Lucky Dog Agility |
Classes Offered Introductory Agility classes are offered as 10 regular weekly sessions and a weekend graduation run through. Introductory sessions are offered quarterly (March, June, September, January). Introductory Agility class fees are $140 for the 10 week session. Dog Sports Foundations, Intermediate Agility, and Advanced Agility classes are offered as 7 week sessions beginning every other month (January, March, May, July, September, November). Class fees are $90 for the 7 week sessions. Classes are one hour in length and limited to a maximum of 6 dog and handler teams per class. Private sessions are also available. Stay tuned for updates on course times and start dates.
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Dog Sports Foundations This class covers basic training essentials for giving you and your dog a foundation for training in dog sports including agility, flyball, rally, or obedience. The class is designed to give handlers the tools to develop the solid positive working relationship with their dogs needed to succeed in competition or develop an excellent active companion dog. Topics include motivation; control skills; developing, enhancing and using toy drive; basics of using clickers and markers; developing a solid recall; target training; flatwork skills; training a retrieve; basic obedience skills; body awareness exercises; and socializing and managing your dog for the competition environment. This 7-week class is for dogs 4 months and older. Thur @ 6:15 pm starts Sept 16 |
Introductory Agility This class is an introduction to the performance of agility obstacles and obstacle sequencing. This is an introductory agility class for dogs and handlers with a solid positive working relationship. Dogs entering this class should be confident with good basic obedience skills including recall from distractions and a dog that is willing to run with their handler. Participants move rapidly in this class to working their dogs off leash. This class consists of 10 regular sessions and a graduation run through and includes a class manual. Mon @ 6:00 pm starts Sept 20 Mon @ 7:15 pm starts Sept 20 |
Intermediate Agility The Intermediate class continues development of obstacle performance skills increasing the dogs confidence with round the clock performance of all obstacles. Obstacles are gradually increased to full height. The major class focus is on sequencing and handling skills. Dogs should be comfortable with performance of agility obstacles including low height teeter for entry into this class and be willing to work reliably off leash with their handler. Dogs should also have rudimentary weave pole skills and reliable performance at the bottom of contact obstacles. Tues @ 7:15 pm starts Sept 14 |
Advanced Agility The advanced class is an ongoing class focusing on an array of challenges likely to be encountered in a competition environment. Wed @ 6:15 pm (starts Sept 15) Wed @ 7:30 pm (starts Sept 15) Thurs @ 6:15 pm (starts Sept 16) Thurs @ 7:30 pm (starts Sept 16) Fri @ 8:30 am (starts Sept 17)
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