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Agility Class Schedules

Children in Classes & Building
During class sessions any dog who is not in the ring with his handler and/or the instructor must be in a crate. The “next dog up” may be out of crate, but out of “dog leaving ring” flow
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Agility Classes Online Registration
Current classes are listed.  New classes post on Fridays.
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​Paper registrations and payment by check are available only at the club. Mail-in is no longer a viable option for registration.

Preparing Your Dog for Agility
6 Week Session on Tuesday night (class time extended to 1 hour)
7 week session with Tuesday daytime class (regular 45 min class time) 
One dog per student.
First day of class is required attendance
Humans only (No dogs) on first day.
 
Prerequisites:  
Age of dog:   4 months or older
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Description / Goals:
This class will help you build a strong relationship with your dog with fun activities that encourage them to offer behavior expected of agility dogs before they can safely be introduced to agility obstacles.  
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Handlers will learn:
(1) effective use of a leash when dogs are wandering, inattentive or pulling
(2) how to provide positive reinforcement to shape their dog’s behavior
(3) commands and cues helpful in agility
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While on a leash, dogs will learn to:
(1) Walk without serious jumping or pulling
(2) Stay / Come (Recall) to handler
(3) Pay attention to (focus on) the handler in a busy atmosphere
(4) Follow the handler as they change direction while walking (without the handler and/or dog pulling the leash)
(5) Walk on, over, through, or around various types of scaled-down beginner equipment (tunnels, wobble boards, boxes, platforms,  bars, etc.) designed to accustom the dog to full sized obstacles used in agility.
(6) Have a good time without showing fear or any aggression around other people or dogs.
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Before registering for this class, students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here

FULL Tuesday 6:00pm - 7:00pm        Katie Holnbeck and Will Kennedy
January 6 - February 17, 2026        Skip Day January 20
FULL Wednesday 12:25pm - 1:10pm        Marcie Pennington     
January 7 - February 18, 2026
Agility 1
6 Week Session for Tuesday evening classes (class times are extended)
7 Week Session for all other classes, when offered.

One dog per student.

Prerequisites:
(1) Age of dog - 4 months or older.
(2) Each dog/handler team successfully completed (met training goals) of “Preparing Your Dog For Agility” and the instructor for that class recommended they may move up to Agility 1
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Description / Goals:  
- All training will take place with dog on a leash
- Dogs will be slowly introduced to various scaled down agility obstacles
- You will begin to work together as a team as you lay the groundwork for a good working relationship with your dog
- Your dog will learn to focus on you or the obstacle and take direction from you
- Dogs learn to work around other dogs and continue to improve control on leash
- The class will teach foundation skills, attention exercises, focus games, contact behavior, targeting, and basic agility turns using positive reinforcement
- Dogs will practice stay/recall to develop good start-line skills
- Dogs do not disrupt the class with frequent reactive behavior.
- Foundation and flat-work exercises may be provided to practice at home.
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Dog / handler teams must show improvement in each of the above areas to proceed to  Agility 2.  Your instructor will evaluate you and recommend moving up to the next level or repeating this class.
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Before registering for this class, students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here
FULL Tuesday 7:30pm - 8:30pm        Will Kennedy and Lesa Scheifele 
January 6 - February 17, 2026        Skip Day January 20
Agility 2A       
(Foundation Training for HANDLERS)   Jumps/Tunnels
7 week session
One dog per student
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Prerequisites: 
(1) Age of dog:  6 months or older
(2) Successful completion of Agility 1 and a recommendation from your Agility 1 instructor to take Agility 2.
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Description / Goals
-Some off-leash work will begin
-Introduction to handling skills using tunnels and various types of jumps
-Work towards running very short sequences
- Improvement in start-line stay, release, recall. Dogs do not self-release from stay with handler motion.
 
