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We have revised our Foundations Series of Classes
The program includes four 8 week classes and is designed for you and your dog to move through the series at your own pace. It will teach you and your dog all of the obstacles along with tactics and techniques you can use to move your team to success on the agility field.
The series also now affords you to learn from four different, highly accomplished instructors as you move through the series, each bringing their style, insight and experience to you.
The entire series will be on Thursday night with the following schedule:
Introduction: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm with Naomi Boyar
Beginning 1: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm with Brenda Kouri
Beginning 2: 8:15 pm - 9:15 pm with Robert Stewart
Beginning 3: 8:14 pm - 8:15 pm with Debby Barnes
INTRODUCTION
In this class you and your dog will be introduced to all of the obstacles, learn targeting, or sending your dog to an obstacle, be introduced to a straight line of obstacles and a curved line of obstacles.
Obstacles (all performed with the dog off left and the dog off right)
Winged Jump (lowered height)
Wingless Jump (lowered height)
Tire (lowered height)
A-frame with a baited target
Hoop
Tunnel (15’ straight)
The program includes four 8 week classes and is designed for you and your dog to move through the series at your own pace. It will teach you and your dog all of the obstacles along with tactics and techniques you can use to move your team to success on the agility field.
The series also now affords you to learn from four different, highly accomplished instructors as you move through the series, each bringing their style, insight and experience to you.
The entire series will be on Thursday night with the following schedule:
Introduction: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm with Naomi Boyar
Beginning 1: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm with Brenda Kouri
Beginning 2: 8:15 pm - 9:15 pm with Robert Stewart
Beginning 3: 8:14 pm - 8:15 pm with Debby Barnes
INTRODUCTION
In this class you and your dog will be introduced to all of the obstacles, learn targeting, or sending your dog to an obstacle, be introduced to a straight line of obstacles and a curved line of obstacles.
Obstacles (all performed with the dog off left and the dog off right)
Winged Jump (lowered height)
Wingless Jump (lowered height)
Tire (lowered height)
A-frame with a baited target
Hoop
Tunnel (15’ straight)
beginning 1Beginning 1: This class is a continuation of Intro to Agility. Dog/handler teams will continue learning agility obstacles, add to a few new obstacles including the broad jump and refine skills taught in the first class.
Beginner 1 Performance Criteria Obstacles: (all performed with dog off left and dog off right) See-Saw at 25% height Dog Walk A-frame Tire at lowered height Training Weaves # Table with a sit OR down # Tunnel # Hoop # Winged Jump # Wingless Jump |
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BEGINNING 2
Beginner 2 continues building from the previous two classes. In this class you and your dog will learn different patterns of obstacles like the pinwheel, how to change sides during a run, and how to read a course map. Your instructor will also be adding to the number of obstacles to the course and the courses difficulty.
Beginner 2 Performance Criteria
Obstacles: (all performed with dog off right and dog off left)
See-saw at 50% height
# Weaves
# Dog Walk
# A-frame
# Tire
# Table
# Tunnel
# Winged Jump
# Wingless Jump
Beginner 2 Performance Criteria
Obstacles: (all performed with dog off right and dog off left)
See-saw at 50% height
# Weaves
# Dog Walk
# A-frame
# Tire
# Table
# Tunnel
# Winged Jump
# Wingless Jump
BEGINNING 3
Beginning 3 continues building from the previous 3 classes. In this class, you and your dog will be learning courses with various sequences of 8 or more obstacles (including pinwheels, serpentines, curves, 180-degree turns, 270-degree turns, wraps, and side switches. Your instructor will be utilizing all equipment. You will walk a novice course, identify and explain types of sequences and demonstrate the concept of pushing to the path.
Beginner 3 Performance Criteria
Obstacles: (all performed with dog off left and dog off right)
# See-Saw at full height
# 6 Straight weaves
# Dog walk
# A-frame
# Table
# Winged & Wingless Jumps at full height (4 jumps alternating winged or wingless in a straight line)
# Tire at full height
Handling:
# Front Cross with 4-5 obstacles
# Rear Cross with 4-5 obstacles
CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER.
Beginning 3 continues building from the previous 3 classes. In this class, you and your dog will be learning courses with various sequences of 8 or more obstacles (including pinwheels, serpentines, curves, 180-degree turns, 270-degree turns, wraps, and side switches. Your instructor will be utilizing all equipment. You will walk a novice course, identify and explain types of sequences and demonstrate the concept of pushing to the path.
Beginner 3 Performance Criteria
Obstacles: (all performed with dog off left and dog off right)
# See-Saw at full height
# 6 Straight weaves
# Dog walk
# A-frame
# Table
# Winged & Wingless Jumps at full height (4 jumps alternating winged or wingless in a straight line)
# Tire at full height
Handling:
# Front Cross with 4-5 obstacles
# Rear Cross with 4-5 obstacles
CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER.