Human sprinters on 100 m thoroughly prepare and activate their muscles for more than an hour before they start.
And all they have to do is run straight for a world record of 9,58 seconds!
Now imagine an agility dog clearing a course of 22 obstacles after only a short walk to wee, and briefly playing with a toy!
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In agility, the dog sprints, weaves, jumps, turns and twists, changes directions, accelerates and decelerates, and we simply cannot properly prepare the body for these high-power actions by only walking the dog.
The warm-up not only prepares the whole body system: nervous system, cardiovascular system, metabolism, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments, it also leads to an immediate improvement in performance, and helps reduce the risk of injury.
And when you have successfully finished your run or your training, don’t call it quits just yet! Not only it is very discouraging for the dog to be put away and ignored after a good job, a cool-down certainly serves to accelerate the recovery process, and helps the dog to relax and settle down.
Such as slippery surfaces, explosive acceleration and abrupt deceleration forces, as well as possible equipment negotiations and late handler cues that arise when things don’t go as planned. Most often damaged areas include the shoulder region, toes, gastrocnemius and iliopsoas muscle.
This was something that myself and my dogs have been missing out on and I am sure that now I have completed this course my dog’s body will be so much more prepared when we get on the startline than ever before.
Must-know for each competitor! Such an important topic to prevent injuries and get the best possible performance of each agility dog!
After this video course I am more able and conscious how to prepare my dogs before and after every training and competition. I am happy to give them all the time and preparations they need in order to enjoy the sport together, with less possible injuries and the best performance!
I like that the exercises are clear and simple. It’s great to get things more into a system, knowing how much and when to do each exercise. Before I was always unsure about how to warm up and cool down when running multiple runs a day at a competition or a seminar. Now I have a plan as I now have an idea about how long the perfect warmup should last.
This is the best warm up/cool down resource I have come across. It gives a clear programme for both warming up, cooling down, and post event stretches. It goes into great detail and explains every move and its reason behind it. I would highly recommend.
The tips are practical, well explained, and the videos provide close up detail on exactly how to perform the exercises. Since using this info, I notice better recovery in my dogs from training sessions, and I feel better too knowing I am doing my best for them!
You want to immediately improve your dog’s performance abilities by preparing the whole body system for the upcoming agility run.
You want to minimize the risk of injuries with your dog when running agility.
You want to encourage your dog’s mental preparation and focus.
You want to provide optimal recovery after activity.
You’re curious and want to learn more about how you can check your canine athlete at home on a regular basis, to get first insights into your dog’s body.
Over the years in my profession, I have worked with countless canine athletes on a daily basis.
With active participants in the Agility World Championship, European Open, FMBB, B.A.C.K., BCC, WAO, SAO and other big international events … You name it.
But not only have I worked with canine athletes as a rehab practitioner but also as a trainer myself. I have been an active trainer and competitor in several dog sports with my own dogs for the past 18 years!
All of this has helped me better understand their needs and just how much further you can take them if they are well mentally prepared and in excellent physical shape (and no, by physical shape I’m not only referring to stamina).
I promise you that I have gathered all my personal experience and knowledge in this course to help you discover how to properly warm up your canine athlete before every dog training session and competition, and cool down after. You’ll take their performance to new heights and reduce the risk for injuries at the same time.
You will gain new knowledge that will set you apart from the competition, and your dog will thrive by having built the correct foundations.
So far, I’ve been able to help far more than 3749+ participants (from 6 different continents all around the globe) that enrolled in one or more of our courses inside our Dogs4motion online Academy.
Get started on your dogs today because I know you can take things to the next level!
Jana Gams, DVM, CCRP
Perfect routines! I think this routine is necessary for anybody who is doing sports with their dogs. It’s really necessary for preventing injuries, increase performance and for big results! Thanks so much for everything!
Clear, detailed, useful. I knew “something” about warming up and cooling down dogs, yet this course dives deeper and has finally made it very clear to me about how the proper warm up cool down routine should look like, with additional knowledge about stretching. Very cool.
Loved the course. Afterwards I feel like I have the knowledge how to warm up and cool down all specific parts of my dog’s body. Jana explains everything very detailld and I am really happy that I invested the time for my dog’s fitness and health.
I now know I can reduce the risk of injuries for my dogs by making sure I do the warm up/cool down correctly. That way they can run at their maximum performance. I’ve also noticed that letting them cool down after their workout helps them recover.
You must have this knowledge! Very useful and interesting information that everybody doing any kind of dog sports should know about!
The science-based golden rules for successful warm up of your canine athlete.
Practical part with all exercises for a complete three-dimensional routine specific for agility dogs.
A gradual decrease in activity: stretching exercises to help decrease muscular tone.
Answers to frequently asked questions, such as what to do if participating at multiple events per day, running multiple dogs together, how to adapt the routines in warm or cold weather, and so much more!
Yes, you can access the whole course material forever. The exercises are beneficial throughout the entire lifetime of your dog. No starting date and no end date of the course. Workout with different dogs whenever you want.
Complete, step-by-step, ready-to-use, balanced, well-structured and easy-to-understand course.
Learn how to check your canine athlete at home on a regular basis, to get first insights into your dog’s body and detect any areas of discomfort, before they turn into visible compensatory issues.
Working with canine athletes on a daily basis, not only with my own dogs, but also during my work in canine rehabilitation and physical therapy, has taught me that you, the owner, play the most important role in recognizing potential discomforts in your dog’s body early on.
