Agility Class Schedules
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Puppy Agility
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 6 students.
Prerequisites: Dog must be between 8 weeks and 6 months in age
Designed for fun and learning, this class will give your puppy a great head-start on any future training. Although it is geared for the performance dog, it can also be a great time for the pet puppy. Puppies will come away with the ability to focus on you, find self-control, enthusiasm, drive, balance and be willing to try new things with confidence. Some skills taught are crosses, distance work, toy motivation, driving through an open weave channel, recalls, crate games, targeting, front and rear end awareness, introducing ending behaviors for the contact equipment, and flat work skills. Obstacles will be set at low heights and introduced in a manner that will not strain a puppy’s body, including tire, tunnel, plank, table, and weaves.
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 6 students.
Prerequisites: Dog must be between 8 weeks and 6 months in age
Designed for fun and learning, this class will give your puppy a great head-start on any future training. Although it is geared for the performance dog, it can also be a great time for the pet puppy. Puppies will come away with the ability to focus on you, find self-control, enthusiasm, drive, balance and be willing to try new things with confidence. Some skills taught are crosses, distance work, toy motivation, driving through an open weave channel, recalls, crate games, targeting, front and rear end awareness, introducing ending behaviors for the contact equipment, and flat work skills. Obstacles will be set at low heights and introduced in a manner that will not strain a puppy’s body, including tire, tunnel, plank, table, and weaves.
Saturdays 4pm Rachel Williamson - Witzel
June 20 - August 22 / skips: July 4, 11, August 8
June 20 - August 22 / skips: July 4, 11, August 8
Intro to Agility Equipment and Skills (Formerly Beg Agility 1)
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 6 students.
New to agility? Start here.
Prerequisites: 4 months of age or older
This class teaches you and your dog to work together as a team while you learn the foundation skills of agility. Develop a good working relationship through focus and attention games, build confidence on moving obstacles, and learn the flat work needed to succeed in agility.
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 6 students.
New to agility? Start here.
Prerequisites: 4 months of age or older
This class teaches you and your dog to work together as a team while you learn the foundation skills of agility. Develop a good working relationship through focus and attention games, build confidence on moving obstacles, and learn the flat work needed to succeed in agility.
Tuesdays 9:30am Rhoda Ezell
June 16 - July 28 / skips: none
June 16 - July 28 / skips: none
Intermediate Agility
7 weeks - class size limited to 6 students.
Prerequisites: Dog has confident and consistent behavior with all contacts at full height, weaves can be open or closed
This class will focus on readying each team for CPE level 1/2 and AKC Novice competition
7 weeks - class size limited to 6 students.
Prerequisites: Dog has confident and consistent behavior with all contacts at full height, weaves can be open or closed
This class will focus on readying each team for CPE level 1/2 and AKC Novice competition
Wednesdays 6:30pm Rachel Williamson-Witzel
June 17 - August 5 / skips: July 8
June 17 - August 5 / skips: July 8
Backchaining for Independent Contacts and Weaves
4 weeks - class size limited to 4 students- auditors are encouraged
Prerequisites: Dog is 12 months of age or olde and food/toy motivated.
Using backchaining, we will teach your dog to confidently and independently perform contacts and weaves- an essential skill to build distance during agility. Limited to 4 handler-dog teams to maximize learning time. Auditors are encouraged to come watch and learn without their dog. Please email the instructor if you have any questions.
4 weeks - class size limited to 4 students- auditors are encouraged
Prerequisites: Dog is 12 months of age or olde and food/toy motivated.
Using backchaining, we will teach your dog to confidently and independently perform contacts and weaves- an essential skill to build distance during agility. Limited to 4 handler-dog teams to maximize learning time. Auditors are encouraged to come watch and learn without their dog. Please email the instructor if you have any questions.
Saturdays 1pm Rachel Williamson -Witzel
June 20 - July 25 / skips: July 4, July 11
June 20 - July 25 / skips: July 4, July 11
Courses
7 weeks - class size limited to 6 students.
A course will be set up for students to run
7 weeks - class size limited to 6 students.
A course will be set up for students to run
Wednesdays 5pm Sandie Woods
June 10 - July 29 / skips: July 8
June 10 - July 29 / skips: July 8
Advanced Agility Handling
7 weeks - limited class sizes - 6 students- one dog per handler
Requirements for this class are that the dogs are familiar with all agility equipment and can properly perform all agility equipment. This class will build on handling techniques with the focus being on distance training.
7 weeks - limited class sizes - 6 students- one dog per handler
Requirements for this class are that the dogs are familiar with all agility equipment and can properly perform all agility equipment. This class will build on handling techniques with the focus being on distance training.
Thursdays 6:00 Brenda Gilday
June 11 - August 20 / skips: July 9, 30, August 6
June 11 - August 20 / skips: July 9, 30, August 6
Thursdays 7:30pm Brenda Gilday
June 11 - August 20 / skips: July 9, 30, August 6
June 11 - August 20 / skips: July 9, 30, August 6
Agility Skill Building (Formerly Beg Agility 2)
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 6 students. One Dog per handler
Prerequisites: Confident on equipment that moves underfoot, able to complete straight tunnels, able to focus on handler on-leash around other working teams
This class will build upon the foundations taught in Intro to Agility Equipment and Skills. Focus will be on building confident and independent contact performance, start line stays, 2on2off behavior, and lead outs. We will also teach our dogs how to perform weave poles, front and rear crosses, as well as go, out, and here.
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 6 students. One Dog per handler
Prerequisites: Confident on equipment that moves underfoot, able to complete straight tunnels, able to focus on handler on-leash around other working teams
This class will build upon the foundations taught in Intro to Agility Equipment and Skills. Focus will be on building confident and independent contact performance, start line stays, 2on2off behavior, and lead outs. We will also teach our dogs how to perform weave poles, front and rear crosses, as well as go, out, and here.
