What?: Practice Agility Tunnel

Tools: Handsaw

Materials: Two rope tubs (or other wide tubs) and a roll of duct tape.

Instructions: Use a handsaw to cut the bottoms of the tubs off. Turn the bottoms in towards each other and tape them together. First, tape the tubs together with short lengths of tape diagonally across both tubs, then tape over these by making a few rounds with the tape all the way around the tubs.

Make sure to also tape the inside of the tubs, just as you did the outside. This makes the tunnel sturdier as well as covers up the sharp edges from your cut.

This tunnel is a good size for beginners. Not only is it easy to send your dog through a short tunnel, but with this size you can attach a sheet to one end to train your dog the chute as well. However, If you want to add some length to the tunnel, you can easily attach another tub or two as long as the tunnel stays together firmly.

The handles on this tunnel can be used to stake it into the ground to keep it from rolling as the dog runs through. Since this tunnel is straight though, you probably can get by without them.