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Focus: Develop clear expectations and cues to support reliable contact performance. Build consistent speed and clear contact behaviors, replicable in training and competition. We will start from the ground basics up. Prerequisites: Should be ready for contact training by having been introduced to foot targets and running boards. You will progress fastest by doing your homework and submitting videos. It is recommended students take two 5 week series.
Focus: Develop clear expectations and cues to support reliable contact performance. Build consistent speed and clear contact behaviors, replicable in training and competition. We will start from the ground basics up. Prerequisites: Should be ready for contact training by having been introduced to foot targets and running boards. You should have a clear vision of what you want your dog’s stopped contact to look like, as we will be working from the model you describe. Be prepared to go on to the second class in this series as they work in tandem.
Agility: Focus: Commitment to Obstacles (5 week) $150.00
Prerequisite: An assessment is required, and teams must be working at the Novice level and above. Dogs should be comfortable with tunnels and jumps (low jump height or jump bumps are acceptable). Handlers must be familiar with front, rear, and blind crosses and have an interest in understanding course design and challenges. Access to at least two jumps and a tunnel or cones at home is necessary.
Agility: Startline Stays is ideal for those beginning their agility foundation training or for experienced teams needing to strengthen a dog's startline stay. This class goes back to the basics of building a reliable startline stay, for improved performance and to decrease chances of a fault on the course. Prerequisites include completing a basic foundation skills class, such as Canine Essentials.
Prerequisite: Completion of Agility: Foundation 1. Participants must have access to a teeter at least three times a week and provide a 12-foot board for home practice. This class will concentrate on developing confidence and consistency on the teeter.
Tunnels are important! It takes training for your dog to learn to read your handling at speed...and tunnels are a speed obstacle. We will cover the basics: crosses on tunnels, handling straight vs curved tunnels well, backsides and off-sides of tunnels, and fast, enthusiastic sends to tunnels. Prerequisites: you must have or borrow a tunnel to do your homework.
Agility: Focus Weaves is designed for dogs that have completed a basic skills class, such as Canine Essentials, and are ready to focus on developing their weaves for agility competition. Prerequisites include being comfortable in a crate and having a stay with the handler 6 feet away for at least 15 seconds. Handlers must have access to weaves at home, which can be 2x2s, channels, or weave-a-matics, with a preference for two sets of six poles.
