Agility Class Descriptions

Puppy Agility Fundamentals

Any breed, including mixed, 4 months to 12 months by first class meeting. Goals: Start your puppy with the proper introduction to agility. This class will lay the basic foundation in agility for both you and your puppy while focusing on attention, targeting, the ability to direct your puppy, and beginning the relationships that will be useful in obedience, agility, a companion member of your household. There will be little use of standard contact equipment. Most equipment will be 'puppy scaled.'

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	Prefer Puppy Obedience class completed

Agility Fundamentals

Any breed, including mixed, 1 year or older with no agility experience.
Goals: This class will lab the basic foundation in agility for both you and your dog. The class will focus on attention, targeting, the ability to direct your dog, and building relationships that will be useful in obedience, agility, and for a member of your household. Dogs will be introduced to the contact equipment at their lowest level in a non-stressful way. This class is similar to the puppy fundamentals class except that it will be geared towards adult dogs.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	Prefer a beginning obedience class completed

Beginning Agility 1

9 months old or older by first class meeting.
Goals: Dogs are introduced to the contact obstacles in a foundation manner. Dogs and handlers are introduced to each of the agility obstacles at their lowest level in a non-stressful way and are taught to perform the obstacles safely, confidently and correctly. There will be no more than two obstacle sequences in class. Positive reinforcement is used to pattern skills needed to be successful.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	You need control of your dog for Agility. If the instructor finds that your dog needs to have more self-control, the instructor may request that you take some manners/obedience classes before starting Agility.

Beginning Agility 2

9 months old or older by first class meeting.
Goals: Dogs build on the skills learned in Beg Agility 1. Dogs start to work off leash and must respond to the handler's commands. The team builds confidence and skill as the dog works each obstacle with minimum interference and maximum 4 obstacle combinations are introduced. Positive reinforcement is used to pattern skills needed to be successful. You will introduce your dog to handling and other equipment including weaves and basic teeter.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	Successful completion of Beginning Agility 1 or comparable.

Beginning Agility 3

9 months old or older by first class meeting. Goals: Builds on the skills in Beginner Agility 3. By the end of the course dogs are to be able to perform all contact obstacles at full competition height. Weaves should be closed or almost closed. Dogs will be able to do directed sequences and full sequences will be part of the class. Positive reinforcement is used to pattern skills needed to be successful.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	Beginning Agility 1 and 2 or equivalent . Dogs must have basic knowledge of all agility equipment including weaves and teeter.

Intermediate Agility

This course is designed to bridge the gap between beginning agility 3 and advanced agility. There will be NO OBSTACLE TRAINING in this class. Instructor will have the right to ask that you go back to a lower level class if your dog has obstacle issues.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	Dogs must be proficient on all equipment, including teeter and weaves.

Agility Foundation

• Fun Stays at start line and recalls to hand (both sides).
• Fast and fun down and sits.
• Send dog around standard - increase distance each week. Send with different body language Example: front cross, tandem turn, cross behind, lateral turns.
• Send to tunnel, help handler understand where dog will look for handler. Motivate dog to drive through tunnel.
• Teach dog to run/change speeds with the handler. Teach dog to drive ahead with toy or food.
• Add blind cross after dog/handler has mastered speed changes on both sides. Introduce weaves - offset / two by two.
• Teach rear end awareness - ladder, cavellettis- (forward and backward).
• Pivot around object with front feet on object.
• Dog walk plank on ground or slightly raised. Teach concept of 2o/2o.
• Explain round jumping vs extended jumping.
• Teach Spins and teach foundation (flat work) for cross behind.

Agility Handling

Age: 12 months old or older by first class meeting. Learn basic to advanced handling tecchniques.Must be in Open/Advanced or Level 3(CPE) to attend. Advanced handling techniques only. Goals: Focus on handling and helps handler and dog prepare for competition.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member) Drop-In AM class: $5/class for non-members
Pre-requisites:	For dogs who have completed Agility 2.

Advanced Handling

12 months old or older by first class meeting.
This is a class designed for teams competing in agility trials. There will be NO OBSTACLE TRAINING in this class. Instructor will have the right to ask that you go back to a lower level class if your dog has obstacle issues. Goals: Build on the existing confidence of the dog on equipment and start the focus on the handler ability to direct the dog while running multiple obstacle sequences.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	Beginning Agility 3 or comparable. Handling skills are the focus of this class. Dogs in this class must be proficient on all agility equipment.