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Before registering for this class, students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here
IMPORTANT!
DO NOT REGISTER FOR BOTH AGILITY 2A AND AGILITY 2B AT THE SAME TIME.
REGISTER FOR THE CLASS YOU MOST PREFER.  IF YOU WANT TO BE IN BOTH CLASSES, CHECK THIS WEBSITE FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS.  IF IT IS NOT MARKED AS “FULL” YOU MAY THEN REGISTER FOR THE 2ND CLASS.
FULL Wednesday 7:00pm - 7:45pm        Sara Colburn     
January 7- February 18, 2026
Agility 2B         
(Foundation Training for DOGS)  Contacts/Weaves
7 week session
One dog per student
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Prerequisites: 
(1) Age of dog:  6 months or older
(2) Successful completion of Agility 1 and a recommendation from your Agility 1 instructor to take Agility 2.
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Description / Goals
-Some off-leash work will begin
-Continue to work on scaled down versions of agility equipment and begin introduction to full size, slightly more difficult contacts.  
 -Work towards running very short sequences.
- Improvement in start-line stay, release, recall. Dogs do not self-release with handler motion.

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Before registering for this class, students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here 
IMPORTANT!
DO NOT REGISTER FOR BOTH AGILITY 2A AND AGILITY 2B AT THE SAME TIME.
REGISTER FOR THE CLASS YOU MOST PREFER.  IF YOU WANT TO BE IN BOTH CLASSES, CHECK THIS WEBSITE FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS.  IF IT IS NOT MARKED AS “FULL” YOU MAY THEN REGISTER FOR THE 2ND CLASS.
FULL Wednesday 6:00pm - 6:45pm        Rachel Nix          
January 7 - February 18, 2026
FULL Thursday 6:45pm - 7:30pm        Anne Keener and Jolene Etz          
January 8 - February 19, 2026
Agility 3a    (Handler Training) Jumps and tunnels
7 week session
               
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​Students may take Agility 3a or Agility 3b in any order.
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Prerequisites:  
(1) Age of dog:  One year or older 
(2) Successful completion of Agility 2 AND your Agility 2 instructor recommended Agility 3a.
(3) NEW March 2024:  
If your general handling skills with jumps and tunnels are relatively proficient, but you still need work with contacts and weaves, your Agility 2 instructor is permitted to recommend you to Agility 3a, if you agree to retake the Agility 2 class to work on contacts and weaves. 
(4) Dog is willingly able to follow handler around a course, on leash, and understands the expected behavior for completing short sequences of jumps and tunnels
(5) Your dog will stay at the start-line, come when called, and not “self-release”.
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Description / Goals
- THIS CLASS FOCUSES ON HANDLING SKILLS with short courses of jumps and tunnels.  This class does not focus on dog training, contacts, or weaves.
- Introduction to Motion-Based Handling and the handling cues used with this system
- Teams will learn side changes / simple crosses
- Dog starts to work off leash.
- Improvement in start-line stay, with handler motion, without dog self-releasing.
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Before registering for this class, students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here
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IMPORTANT!
WHEN REGISTRATIONS OPEN, DO NOT REGISTER A 2ND DOG AT THAT TIME.
YOU MAY REGISTER A 2ND DOG 5 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS BEGINS IF THE CLASS IS NOT MARKED AS FULL ON THIS WEBSITE.
 
DO NOT REGISTER FOR BOTH AGILITY 3A AND AGILITY 3B AT THE SAME TIME.
REGISTER FOR THE CLASS YOU MOST PREFER.  IF YOU WANT TO BE IN BOTH CLASSES, CHECK THIS WEBSITE FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS.  IF IT IS NOT MARKED AS “FULL” YOU MAY THEN REGISTER FOR THE 2ND CLASS.
Tuesday 10:00am - 10:45am        Stevie Tempel     
January  6 - February 17, 2026
FULL Wednesday 8:00pm - 9:00pm        Katie Holnbeck
January 7 - February 18, 2026
​Agility 3b    
(Dog Training)  Contacts and Weaves

