Agility training
ENGAGE YOUR DOG’S MIND AND BODY
Team up with your dog to navigate obstacle courses together! Our agility program is suitable for dog/handler teams who aim to compete and those who simply want to enrich their dog’s life and their own.
Price: $35 per dog, per class — billed monthly on an ongoing basis.
Instructor approval is required to enroll in these classes. To begin Agility Foundation classes, dogs must be at least 12 months old and able to work off-leash with their handlers in a stimulating, high-energy environment. A strong training foundation—including sit, down, stay, and a reliable recall despite distractions—is essential to ensure both safety and success in group agility classes. Please review the ADVANCED SKILLS required before enrolling.
We offer four levels of agility classes: Sports Prep / Agility Foundation / Intermediate / Competition and also Control Unleashed Agility, a unique class specifically designed for reactive or sensitive dogs.
SPORTS PREP: Pre-Agility
This is a class designed for dogs and handlers wanting to enter agility, obedience, rally or other dog sports. Topics covered: body awareness, targeting, confident interaction with objects, handler focus and engagement.
Instructor approval is REQUIRED to switch or join agility classes!
Agility Foundation
Topics covered: Body awareness, core strength, obstacle and handler focus, shadow handling, and beginning obstacle training (table, tunnel, jumps, contacts and weaves) and more!
Instructor approval is REQUIRED to switch or join agility classes!
Prerequisite: To begin agility foundation classes, dogs must have instructor permission. Dogs must be 12 months of age or older and able to work with their handlers in an exciting environment off leash. A solid training foundation that includes sit, down, stay, and a solid recall off distractions is important to ensure the safety and efficiency of group agility classes.
AGILITY INTERMEDIATE
Topics: Full height contact obstacles, weaves in line, and sequences of up to 10 obstacles with up to three crosses.
Instructor approval is REQUIRED to switch or join agility classes!
Agility COMPETITION
In this class we work on full length (20 obstacle) sequences. Every week, we walk the course, analyze handling choices, and then each team gets two three minute turns to work the sequence and train through new challenges.
Instructor approval is REQUIRED to switch or join agility classes!
CONTROL UNLEASHED 4: AGILITY MIXED LEVEL
CU Part 4: Agility Mixed Level teaches dog/handler agility teams how to apply Control Unleashed approaches to agility challenges. Work through specific agility issues using, (sniffing, barking, anxiety, attention, arousal) in a group class setting.
Instructor approval is REQUIRED to switch or join agility classes!