Agility Class Schedules
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Puppy Pre-Agility
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 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.
Mondays 6pm, July 8-August 26, skip date: June 22
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 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.
Mondays 6pm, July 8-August 26, skip date: June 22
Part 2 Mondays 6:00pm Rachel Williamson-Witzel
September 9 - October 21 / skips: none
September 9 - October 21 / skips: none
Turns and Crosses: Handling Techniques Deciphered
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 students.
Prerequisites: Dog can work off-leash over 1 jump around other dogs. Dog can run short sequences
Ever feel like your agility instructor is speaking to you in a different language? Mix up your rear and blind crosses? This class is for you! Come learn different handling techniques- from fronts and rears to false turns and whiskey crosses- as we break down exactly what goes into each. Master how to best use body language to effectively communicate with your dog and create the most efficient lines from one obstacle to the next.
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 students.
Prerequisites: Dog can work off-leash over 1 jump around other dogs. Dog can run short sequences
Ever feel like your agility instructor is speaking to you in a different language? Mix up your rear and blind crosses? This class is for you! Come learn different handling techniques- from fronts and rears to false turns and whiskey crosses- as we break down exactly what goes into each. Master how to best use body language to effectively communicate with your dog and create the most efficient lines from one obstacle to the next.
Mondays 7:00pm Rachel Williamson-Witzel
September 9 - October 21 / skips: none
Agility Foundations 7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 students.
Prerequisites: Dog can be crated, sit, stay, and come when called. It is recommended(but not required) that the dog is familiar with shaping or is enrolled in the Shaping class.
Whether you are just having fun or planning to compete some day, this foundation class series will set up you and your dog for success in the agility ring. We will begin on the flat and with lowered obstacles and progress to off-leash work and full-height contacts, all with a focus on fun, safety, and teamwork. We will primarily use shaping and targeting to achieve our goals and establish confidence and independence right from the start,
Prerequisites: Dog can be crated, sit, stay, and come when called. It is recommended(but not required) that the dog is familiar with shaping or is enrolled in the Shaping class.
Whether you are just having fun or planning to compete some day, this foundation class series will set up you and your dog for success in the agility ring. We will begin on the flat and with lowered obstacles and progress to off-leash work and full-height contacts, all with a focus on fun, safety, and teamwork. We will primarily use shaping and targeting to achieve our goals and establish confidence and independence right from the start,
Part 1 Tuesdays 10:00am Rachel Williamson-Witzel
August 27 - October 8 / skips: none
Intro to Agility Equipment and Skills (Formerly Beg Agility 1)
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 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 8 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.
Wednesdays 7:30pm Ann Parker & Rhoda Ezell
August 14 - October 9 / skips: August 28, Sept. 25
August 14 - October 9 / skips: August 28, Sept. 25
Wednesdays 7:30pm Ann Parker & Rhoda Ezell
October 30 - December 18 / skips: Nov. 27
October 30 - December 18 / skips: Nov. 27
Agility Skill Building (Formerly Beg Agility 2)
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 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 8 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.
Wednesdays 6:30pm Rachel Williamson-Witzel
FULL August 14 - October 9 / skips: Aug 28, Sept 25
FULL August 14 - October 9 / skips: Aug 28, Sept 25
Wednesdays 6:30pm Rachel Williamson-Witzel
FULL October 30 - December 18 / skips: Nov. 27
FULL October 30 - December 18 / skips: Nov. 27
Intro to Coursework (Formerly Beg Agility 3)
7 weeks - class sizes limited to minimum 3 students, maximum 8 students. One dog per handler
Prerequisites: One year of age or older, confident performance of all contacts at full height, able to complete 6 weaves (open or closed), able to focus and work off-leash
Learn how to read and walk a course and develop jumping skills and more advanced handling techniques. Most work will be done one dog int he ring at a time, off-leash as you and your dog learn to navigate the exciting world of agility courses. This is an Intro class. Dogs competing/experienced dogs are not allowed in the class.
7 weeks - class sizes limited to minimum 3 students, maximum 8 students. One dog per handler
Prerequisites: One year of age or older, confident performance of all contacts at full height, able to complete 6 weaves (open or closed), able to focus and work off-leash
Learn how to read and walk a course and develop jumping skills and more advanced handling techniques. Most work will be done one dog int he ring at a time, off-leash as you and your dog learn to navigate the exciting world of agility courses. This is an Intro class. Dogs competing/experienced dogs are not allowed in the class.