7 week session
One dog per student.
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Students may take Agility 3a or Agility 3b in any order.
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Prerequisites:  
- Age of dog:  One year or older 
- Successful completion of Agility 2 and a recommendation from your Agility 2 instructor to take this class.
- Dog is attentive and willingly able to follow handler off leash around a short course
- Dog is confident on all contacts and has been introduced to weave poles
- Dog can stay at the start-line, with some handler movement until dog is released by handler.
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Description / Goals
This class will build on skills learned in previous classes and will focus on improving your dog’s skills with more difficult challenges with weave poles and contacts, progressing to full height on full-sized contacts.
Dog improves behavior on leash and listens to handler.
Dog can follow the handler, off-leash, by the end of the session.
Dog continues to improve start line stay and release.
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Before registering for this class, students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here

IMPORTANT!
DO NOT REGISTER FOR BOTH AGILITY 3A AND AGILITY 3B AT THE SAME TIME.
REGISTER FOR THE CLASS YOU MOST PREFER.  IF YOU WANT TO BE IN BOTH CLASSES, CHECK THIS WEBSITE FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS.  IF IT IS NOT MARKED AS “FULL” YOU MAY THEN REGISTER FOR THE 2ND CLASS.
Monday 8:00pm - 8:45pm        Michael Balmer and Julia Temple 
January  5 - February 16, 2026
Agility 4         
7 week session
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Prerequisites
- Age of dog: 18 months or older
- Successful completion of Agility 3a and Agility 3b in the past year  AND both the 3a and 3b instructors recommended this class for you and this dog.
- If you are repeating this class, you may repeat it only if your Agility 4 instructor recommended it. Once you graduate from Agility 4, students are asked to move on to other classes.
- Handler should have a basic foundation of handling skills including side changes / crosses, use of motion to cue the dog.
- Dog must be able to confidently perform skills from Agility 3a and Agility 3b (see class description, above) and have experience with, and feel comfortable on, all full-height contacts (dog walk, teeter, A-frame,  table)
- Dog must remain under control when training in the ring, off leash, and be willing to the follow handler and perform obstacles on a short agility course.
- This class is not appropriate for experienced dogs, including but not limited to dogs who are competing above level 2 in CPE.
-If you do not meet this requirement but are interested in taking the class, notify the Agility Coordinator [email protected] to discuss.
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Description / Goals
- Work off leash progressing to full courses
- Gain additional experience, skill, and confidence with full-sized obstacles 
- Improve handling techniques
- Build handler and dog confidence
- Continue to improve contact and weave behavior.
- Dogs develop solid start-line stays with handler movement.
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To qualify for advanced agility classes (where dogs run off-leash on full- over courses with full-height contacts), the dog / handler teams must be successful with the criteria listed above. Your instructor will recommend if you should retake Agility 4, or if you qualify to take advanced classes.
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Before registering for this class,
Students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here
Please note – review the prerequisites changes stated above.
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IMPORTANT!
WHEN REGISTRATIONS OPEN, DO NOT REGISTER A 2ND DOG AT THAT TIME.
YOU MAY REGISTER A 2ND DOG 5 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS BEGINS IF THE CLASS IS NOT MARKED AS FULL ON THIS WEBSITE.
Thursday 5:30pm - 6:30pm        Kathy Shannon      
January 8 - February 19, 2026
It's Your Turn
7 week session
 
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Prerequisites
Dogs:
- must be able to sit, stay, come, and be able to follow the handler, off leash, around a
short course.
- must know how to perform (a) contacts at full height, (b) tunnels, and (c) jumps (may
be lowered)
- at least 12 months old.

Handlers
- may be advanced, or at least they are successful graduates of Agility 3a and 3b and have been advised by Ag 3a and 3b instructors that they qualify for Agility 4. You may take this class concurrently with Agility 4.
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Description / Goals
Improve your handling technique, and your timing, with Front Crosses, Rear Crosses, Blind Crosses, Tandem Turns, and False Turns.