FULL Wednesdays 8:00pm Rachel Williamson-Witzel
June 17 - August 5 / skips: July 8
June 17 - August 5 / skips: July 8
Saturdays 2:30pm Rachel Williamson-Witzel
June 20 - August 22 / skips: July 4, 11, August 8
June 20 - August 22 / skips: July 4, 11, August 8
Focused Fundamentals
7 weeks - class size limited to 6 students
Prerequisites: Dog must be able to work off-less, be comfortable with contacts at full height, and have started weaves.
This class will rotate between 3 essential agility skillsets (Jumping, Weaves, Contacts) to prepare you and your dog for more successful agility runs.
7 weeks - class size limited to 6 students
Prerequisites: Dog must be able to work off-less, be comfortable with contacts at full height, and have started weaves.
This class will rotate between 3 essential agility skillsets (Jumping, Weaves, Contacts) to prepare you and your dog for more successful agility runs.
Weaves Tuesday 7:00pm Susan Geers-Meiners
August 11 - September 29 / skips: Sept. 15
August 11 - September 29 / skips: Sept. 15
Back to Basics Agility
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 students.
Feel like you and your dog don't always work together as a team? Want to learn how to better communicate with your dog? This class focuses on the very foundations of dog agility and takes you back to the basics. The goal is to achieve a better connection between the dog and handler, while improving the dogs focus and commitment on the course. This is a good course for both more experienced handlers who may need to go “back to basics” to ie. improve or find a balance between dog’s handler/ obstacle focus, as well as more inexperienced handlers wanting to improve their dog’s independence on the obstacles and learn how to effectively communicate with their dog. Classes will include running short sequences and practicing the use of different handling tools, such as ones body, movement and position. Understanding of all equipment is not required, but it also won’t be a goal of this class.
Prerequisite: Dogs must be ready to run short (4-6 obstacle) sequences.
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 students.
Feel like you and your dog don't always work together as a team? Want to learn how to better communicate with your dog? This class focuses on the very foundations of dog agility and takes you back to the basics. The goal is to achieve a better connection between the dog and handler, while improving the dogs focus and commitment on the course. This is a good course for both more experienced handlers who may need to go “back to basics” to ie. improve or find a balance between dog’s handler/ obstacle focus, as well as more inexperienced handlers wanting to improve their dog’s independence on the obstacles and learn how to effectively communicate with their dog. Classes will include running short sequences and practicing the use of different handling tools, such as ones body, movement and position. Understanding of all equipment is not required, but it also won’t be a goal of this class.
Prerequisite: Dogs must be ready to run short (4-6 obstacle) sequences.
Mondays 8-9pm Katri Wirick
Completing previous class session before starting new session.
New session dates will be announced soon.
Completing previous class session before starting new session.
New session dates will be announced soon.
Competitive Agility
7 weeks - limited class sizes
For dogs and handlers who want to improve their performance on the course. The main objective of this class is to learn how to read and run different sequences, exploring and practicing different handling techniques and finding what best meets the needs of each team, while proofing all obstacles and fine-tuning the teams for competition. Some more complicated and international style sequences are used in the class. An understanding of all equipment is required.
7 weeks - limited class sizes
For dogs and handlers who want to improve their performance on the course. The main objective of this class is to learn how to read and run different sequences, exploring and practicing different handling techniques and finding what best meets the needs of each team, while proofing all obstacles and fine-tuning the teams for competition. Some more complicated and international style sequences are used in the class. An understanding of all equipment is required.
Mondays 6:30-8:00pm Katri Wirick
Completing previous class session before starting new session.
New session dates will be announced soon.
Completing previous class session before starting new session.
New session dates will be announced soon.
Technical Handling
7 weeks - limited class sizes
This class will focus on the most basic aspects of handling, designed to strengthen fundamental skills with attention to the technical aspects of individual handling methods. Depending on skill level of the individual, we will be using either basic sequences or technically challenging courses. Some distance handling work. ATTN: Placement in this class requires instructor approval.
7 weeks - limited class sizes
This class will focus on the most basic aspects of handling, designed to strengthen fundamental skills with attention to the technical aspects of individual handling methods. Depending on skill level of the individual, we will be using either basic sequences or technically challenging courses. Some distance handling work. ATTN: Placement in this class requires instructor approval.
Wednesdays 10:30am - 12:00 Kathy Meyer
July 1 - August 12 / skips: none
July 1 - August 12 / skips: none
Wednesdays 10:30am - 12:00 Kathy Meyer
September 2 - October 14 / skips: none
September 2 - October 14 / skips: none
Agility Fun Runs
7 weeks
Fun Run Voucher System (Click on the link to read an explanation of the system)
FULL building in use for this class from 8:30am-1pm
This is a class- NOT A DROP IN- must register for it - unlimited enrollment
Two fun and challenging courses to run. This is a big class (15-25+ dogs) and does take the full 2 hours for everyone to run twice.
7 weeks
Fun Run Voucher System (Click on the link to read an explanation of the system)
FULL building in use for this class from 8:30am-1pm
This is a class- NOT A DROP IN- must register for it - unlimited enrollment
Two fun and challenging courses to run. This is a big class (15-25+ dogs) and does take the full 2 hours for everyone to run twice.
Thursdays 10am - 12:30pm Joni Griffith
June 11 - December 17, 2020 / skips: July 9, August 6, November 26
(Occasional other skips will be announced via email to those that are currently attending class at the time.)
June 11 - December 17, 2020 / skips: July 9, August 6, November 26
(Occasional other skips will be announced via email to those that are currently attending class at the time.)
