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All of our instructors have limited time to teach and will do their best to accommodate the students.
While we will attempt to teach a variety of classes each session,
please remember that we are a club and not a business.
Puppy Agility
Introduce your puppy to agility in a safe and FUN way! This class is for puppies 12 wks to 9 months and focuses on building a working relationship through performance based obedience, play and food based motivation, and socialization. Your puppy will be introduced to puppy appropriate agility equipment including contacts, jumps, and tunnels.
Prerequisites: All puppies must have age appropriate vaccines and be non-aggressive towards people and other dogs. No previous classes are required. The pre-agility class is a beginner class that will expose your dog to basic obedience and some obstacles in an agility course. It is open to puppies over 6 months of age and dogs who have never seen agility equipment before. In this class you will learn how to control your dog in the ring, handle him through various obstacles (jumps, ladders, planks and the table) and learn the basic concepts of the great sport of agility. Goals for the class include learning to warm up your dog properly, controlling your dog in the ring, sending to the table, obtaining body awareness and motivating your dog! Prerequisites: The puppy or dog must be current on vaccinations and non-aggressive. No prior agility classes are required but the dog must pass the Pre-Agility Pre-Evaluation Screening which includes your dog demonstrating a sit on command, sit stay for 15 seconds, down on command, down stay for 15 seconds, walk on a loose leash, and recall from 10’. An obedience class is recommended prior to this class and dogs must pass an evaluation. Recreational Agility
Once your dog has shown us that he is able to control himself in the environment in which we work, we can begin to introduce him to the agility obstacles. This class allows you and your dog to get a feel for some of the equipment, but does not focus on competitive agility. This class is for the dog and handler team that just wants to try things out and have a little fun. We will encourage you not to attempt any competition following this class.
Foundations for Competition Foundations I
Prerequisites: Completion of Pre-Agility or dog must pass the Foundations I Pre-Evaluation Screening.
Novice Sequencing
This class is the next step beyond the foundations series which will focus on teaching our dogs to link obstacles together. We will begin working on common sequences encountered on a novice agility course. Emphasis will be on simple sequences to help the dog understand parallel path and to take the obstacles that are presented to them. In order to begin to link obstacles, the handler will also need to begin development of a handling system, so we will build and solidify some of the skills learned in the foundations series. We will also focus on proofing skills such as contact behaviors and start line stays and improving weave performance and jumping skills. Because we have been working on Linda Mecklenburg's jumping skills program and the beginning of her handling system in the foundations classes, it would be best if students have an understanding of these concepts before enrolling in this class.
Prerequisites: Completion of foundation III or dog must pass the Novice Sequencing Pre-Evaluation Screening. Dogs must be familiar with all of the agility obstacles.
Improving your Handling System
This class is designed to help you develop the skills necessary to effectively communicate a handling system to your dog. It is open to dogs that are familiar with all obstacles and are currently competing or have completed the Foundation series of classes. This course might also benefit you if you are competing at the excellent level and would like to find out how to more efficiently manage your dog's path so as to improve your yards per second by teaching your partner proper turning cues.
Prerequisites: Completion of Foundations III or the dog must pass the Improving Your Handling System Pre-Evaluation Screening.
Specialty Classes
We will offer a variety of special classes occasionally, for instance: Handling, CPE games, FAST, Contacts and Weaves, and more. Please see the current schedule for current offerings. Contacts and Weaves
Learn how to choose and define your dog's contact criteria, shape that behavior, and reinforce that behavior. Weave pole performance will be proofed, including entrances, footwork, and exits.
Prerequisites: Completion of foundation III or the dog must pass the Contacts and Weaves Pre-Evaluation Screening. Agility Games: Rules and Practice
Learn the rules and do run throughs of AKC's FAST, and CPE's Wildcard, Snooker, Jackpot and Fullhouse. A different game will be covered each week, with plenty of opportunities for practicing course strategies and handling techniques.
Prerequisites: Completion of Novice Sequencing or instructor approval. Walking the Course
In the walking the course class, the handler will learn basic sequencing by walking small course sequences deciding what is the “right “ way to handle their dog, then run the sequences allowing the dog / handler to work on side changes, off-leash control and some distance work. Handling skills taught / improved in this class will include front crosses, rear crosses, lead outs, distance, serpentines, 270s and 180s. Dog skill problems will be worked on as time allows.
Prerequisites: Completion of Novice Sequencing or instructor approval. For the current class schedule, click HERE.
Required Paperwork 1. Class Registration Form for a pdf file, or Class Registration Form for an editable word document. 2. Guidelines for Admittance 3. Dog Profile Form You only need to fill out the dog profile form annually for each dog. We will keep it on file for the future. ALL PAPERWORK IS DUE BY SEPTEMBER 16th!!
Please mail ALL completed paperwork to the address on the forms.
***All classes are limited to eight (8) handler/dog teams. If more than eight handlers sign up for any class, a random draw will be held on September 17th to decide acceptance into that class. Notification of class confirmation will be sent within 2-3 days of the random draw. If you do not get into the class, your check and registration forms will be returned and you'll be given priority into that same class the next time it is offered***
If you are just starting classes with us, please also download the appropriate Pre-Evaluation Screening form and bring it with you to the testing night that you have scheduled.
Pre-Agility (entering Pre-Agility) Foundations I (entering Foundations I) Novice Sequencing (entering Novice Sequencing) Contacts and Weaves (entering Contacts and Weaves) Improving your Handling System (entering Improving your Handling System) For more class information contact Maria Capra at (517) 285-0177 or preferably by email. For directions to get to our building, click HERE. |
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