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What is Agility?
Agility is a sport for all dogs and dog lovers. Agility showcases the teamwork built between a handler and his/her dog as they navigate a course of obstacles.
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| Introductory Agility |
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 Intro is for for dogs 9 months
old or older. This class is designed to introduce dogs and owners to
the sport of agility. This class will develop a solid foundation for
you and your dog by introducing equipment, exercises, and commands
that will be used in all future agility classes. The class will
start with your dogs on-leash but should quickly progress to
off-leash work as soon as you and your dog are ready (as determined
by the instructor). Off-leash control is required to move out of
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| Beginners Agility | |
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This class requires that you have successfully completed the Introductory Agility class or have tested out of that class. You'll further perfect your dog's skills on the equipment. Additionally, the Beginners class works on handler skills that you'll need to run an agility course including front crosses and rear crosses. It also introduces sequences, starting with 6-8 obstacles and progressing to 12-14 obstacles by the end of the class session. |
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Intermediate |
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| This class requires that you have passed the Beginners Agility class or have tested out of that class. Intermediate agility prepares you to begin competing in your first agility trial. You'll work on longer sequences of obstacles and you'll continue to work on handling skills to improve the teamwork between you and your dog. You'll learn how to read a course map and how to analyze that course for the best run with you and your dog. |
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Novice/Open Agility |
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You and your dog should be competing in Novice or Open agility, or you should be planning to enter a trial within the next 6 months. This class will perfect your handling skills beyond what you learned in Intermediate Agility. You'll continue to work on longer sequences, full courses, and the handling techniques to make your run more efficient. You'll also work on obstacle discrimination and distance work with your dog. |
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Excellent Agility |
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To enter this class you and your dog should be competing in Excellent level classes at trials. This class will allow you and your dog to work on some of the difficult challenges that we see more and more in the Excellent level classes. This class will focus primarily on handling skills. |
