Agility Terminology

[Max X 2]

This is probably a daft question (not unusual for me  ) & I'm probably trying to run before I can walk but we've now had 4 agility lessons, unfortunately spread over a few weeks though & I was really impressed with Max this week who took himself over the A frame without me holding his collar (OK so I'm easily pleased  ).  At the moment we're still running around together (fortunately Max isn't a fast runner  ) but I'm sure there'll come a time when I need to shout instructions to him as he won't be next to me & the equipment.
So the question is what do you call each piece of equipment when instructing your dog?
At the mo I'm saying "over" for the jumps (obvious that one) "through" for the tunnels & "walk" for the A-frame AND the dog walk, which made me think would this confuse him if there's an A frame & a dog walk to choose from, should I refer to them as tunnel, frame & walk??
It almost sounds too obvious now I've written it down, but thought (maybe wrongly) that we may as well at least try & start off on the right foot & not need to change it at a later stage?

[Penel]

I use "over" for over the jumps, "hup" for the A frame, "walk on" for the dog walk, "tunnel" for both types of tunnel, left for left, right for right...

[Spangle]

I always used the same word for a-frame and dog walk (walk-on) as it's the same action, but a different one for the see-saw (see-saw)
We don't use one for jumps at all now but did in the beginning (over).  I try and only use verbal commands to get his attention, but can be difficult with a gob like mine.

[crazyspaniels]

see-saw is always see-saw and with Bilbo I used to say walk for the obstacles, but with Dobbie (diff club) we use dog walk and a-frame so the dogs learns to look for the obstacle, used to say over with Bilbo but its go for Dobbie as its shorter etc, also weeeeeeve  and I say tunnel, or more like tunneltunneltunneltunnel 

[Max X 2]

Glad you all know what I meant, I'm useless at explaining myself 

So it appears I can do as I please, I might go for your options Penel as that will come very natural to me - ie "hup".

OK so one more......see how bad I am cos I don't even know what it's called    The hoop thingy, would that still be classed as an over or a through?    Although Max tends to go under it anyway    We have to start very close to it. 

[Spangle]

Aah that would be a tyre, but you could call it whatever you want 

[Penel]

I think I call that a tyre.  Although am lucky with Hattie, I can just point to it and she jumps through it !
See saw is always see saw, and weave, is just weave...

[Max X 2]

Aah that would be a tyre, but you could call it whatever you want 

  OMG I'm not really that thick, honest.  
Yes tyre would be good  

[Cayley]

Here is what I call for Sammy.

A frame - Climb (it's steeper than the dog walk)
Dog walk - Walk on
See saw - See saw
Contacts - Stop
Tyre - Through
Tunnel - Tunnel
Weaves - Weave
I don't have a command for jumps as I just say 'go' the rest of the time  .

[crazyspaniels]

we give a command for tyre, its "tyre"

[Ben's mum]

When I'm not hysterically trying to catch a manic cocker, i say:

Walk on for A frame and Dog walk (and see saw??)
Over for jumps
tunnel for both sorts of tunnel
Go weave - for Ben to look for the weaves, and then ssssssshhhhhhhhhhh all the time he is weaving (its what we were taught

Tyre I have a huge problem with - always have a mental block, and call it tunnel - which just adds to the confusion!

Bens mum

[crazyspaniels]

Walk on for A frame and Dog walk (and see saw??)

we are always taught to tell the its the see-saw so they slow down and don't take it at dog walk speed.

[clairep4]

I use:

jump - "jump"

dog walk, A-frame and seesaw - "walk on" (although I'm thinking of using "seesaw" cos Bella sometimes confuses that and the dog walk and goes really, really slowly over the dog walk in case it starts to tilt  )

tunnels - "tunnel" (same for both)

long jump - "right over"

weave - "weeeeeeeeeeave!" followed by "in, come, in, come, in, come etc"

contacts - "wait"

tyre - "tyre"

left and right I'm a bit rubbish and use "this way" most of the time but Bella works really close to me so she watches my gestures and never really seems to go the wrong way.