Welcome, Responsible Dog Parents

This group is all about getting great foundation training which translates to a well mannered family dog as well as to ANY dog sport.

Most newcomers to the sport just want to see their dog run around the agility ring and don't understand all the behind the scenes training that it takes to do it right. It looks so easy when you watch those that do it so well.

Folks come into agility because it looks like fun, they want to "do" something with their dog, their dog "can jump really high" and is so agile. Reality check.... it takes more than just natural athletic ability to make a good agility team.

In this class we concentrate on foundation training using positive reinforcement marked with a clicker.

Things that we will cover are a rock solid "recall" with your dog, a sit or down stay(your dog will "understand their release word"), impulse control, proper jump training, and a dog that is eager to work/"play" with you. When you are ready, you will move on to table work, 2 x 2 weaves, and individual (by dog) contact work. We will start slow an then add distractions to make understanding in your dog very solid.