What is Agility?
Agility is one part obedience, one part relationship, and one part sheer adrenalin rush! In Agility a dog and handler team navigate an obsticle course while racing against the clock. Agility is a sport that appeals to all dog lovers - from young people to senior citizens. Agility is designed to demonstrate a dog's athletisism and willingness to work with his handler. It requires conditioning, concentration, training and teamwork.
About our Agility classes...
Starters Agility Class
Fee: $100.00 for eight one hour classes
Classes that cover everything from safety and proper performance of all obstacles to motivation and fun. Workbook included. Starters classes are regularly added as needed. Please call for times and start dates.
Pre-Novice Agility Class
Fee: $90.00 for eight one hour classes
These Classes are for dogs that can do all the obstacles (except weaves) with an accuracy of 90%. We teach you some basic handling, motivation, attention and basics for first level agility trailing.
Novice Agility Class
Fee: $85.00 for eight one hour classes
We teach you some basic handling, motivation, attention and basics for first level agility trailing.
Open Agility Class
Fee: $85.00 for eight one hour classes
Dogs that have their Novice title or skills and are ready to go on. Classes cover everything from complex sequences and longer courses to problem solving. More handling skills taught here, dogs working at Open level.
Advanced Agility Class
Fee: $80.00 for eight one hour classes
Dogs working at an Excellent A level.
Masters-Excellent Agility Class
Fee: $75.00 for eight one hour classes
Teams must be competing or have skills at that level. These dogs and handlers must be ready for anything. Emphasis is on difficult handling skills, speed, control and desire to run with the wind in their hair/fur.
Weave Pole Workshop
Fee: $50.00 for four one hour classes
A four week mini workshop. An introduction to all the methods of learning weave poles, including channels, weave o matics, 2x2's etc. Find out what works best for your dog. You will also work on weave pole entrances and negotiating the weaves with distractions.
Experienced Handlers Starters Agility
Fee: $90.00 for eight one hour classes
This is a class for dogs who do not have agility experience, but handlers who do.
JumpStart Pre-Agility Obedience Class
Fee: $100.00 for eight one hour classes
This great program uses the skills you and your dog have learned in basic obedience class to start you out right in the exciting and fun sport of agility, the fastest growing dog sport in the world!
Agility is one part obedience, one part relationship, and one part sheer adrenalin rush! This class will help you solidify your dog’s basic obedience skills, apply them to agility, and enhance your great relationship with your dog by using positive reinforcement training methods. Building this foundation will help you achieve great success, right from the start, when you begin training on the agility equipment and learning how to handle your dog on course.
Although there is no minimum age requirement for this class, your dog should have completed at least one basic obedience course or it’s equivalent before attending JumpStart. Solid skills should include sit, down, stay for at least 30 seconds, a reliable recall, an attention command, and reasonably polite walking. Dogs who display aggressive behavior towards people or other dogs cannot be accepted into this class– please call if you are unsure about your dog’s ability to participate in this program.
Start Line Stay/Contact Performance Clinic
Fee: $60 for four one hour classes
A four week clinic that will help you to get the start line stay and contact performance that you want. Basic foundation skills will be covered along with proofing to ensure your dog understands what is expected of them in the ring.