Wednesdays 8:30pm Sandi McKenzie
September 4 - October 23 / skips: Sept. 25
September 4 - October 23 / skips: Sept. 25
Tuesdays 8:00pm Sandi McKenzie
January 7 - February 25 / skips: Jan. 21
January 7 - February 25 / skips: Jan. 21
Backyard Agility
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 students.
Prerequisites: Agility Skillbuilding, or equivalent
This class will focuses on courses and skills you can practice in small spaces and with minimal equipment. Courses will be 40x40(or smaller) and use only bar jumps and a single tunnel. There will be no weaves or contacts used in this class. Each week the teams will practice a course and receive a handout of other sequences that can be done with the same setup.
7 weeks - class sizes limited to 8 students.
Prerequisites: Agility Skillbuilding, or equivalent
This class will focuses on courses and skills you can practice in small spaces and with minimal equipment. Courses will be 40x40(or smaller) and use only bar jumps and a single tunnel. There will be no weaves or contacts used in this class. Each week the teams will practice a course and receive a handout of other sequences that can be done with the same setup.
Mondays 8pm Rachel Williamson-Witzel
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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
October 28 - January 27 / skips: Dec. 2, 9, 15, 22, 30, Jan. 6, 13
October 28 - January 27 / skips: Dec. 2, 9, 15, 22, 30, Jan. 6, 13
Focused Fundamentals
7 weeks - limited class sizes
9 months old or older by first class meeting.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Beginning Agility 2.
Dogs build on the skills learned in Beginning Agility levels 1-3 with each 7-week session concentrating on fine tuning your dogs understanding of specific equipment. (Contacts, Sequences, Weaves, Jumping)
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. Full size contact equipment will be used.
7 weeks - limited class sizes
9 months old or older by first class meeting.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Beginning Agility 2.
Dogs build on the skills learned in Beginning Agility levels 1-3 with each 7-week session concentrating on fine tuning your dogs understanding of specific equipment. (Contacts, Sequences, Weaves, Jumping)
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. Full size contact equipment will be used.
Sequences Tuesdays 7pm Susan Geers-Meiners
September 24 - November 5 / skips: October 8
September 24 - November 5 / skips: October 8
Agility Courses and Handling
7 weeks -limited class size of 8 Students
Prerequisite:
7 weeks -limited class size of 8 Students
Prerequisite:
- Dogs need to be comfortable on all contact equipment at full height.
- Teeter can still be in the polishing stages.
- Weaves can be open (weave-a-matics).
- This class focuses on getting ready to trial/working on handling skills, distance work, and running ring sized full courses.
- Positive reinforcement is used to pattern skills needed to be successful.
- Contact Rhoda (rtezell@gmail.com) for clarification.
Tuesdays 11:00am Rachel Williamson-Witzel
FULL August 27 - October 15 / skips: Sept 3
Courses
7 weeks - class size limited to 8 students.
A course will be set up for students to run
7 weeks - class size limited to 8 students.
A course will be set up for students to run
Wednesdays 5pm Sandie Woods
September 4 - October 16 / skips: none
September 4 - October 16 / skips: none
Wednesdays 5pm Sandie Woods
November 6 - January 8 / skips: Nov. 27, Dec 25, Jan. 1
November 6 - January 8 / skips: Nov. 27, Dec 25, Jan. 1
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
October 28 - January 27 / skips: Dec. 2, 9, 15, 22, 30, Jan. 6, 13
October 28 - January 27 / skips: Dec. 2, 9, 15, 22, 30, Jan. 6, 13
Advanced Agility
7 weeks - limited class sizes
Prerequisite: Must be in Open/Advanced or Level 3 (CPE) to attend.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.
7 weeks - limited class sizes
Prerequisite: Must be in Open/Advanced or Level 3 (CPE) to attend.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.
Thursdays 5:45pm - 7:30pm Brenda Gilday
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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
FULL October 2 - November 13 / skips: none
FULL October 2 - November 13 / skips: none
Wednesdays 10:30am - 12:00 Kathy Meyer
December 4 - January 29 / skips: Dec. 25, Jan. 1
December 4 - January 29 / skips: Dec. 25, Jan. 1
Wednesdays 10:30am - 12:00 Kathy Meyer
February 12 - March 25 / skips: none
February 12 - March 25 / 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
January 10 - December 19, 2020 / skips: August 29, Nov. 28 (Occasional other skips will be announced, if needed.)
January 10 - December 19, 2020 / skips: August 29, Nov. 28 (Occasional other skips will be announced, if needed.)
