How to Build a Pet Agility Course

By: Keith Pandolfi and Jennifer Stimpson, This Old House magazine

Shopping List

Supplies You Will Need

1 ½-inch schedule 40 PVC pipe. Get 100 feet.

1 ½-inch PVC tees. Get 22.

1 ½-inch PVC elbows. Get 10.

1 ½-inch PVC end caps. Get 16.

2-inch PVC. Get 12 inches.

1x12 laminated shelving board. Get one 8-foot board

2-inch U-strap. Get two.

1½-inch 3/8-inch flathead bolts. Get four.

3/8-inch washers. Get 16.

3/8-inch locknuts. Get four.

3/4-inch metal strapping

3/4-inch sheet metal screws

1-inch drywall screws

Clear PVC cleaner

Electrical tape in red, blue, and yellow

Painter's tape

Exterior primer

Exterior flat paint in yellow

Antiskid additive

3 pounds of gravel

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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Pull Saw
- Drill/Driver
  with 1/16-inch bit, 3/8-inch bit, 5/8-inch paddle bit
- Combination Square
- Hammer
- Wood Block
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Photo: Wendell T. Webber

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1. Jump Bars

This jump bar helps Fido build up his hindquarters and develop a better sense of boundaries. It also helps breeds that are prone to hip problems (such as Labs and German shepherds) improve strength and agility.