Competition Handling Class

Age: 12 months old or older by first class meeting.
Advanced handling techniques only. There will be NO OBSTACLE TRAINING in this class. Instructor will have the right to ask that you go back to a lower level class if your dog has obstacle issues. This class is for teams that are already competing. The goal of this class is to build further on the confidence of the dog and handler's ability to perform on the courses at the higher levels of competition. Also learning to run Games (CPE, NADAC, and TDAA) using the strengths of the dog and handler team. This class will be held TWICE a week to be able to accommodate the learning curve expected in this class.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks - days per week
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	Must be in Open/Advanced or Level 3(CPE) to attend.

Go the Distances (8 weeks)

Age: 12 months old or older by first class meeting. This class is based on the book Go the Distance. We will also be teaching weaves in this class. The goal is to build the dogs confidence in knowing their job and increasing obstacle focus. Dogs MUST be familiar with all obstacles except weaves.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	Basic Handling Level (or equivalent) required, higher level suggested.

Specialty Classes

Gamble Scramble

This class is based on distance handling. Each class will start with a simple gamble that will progress /increase in difficulty within that one class session. The difficulty will increase by increasing the distance between dog/handler, obstacle discrimination and change of direction, by adding the more difficult distance obstacles (teeter, weaves, A-frame, etc) depending on the class participant's skill level. All gambles will start at Novice and then end up at the end of the one 45 minute-hour session, being an intermediate/advanced gamble with minimal equipment change and using the same pattern. Each gamble will start with a jump tunnel sequence then adding the teeter, contact or weaves to make it more challenging.
Class will be limited to 6 students who should be actively training Prefer, open/excellent, but will except Novice if they have solid independent teeter, A-frame, dog walk, and weaves. This course is based on Linda Mecklenburg's Gamble Scrambles exercises in the Go the Distance work book.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	See description

Games (CPE, NADAC, USDAA)

This class will teach the various games used in different venues
Age: 18 months old or older by first class meeting.
Goals: Each week will focus on a different game. All competition equipment (contacts, weaves) will be used in the different games.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	Ready for competition.

Jumps and Round Things

This is a class focuses on proper jumping, tunnel and tire work. This class will help you and your dog start to work on directed jumping, movement (handler), and focus. There will be some distance and parallel work. With no contacts/weaves you and your dog can begin to work as a team with no fear of "blowing" the contact/retraining weaves. The focus is not on teach your dog to jump. Puppies are O.K. as long as they are comfortable with tunnels and jumps (LOW bars for them) but the class is not aimed at teaching your dog to go over a jump or through a tunnel. All levels are fine. The dogs need to be able to work off leach with some attention to the handler.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	8 weeks
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member)
Pre-requisites:	See description

Jump Chute

Based On Suzanne Clothier’s Natural Jumping Method. Any breed, including mixed, 14 months old or older by first class meeting. The Course consists of 2 sets of 8 weeks... A progression. You must take 1st 8 weeks to get into second 8 weeks
There will be no use of contacts in this class. It is an excellent class for dogs or handlers that simply want to have fun with their dog. For both conditioning and helping with jumping problems (stutter jump, hesitation, drive)
Prerequisite: No aggression, ability to be touched by a member of the class.

Goals: Teach the dog jump a series of jumps without human intervention. The class is intended to systematically develop and refine the complex skills every dog needs to be a confident, correct jumper. Dogs must be on flat collars or martingale collars for this class.
NOTE: This class meets once a year and meets on Mondays and Thursdays for two eight week sessions. It is important to attend both days.

First Class:	Dogs come the first night of class.
Length:	Two 8 week sessions- 2 nights per week
Cost:	$105 ($15 CCDTC member) per session
Pre-requisites:	See description

Information for the Human Partner in Agility Class

• Dogs must be on flat collars or martingale collars.
• NO Flexi Leashes allowed near the agility ring .
• A comfortable flat lead approximately 6 feet long is recommended.
• Let your instructor know if your dog does not like dogs in his/her space. Few dogs do, but some are more adamant than others.
• Bring high value treats for class.
• It will be helpful if you do not feed your dog before class (unless there is a medical need)
• Important Note:
  When registering for Agility Classes, please be specific about the level. You can contact the agility registrar directly seadragon80@aol.com