This is why this step-by-step guide on how to check the range of motion of your dog at home will allow you to seek the help of ortho or physio professional if/when needed in a timely manner, and therefore tremendously contribute to your dog’s physical wellbeing and performing abilities in the long-term.
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I am so confident in this Agility specific Warm-up / Cool-down Routine that I’m willing to “put my money where my mouth is” and back your purchase up with a 100 % money-back guarantee. If you don’t feel that this course is right for you, I’ll refund every cent you paid – no questions asked.
Agility competitor and instructor, member of Slovenian national team since 2016
We hear so much about importance of warm up and cool down prior to any activity we do with our dogs. I always try my best with warm up and cool down but I also worry that my warm up routine doesn’t include all necessary exercises that help engage specific muscles. Thanks to Jana’s course I know exactly what has been missing in my routine and now I can include it and help my dogs be even better prepared for running agility. Thank you Jana and Dogs4motion!
I liked the videos very much and will for sure adjust my warming up/cooling down of my dogs to your recommendations.
I have already learned so much from some workshops and lectures by Jana, but the videos helped so much to really put everything into perspective and to develop a real to do list for each and every warm up (and of course cool down and stretching) I do with my dogs!
Stretching explanations are super clear and I really liked how I could watch it over and over again while working on my dogs to be sure I am doing it right. What I love also about the warm-up exercises is how they make me teach my dogs to calm down and relax in a high excitement environment – it had huge positive effects on both our relationship and mental concentration.
An absolute must-know for every handler and responsible dog owner! Great and nicely structured content, perfect explanations and useful tips from real life!
This video is a perfect guidance for a proper warm-up and cool-down routine. Finally, I have a great plan to warm up my dogs and know exactly what to take care of before and after each run in training or competition!
I love the warm up and cool down videos and all the amazing details those videos include! Not only because they teach you how to properly prepare the dog for activity and help you to prevent injuries, but also because they give you a wider insights about why this is important, how to do it correctly, what to be careful about and also show the importance of not only warming up / cooling downs itself, but also all the bonding and mental preparation that happens during those activities. Full package. 😀
Easy to follow, indepth warm up / cool down explanations! I feel so strongly about this topic so its great to have a professional that also competes in many dog sports like Jana here to educate us!
I personally use these methods of warm up & cool down with my own dogs, investing our next run and the longevity of our sports career together. 🙂
Veterinarian, Agility World Championship member and multiple medalist with 3 different dogs, member of European Open since 2012, European Open Champion individual & team in 2018, AWC and EO Vice-champion
DVM, CCRT, resident ACVSMR (American college of veterinary sports medicine and rehabilitation)
DVM and active competitor in agility
Physiotherapist and osteopath
Essential Facts of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine in Companion Animals (Bockstahler et al, 2019)
Internet-based survey of the frequency and types of orthopedic conditions and injuries experienced by dogs competing in agility (Markley et al, 2021)
Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (Zink et al, 2018)
In short: Yes! You will receive the exact protocol that you can then use with your dog. But, in addition to that, I will also give you the knowledge you need to truly make this routine your own and adapt it to your dog’s needs (if you feel that, that could benefit them).
The warm-up routine will take you approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. This amount of time will give you the freedom to gradually prepare your dog’s cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems for the upcoming activity. However, the precise timing of the routine itself also depends on a number of external factors – like the weather (is it warm or cold?), the mood your dog is in, or the exercise preferences they might have. For example- a dog who does not have a lot of mental stamina, and is unable to hold their focus for longer periods of time, might find it difficult to concentrate for 20 minutes straight, thus leading to a drop in motivation. In such cases, you can adapt the warm-up routine by intentionally adding in some breaks. Doing so will help keep your dog’s motivation high. Similarly, we must also adapt the routine if, for example, the weather is warm and we need to keep our dog’s heat levels low. But…we will discuss all of these adaptations in further detail inside the course itself.
A majority of the warm-up exercises can be done by having your dog on a leash. Or, in other words, they can easily be performed in a fairly small (square meter or two) area next to the training/ competition venue. But under ideal circumstances, it is best that you find a slightly larger area/open space where you can perform some of the final sport-specific fast-motion exercises (such as sprints, for example). However, I do understand that sometimes you simply cannot find enough space to complete those final sport-specific exercises, or you cannot find an area with a big enough non-slippery surface. Do not worry, we discuss exactly how you can adapt your warm-up exercises in such cases.
For the cool-down routine though, everything can be done when having your dog on a leash.
Ideally, you shouldn’t use the exact same routine. A warm-up routine should be adapted to the needs of different dog sports, and the more physically demanding the upcoming activity is the longer the warm-up needs to be! Therefore, a proper warm-up should include exercises that mimic the motions which will happen during the activity later on.
Secondly, the warm-up routine also mentally prepares you and your dog. A unique warm-up routine is not only required to meet the specific physical needs of the dog sport you are about to undertake but also to provide the best mental stimulation for the upcoming activity.
But, if your dog participates in dogfrisbee, flyball or any other explosive type of sport, you can still join the course and learn all about the warming up / cooling down field! The knowledge you will gain will also enable you to modify the agility routine that is presented to fit the needs of your own dog sport.
If your dog participates in Obedience though, you can take a look at our Warm-up / Cool-down routine for Obedience.
No, all you need is a dog, some yummy treats, and a toy if your dog loves to play. All the exercises can be done without any equipment at all!
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