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Hoopers

Hoopers is a dog sport where the dog runs a course of hoops, tunnels and barrels. No jumping, no tight turns and no contact obstacles — the dog moves in flowing lines while the handler directs from a distance. That makes it unusually easy on the body, and open to young dogs, old dogs, and dogs that cannot do agility.

How it works

  1. The dog takes the obstacles in order: through the hoop, through the tunnel, around the barrel.
  2. The handler directs with voice and body language, often from a marked zone — distance work is the heart of the sport.
  3. The course should flow. Faults are taking the wrong obstacle or going the wrong way, not millimetres either side.

Hundsporter keeps your hoopers training diary. Hoopers competitions are not run in the app yet.

Open the training diary