What's in my Bag- DogTraining Edition

What's in my Bag? Dog Training Edition

The following pictures will show you what I bring with me to my dog training sessions. I have packed for agility training but most of the items are not agility specific. Let's get started.

The bag is an Aeropostale leopard pint large tote. I chose this bag because it was spacious, durable, cheap and I didn't mind getting it dirty. It cost me about $5.00 on clearance, I originally bought it as a dog supply bag for my pet care business. The poop bag holder is from Earth Rated and cost $2.00 which I bought from my dog training facility.  

The green bag inside is a purse organizer that I bought on Ebay for $1.00 with free shipping. It is a fantastic deal and it will really help to organize your supplies. The lump of material is Khazi's tug toy,  I did not spend anything on the Tuggie because I make and sell them. The Tuggie is her absolute favourite game to play and it is essential for agility training to use as motivation. I bought the water bottle is from Costco. It is the Contigo brand with the automatic seal, they cost about $15.00 for three bottles of different colours. I always make sure to have a lot of water when training because both Khazi and I get tired and hot fairly quickly. The ball is a standard $0.99 tennis ball from Pet Smart, this was actually left over from my fly ball class, I generally don't use it in agility.  The little container is for holding extra treats so I can refill my treat pouches, agility is all about the rewards. I got the container for 2 for $1.00 at the dollar store.

 From Right to left: extra poop bags, a free pass to free play that I won during obedience training, more treats of a different kind, a pop up water bowl and a training tab I made. The only thing I actually bought from these items was the bowl which. I got it from pet value for about $7.00.

 These pockets contain more training aids. The yogurt container lids are used to teach targeting specific objects or places, I have to bring these to each class, it is a requirement. There are two treat pouches holding a different type of treat in each. I do this to keep Khazi interested in the reward. The red bag cost me $3.00 from the Dollar Store but I didn't like it because you need to have belt loops to keep it up and I always wear yoga pants to class. The blue bag cost $15.00 from the training facility and it was much more practical. I was going to have a DIY treat bag but I needed it immediately so I bought one. It is hard to see in this picture but the last item is a clicker from Pet Smart that cost $0.99. Clickers are not used in the agility course but I like to have it with me so I always know where it is. On a side note, don't ever use a clicker in agility training if your teacher has not made it manditory. One lady in my class had one and every time she would use it all the dogs lost focus and waited for the treat that comes after the click. It was very frustrating.

 This a picture of what is in the last pocket of my training bag... a dog car harness.

I had lost this 6 months ago (since we got her) and just found it today. This will stay in my bag whenever I take her out so I can be sure of her safety in the car. It cost me $35.19 from Pet Value.

That is everything that I carry with me to agility. If you decide to make a training bag for yourself I would suggest adding a mini first aid kit, I was planning on doing so but I haven't finished it yet. I hope this helped you to get prepared and stay organized. If you have any questions or comments do not hesitate to contact me.