Introduction to Agility

Participate in one of the most popular and fun dog sports in the canine world!

Begins: Tuesday, November 8th at 7:30 p.m. (Ends Dec. 13)

Prerequisite: Focus Foundation, similar obedience class, or at instructor's discretion.

To play agility properly, your dog must be able to sit, down, stay, and come around the distraction of other dogs. Your dog cannot be dog-reactive since portions of this class will be conducted off leash.

Instructor: Cynthia Kean.

Course fee : $135.00

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This 6-week class is held outside.

Agility is a fast paced, super-fun game you play with your dog! In this sport, the handler has a limited amount of time to get their dog to safely navigate a set of obstacles in a predetermined order. The obstacles can include jumps, tunnels, a chute, weave poles, A-frame, dog walk, teeter-totter, and more! The dog must safely complete the obstacles in a specific order and within the time limit.

Success in agility requires proper training, as it is a game of physical skill, control, patience and, most of all, teamwork between handler and dog. Agility is a race against the clock, but accuracy is the first requirement.

In Introduction to Agility dogs will be introduced to many of the obstacles in agility such as jumps, tunnel, chute, and open weaves, in a safe and controlled manner. The skills needed to successfully negotiate the obstacles and the handling skills will be worked on weekly. Attention, focus and motivation will be practiced as the team builds confidence in an atmosphere that centers on learning skills while having fun. By the end of this class the dogs will have a good working knowledge of many of the obstacles (the A-frame, teeter, and the dogwalk will not be completed but we will begin shaping correct contact skills).

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