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- Agility 1 - Foundations 7:30pm Thurs
Agility 1 - Foundations 7:30pm Thurs
Description
Agility 1 - Foundations
(jumps limited to 12” or less)
Prerequisite: Dogs must have completed at least 1 training session and be at least 6 months of age. Dogs should be well-socialized and well-behaved around other dogs.
Class Description: This class will teach a solid agility foundation and how to build your dog’s confidence and enthusiasm for agility performance. The class emphasizes basic clicker skills, motivation, and introduction of skills needed to perform the basic agility equipment (tunnels, contacts, and weaves). You will learn a variety of interactive games, crate games, rear-end awareness exercises, how to build value and focus for obstacles, and contact end-behavior foundations. Some of the behaviors we will shape your dog to perform will be: going through objects, on and around objects, sit, down, come, stay, and recall.
Note: regular contact equipment is not used in this class.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ALSO BRING THE FIRST NIGHT OF CLASS:
A CURRENT VACCINATION RECORD AND PROOF OF A NEGATIVE FECAL SAMPLE DONE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE START OF CLASS. THIS IS FOR DOG'S WHO DID NOT TRAIN WITH US IN OUR LAST SESSION ONLY.
IF YOU ARE COMING BACK TO A NEW CLASS AFTER LAST SESSION A NEW FECAL IS NOT REQUIRED.
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