This class will help your dog stay on course and keep the jump bars in place while you negotiate various types of turns around short courses.
Courses will be adjusted (easy or hard) according to the combined  skill level of you and your dog.
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Before registering for this class, students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here
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IMPORTANT!
WHEN REGISTRATIONS OPEN, DO NOT REGISTER A 2ND DOG AT THAT TIME.
YOU MAY REGISTER A 2ND DOG 5 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS BEGINS IF THE CLASS IS NOT MARKED AS FULL ON THIS WEBSITE.
FULL Wednesday 9:30am - 10:30am        Kathy Meyer    
January 7 - February 18, 2026
FULL Wednesday 10:45am - 11:45pm        Kathy Meyer 
January 7 - February 18, 2026
Courses
7 week session

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Prerequisites
- Age of dog: 18 months or older
- Successful completion of Agility 4, or equivalent experience running courses off-leash, understanding full-height contact behavior, and has some skill with weave poles.
-Dogs display confidence on ALL contacts and on courses.
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A course will be set up for students to run
Instructors are to evaluate new teams to be sure they meet the prerequisites.
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Before registering for this class, students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here
IMPORTANT!
WHEN REGISTRATIONS OPEN, DO NOT REGISTER A 2ND DOG AT THAT TIME.
YOU MAY REGISTER A 2ND DOG 5 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS BEGINS IF THE CLASS IS NOT MARKED AS FULL ON THIS WEBSITE.
Wednesday 5:00pm - 5:45pm        Susan Litchholt
January 7- February 18,  2026
Handling Techniques
7 week session
 
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Prerequisites
- Age of dog: 12 months or older
- Successful completion of Agility 4, or equivalent experience running courses off-leash, understanding full-height contact behavior, and has some skill with weave poles.
- Dogs must be confident on full-height contacts.
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Description
Students will receive tips on how to improve their handling methods for a more successful run, using various types of agility obstacles including full height contacts..
 
Before registering for this class, students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here
 
IMPORTANT!
WHEN REGISTRATIONS OPEN, DO NOT REGISTER A 2ND DOG AT THAT TIME.
YOU MAY REGISTER A 2ND DOG 5 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS BEGINS IF THE CLASS IS NOT MARKED AS FULL ON THIS WEBSITE.
FULL Monday 6:00pm - 6:45pm        Sandi McKenzie       
January  5 - February 16, 2026
CPE Games
 
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Prerequisites:  Agility 3b
Dogs must be able to run short courses, off leash, and be experienced with the Aframe, Dogwalk, & Table.   No teeter or weaves.
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Description
Learn the rules and strategies for running CPE games at trials while practicing handling skills.  
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Before registering for this class, students will be asked if they accept the guidelines at this link:    Click Here
Monday 7:00pm - 7:45pm        Michael Balmer       
January  5 - February 16, 2026
Agility Fun Runs **USES ENTIRE BUILDING**
7 week session
Fun Run Voucher System (Click on the link to read an explanation of the system)
** Vouchers purchased are good for ONE YEAR. Any classes not used after one year are forfeit.
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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 8 - December 11, 2026

     SKIP DATES:
  • January 29 - AKC Style Courses this day
  • March 5 - AKC Style Courses this day
  • April 23- AKC Style Courses this day
  • July 9 - Trial Setup
  • July 16 - AKC Style Courses this day
  • August 27 - Trial Setup
  • September 3- AKC Style Courses this day
  • November 5- AKC Style Courses this day
  • November 26 - Thanksgiving
  • December 3- AKC Style Courses this day
  • December 17 - Trial Setup
  • December 24 - Christmas Eve
  • December 31 - New Years



    (Occasional other skips will be announced via email to those that are currently attending class at the time.)             
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AKC Style Course Run Thru's - uses entire building
Denise Tudor-Hayes and Linda Setters

Drop-in
CCDTC Members: $5 for 2 runs
Non-Members $10 for 2 runs

FULL BUILDING USED.
Doors open 9:30am / Starts at 10:30am
Thursdays :     
  • January 29
  • March 5
  • April 23
  • July 16
  • September 3
  • November 5
  • December 3



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