First of all, don't do any hard agility stuff or jumps until your dog is at least a year old. Second, get your Chi a full vet check to make sure he/she is healthy and strong enough for it. Third, condition the dog first. Get her fit and active if she isn't already. You should also contact a good, positive trainer, or at least talk to knowledgeable agility people before starting. You can't learn everything online or from videos. You could even get a book about it, though I still recommend a trainer.
As for warnings, I'd say be especially careful she doesn't jump to high or jump off something (A-frame, pause table, etc) to far from the ground, since Chi's are so small. Generally, just use common sense.
If you weren't planning to attend a training class, you can build most of the equipment yourself, which can easily be found by Googleing it, its cheaper to build it yourself since the buying equipment pre-made can get pretty expensive.
Good luck with your Chi!

Zackintosh CJ answered on 10/28/09. Helpful? / 0