such a great, straightforward instruction. Been wanting to do this for years.

Man, thanks for the video. I recently moved to a house with a big backyard and I want to give the opportunity to my dog to have fun with an agility course like this.

Dude you rock!!! thank you very much for putting this video together. I have three Aussies that are ready to get started and I wanted the equipment at home so I could practice. Be easy on that pup jumping. Her growth plates are not closed yet. If you saw the bill for one of those mishaps you would cry lol

great video! I used a regular saw to cut the pvc pipe and it was fine. THanks so much!

Really Cool! can't wait to build this myself! Thank you for sharing.

The standard distance for weaves is 24" apart. May want to update your Information for people who are making them more recently :) it seems small but it's a big difference to the dog. :) Also the jumps shouldn't be as tall as you ;) the highest jump height for all agility organizations is 24inches now too. And the minimum is anywhere from 4-8".

Love you and what you do! Brilliant!!!

Awesome! We are jsut beginning agility....Thankl you for the perfect home practice equipment DIY!

Thank you. This video is exactly what I was looking for

Love it! On my way to HD to buy the supplies. Can't wait to build it. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome man!! Thanks for this. Was heading off to build something and thought I would stop off at RU-vid idea factory. Stocked I did. Awesome vid. Have fun training!!!!

this really works especially in lockdown, my puppy missing puppy school training

Thank you so much for this

You sir are awesome, great way for my kids to get started!

thanks for the video. I noticed your pup is about the same age as my Aussie 17 weeks. My trainer scolded me for even trying to get her going on a agility course because joint issues as they age if started too young, before a year. I have only been teaching my aussie pup to weave. After she's a year ill start her on small jumping then move up. Your pup is adorable!

Great video guy gonna do one when I build one as well , best of luck with your agility training !

Amazing!! Such a good video! My puppy is going to be so happy!

Excellent!! 😊thanks

Thank you so much for sharing this!

Just made this! About $15 more than these older estimates. I am VERY please. Easy to put together. Cant wait to train

Thank you man ! ^^ my dogs are gonna love this

This is awesome man! Gonna make a set this month and this helped a ton.

Thank you very much for sharing this!

Thx for taking the time to do this.

Wow!!! This is a great tutorial :)

This is so awesome. Thanks!

Great, great, great vid. Thanks for posting this. I know it's a year old but I'm glad I ran across this.

Thank you again so much! My husband did it! You made it happen!

Great video! Thanks for making this! :) :)

Great video! Very useful information!

DUDE! SERIOUSLY THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!!! OMG...on my way to do buy and make for my GSD! Again TY TY TY- Good Job Siri you'll get it little girl!

This is amazing!!!! My husband actually might let me do this now! Cheap and it’s not wood so we don’t have to try to make it water proof!

Thank you SO MUCH for this!

Thank you! This is amazing!

Thank you for this information

Can't wait to build this!!!

That pup is so sweet

Wonderful! My high energy dog thanks you.

Very good !! Thanks

Awesome thanks! P.S. The best part of this was watching your puppy do it at the end lol.

You killed it on this video!

This is great. Thank you.

So awesome!!

Genius!!!!!

Thanks, dude. 👍😉

Thanks

Great video. Now I need to get some PVC pipes!

thanks a lot I am greatful to u. It impressed me .

Class! Thankin you!

why the heck would it be demonetized ? its a great video and very informative

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Very nice bro

Wow that's awesome! Was it all your idea? Great video! Great dog!

gracias tu video es de mucha utilidad y s de guía. mucha diversión para nosotros y para nuestros peludines. saludos.

Thank you so much

Thank you!!!!!

Thx for the video I bought some agility equipment which was like £60 but didn't contain much and this is soo much more fun and way cheep er thanks 😜😜

Thanks!

This video is great, just in case someone doesn’t realize. A lot of this stuff is just a bit more than $50 cause of inflation. Still way better of a deal then buying one.

Very nice

This is fantastic, thanks! This video is six years old- how did your dog do with learning agility?

These are awesome, thanks heaps! I've seen some home-made ones around and was thinking of making some so I'll take your advice into consideration! I had a couple of comments, though, which I hope you won't mind... 1: With regard to the weaves, other than the distance, which @RueAgility already covered, it's important to have the support legs in the middle of the weaves off-set so that they're on the other side of where your dog is going to be running. Dogs always enter from the right side of the first weave (if you're standing at the end, looking down the row of weaves, they enter from the right, in front of the first pole), so this will let you work out where the stability legs should extend. If you look at official weaves (type 'Crufts dog agility' into youtube and you'll find some awesome examples) you'll see that the dog always runs through the side where there aren't any legs, otherwise, they can slip or trip and really hurt themselves. 2: Someone else mentioned (and was pilloried for mentioning) you should be very careful having a puppy do anything but simple and small stuff until it's at least a year old, and two years for larger dogs. We have a border collie (almost the same breed as your Aussie...) and waited until she was 2yo to start training agility, then, before starting, we had her hips x-rayed and discovered that she should NEVER do agility as she has horrible hips. And, before you think it's poor breeding, she was bought from one of the best breeders in Australia, both parents and grandparents were hip-scored very low and previous pups from the same mating were hip-scored very low too. She has what her vet called 'throw-back hips', as in, hips that have no basis in genetics (or which could never be predicted by looking at the genetics of their ancestors). We've come to terms with never being able to do agility with her (even though she was specifically bought to do agility with) and she's now titled in Rally Obedience and 75% of her way to a show championship title. Anyway, it's your puppy, I'm sure you'll do what you believe to be best for it, but, it might be worth discussing this issue with a vet knowledgeable in treating dogs who do sports and agility type activities. Good luck with it, I look forward to more videos like this one!

we are making your jumps today for a charity dog event. Thanks

I know this an old video, but for the jump pole, you want to turn the connectors third leg on the inside and cut of to the top part. Then you can lay the pole directly on the cut-off parts of the connectors. This way you can create a jump that can be safely jumped from both sides :-)

Australian shepherds are extremely intelligent and she is also very beautiful

FYI I just made the dog hurdle (with all the height levels) for around $50 Canadian! I didn't purchase the cutter but I was able to cut through the PVC with a simple saw. The T-joints were the most expensive (almost $2) but I could have saved on the cost by having less heights. Surprisingly the most time consuming part was removing the sticky barcode labels on the pieces :P