AGILITY CLASSES

 Spring/Summer 2008

 

Classes continue thru the week of August 25, 2008.  There are two seminar type classes offered on July 17 and July 31.  Please contact me if you intend to attend!

Fall classes will start either the week of Sept. 15 OR the week of Sept. 22.  Definite start date will be announced in late August.

 

Please see the special notices page for prices for more than one dog.  All classes are "pay as you go."  This eliminates the need for re-scheduling classes that may not be held due severe weather and offers you the option to skip an occasional class.  ALL Classes are held OUTDOORS UNDER COVER.  You will be dry but be prepared for heat or cold.

 

Please pay attention to class dates.  All classes do not necessarily meet every week!

CLASS

 COST

TIME/DAY

DAYS

Beginning/Intermediate Agility  See description below $15/class

Mondays

Time As noted

8:00 pm May  12, 19;  June 2, 16

6:30 pm June 23, 30;  July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 25

Boxwork - beginning level sequencing with emphasis on learning serpentines, threadles , pinwheels and front and rear crosses.  Pre-requisitie: beginning agility and approval from instructor.

$15/class 

Mondays

Time as noted

6:30 pm May  12, 19;  June 2, 16,

8:00 pm June 23, 30; July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 25
Beginning/Intermediate Agility  for advanced handlers with young dogs. $15/class

Tuesdays

6:45 PM

May  13, 20; June 3, 17, 24; July 1, 15, 22, 29;  August 5, 12, 26
Boxwork - Intermediate/advanced level with emphasis on serpentines, threadles and pinwheels to enhance consistency in teamwork.  Primarily jumps and tunnels to allow handler to focus on handling skills. $15/class 

Tuesdays

8:00 PM

May  13, 20; June 3, 17, 24; July 1, 15, 22, 29;  August 5, 12, 26
Sequencing: Masters/tournament level; similar to boxwork but emphasis is on maximizing your team's performance within a sequence.  All obstacles are fair game.

$15/class

 Wednesdays  7:00 PM

May 14, 28;   June 4, 11, 18, 25; July 16, 30; August 6, 27.
Discriminations: see description below  $40 7-9 pm Thursday July 31, 2008 ONLY
Weave Pole Entries: see description below  $40  7-9 pm Thursday July 17, 2008 ONLY
Snooker night: Want to play snooker at USDAA trials?   Need practice at snooker? Fun and all inclusive. . .but your dog MUST have basic obstacle skills.  $40 7-9 pm Tuesday September 2, 2008 ONLY
Gamblers night: Want to play gamblers at USDAA trials?   Need practice? Fun and all inclusive. . .but your dog MUST have basic obstacle skills.  $40 7-9 pm Wednesday September 3, 2008 ONLY
The below classes are usually offered during the summer only as seminar type classes on one or two evenings as noted.
Ground Work: see description below      
Weave Poles: BEGINNING, see description below      
Running the Course: see description below      

Course Descriptions
Intermediate boxwork:  Boxwork is essential to developing the skills for you and your dog to be able to trial successfully.  Emphasis on front and rear crosses, forward and lateral distance, and working serpentines, 270's, pinwheels, boxes, successfully. 
Advanced boxwork:  No holds barred - the tougher sequences designed to give you and your dog the confidence to attack ANY course with successfully. 
Competition Class:  A best of both worlds:  running courses but with boxwork off to the side so we can work the handling of the more difficult sequences to improve dog and handler understanding of the skills needed.

Beginning Agility:  The class that starts it all!  Introduction to the agility obstacles and groundwork needed for that all essential teamwork. 

Intermediate Agility:  Dogs and handlers work on perfecting their obstacle performance skills.  Includes contact performance, weave poles, concept of obstacles.  These classes are combined so that more "advanced" dogs and handlers can demonstrate for beginners, and so that beginners can see where they are going by observing dogs that are more advanced.

Ground Work:  Open to all level dogs.  Teach your dog to go out, come in, return to your side, wrap tight, turn away from you, etc.  Bring a TOY you can THROW and/or throwable treat bag.  $40

Discriminations:  Contact/tunnel discriminations, which tunnel entry, etc.   A "How to" class.    $40
Boxwork for beginning dogs:  Learn front and rear crosses, learn the different components of a course, and how to have a consistent performance you and your dog can maintain. 
Lead Outs:  Both forward and lateral. How to train and learning correct positioning for you and for the dog. NEEDED FOR CLASS: a STAY.
Weave Pole Entries:  Practice for those dogs who already know their weaves.    $40.
Advanced Boxwork:  serpentines, threadles, discriminations, weave pole entries etc in short, mostly jump sequences
Contact Obstacles:  Running contacts? 2 on, 2 off?  Teach your dog your preferred method and learn the fine points of maintaining criteria and rewarding correctly while also maintaining your dog's attitude and enthusiasm.
Weave Poles:  From initial teaching with the beginner dog, to speeding your dog up, proofing the weaves, working entries, etc.  All levels.    $40
Running the course:  Not your typical running the course.  A course will be set up, but the focus will be on walking the course, your pre-run routine with your dog, how to reward at classes/show n go's etc to facilitate that good attitude you worked so hard for, and your post-run routine.  Open to dogs that can do all the obstacles.
Using Positional Cues:  How where you place yourself indicates to the dog where they are going.  Capitalizes on  the dog's natural instincts to make you and your dog a better team.