Your vocabulary in agility needs to be as consistent as your obedience vocabulary. If you currently compete in obedience, I suggest NOT using any of your "ring" commands. The following commands are only suggestions - if you already have commands that are working for you, don't change them. Be careful not to choose words that sound alike for different obstacles and no command should sound like your dog's name.
| ON THE FLAT COMMANDS |
Heel/Foos/With Me
|
Come to my left side and remain there until told to do something else. |
Side/ With Me
(If not used for left side) |
Come to my right side and remain there until told to do something else. |
| Down or Sit |
Command for table as per the Judge's instructions. |
OBSTACLE COMMANDS |
| Contact/Target/Bottom |
Contact command means to drive to the bottom of a contact obstacle and wait for directions. |
| Climb It/Walk It/Scramble |
Command to do A-Frame or Dogwalk. |
| Teeter/Seesaw/Walk it |
Command to do teeter totter (Teeter command should be different from the A-Frame & Dogwalk). |
| Tunnel/Get In |
Command to do the Tunnel |
| Chute |
Command to do the Collapsible Tunnel. (Optional, Tunnel command can be used as well) |
| Tire/Hoop |
Command to do the tire |
| Hup/Over/Jump |
Command to do jumps |
| Big Hup/Over Big/Big Jump |
Command to do spread jumps, (optional) |
| Table/Hup On |
Command to go to the table |
Watch out for multiple "T" words.
DIRECTIONAL COMMANDS |
Get Out/Out
|
Command to move out, laterally, away from handler. |
Here/Come
|
Command to come in toward handler. |
Easy
|
Command to break stride. |
Turn
|
Command to turn away from handler and face away. (180° turn) |
Hook/Get Back
|
Command to go opposite direction by turning away from my body. |
| Dog's Name |
Give me your full attention! Both eyes on me! |
ADVANCED WORK |
Left
|
Command to turn left |
| Right |
Command to turn right |
