Agility
Skills Workshops
Go Weave!
Entries, distance, speed, oh my!
Saturday, September 16th
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
1/6 working spots available
unlimited audit spots available
Weave poles are a very detailed obstacle and the dog's need to be able to generalize them depending on the course. Sometimes dogs go to fast and cant find the entries, other times dogs might not have enough commitment to drive forward to the weaves. Dogs tend to pop out early, or go to fast and miss poles. Dogs may have trouble with you being on one side, but not the other. There are many other issues dogs can have with weave poles as well! As long as your dog can do 6 weave poles (in line or slightly open channels) then you will benefit from this workshop!
**all levels welcome - dogs should have already been introduced to weaves. This will be more of a trouble shooting seminar rather than working from the ground up**
Instructor: Judy Ramsey
Tuition and Registration
Tuition and Registration
$65 per team working spot
$30 per team audit spot
$75 per team working spot
$45 per team audit spot
Handling Essentials
handling workshop for all agility dogs & humans
Saturday, September 23rd
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
3/6 working spots available
unlimited audit spots available
Whether you are new to the sport or you have been competing for years, handling is a skill that needs continuous practice to optimize the performance of a team. In this hybrid seminar, we will be focusing on the person's understanding of handling as much as the dog. We will start by breaking down handling into its most essential elements without your dog. Once the skills are fluent, we’ll bring out your dog and put the handling skills into sequence.
**all levels welcome - dogs should have already been introduced to at least a few jumps and tunnel/training concepts to benefit from this seminar. We will only be working jumps and tunnels**
Instructor: Miranda Livesay
Tuition and Registration
$65 per team working spot
$35 per team audit spot
Distance + Commitment
handling workshop for all agility dogs & humans
Saturday, September 23rd
1:30 - 4:30 pm
0/6 working spots available **SEMINAR IS FULL**
unlimited audit spots available
Distance and commitment is key to a successful agility team! It’s important for your dog to confidently go to obstacles and take them, so you can get where you need to on course. We will present lots of different ways to enhance your dog’s distance skills, and you will leave with lots of homework!
**Requirements: dogs must have been introduced to jumps and tunnels and be able to do some sequencing**
Instructor: Judy Ramsey
Tuition and Registration
$75 per team working spot
$35 per team audit spot
Games for Speed and Motivation
Get your dog to speed up on course!
September 30th
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
4/6 working spots available
unlimited audit spots available
Your dog may be running an agility course, but are they running it as fast as they can?! Maybe your dog gets a little distracted, and seems to “yawn” while on the agility course. If you feel your dog has more speed and drive in them, this workshop is for you!
Requirements: dogs must have been introduced to jumps and tunnels and be able to do some sequencing
Instructor: Miranda Livesay
Tuition and Registration
$65 per team working spot
$30 per team audit spot
Course Memorization Techniques
Exercises to help you with agility course memorization
Saturday, September 30th
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
3/6 working spots available
unlimited audit spots available
We are our dog's pilot on course, and if we do not accurately know where we are going, it can be a disaster. Every agility handler has gotten lost on course at some point! Course memorization is a very hard thing to master in agility! Many factors come into play as to why people may get lost. Perhaps the judge has used a jump numerous times, or maybe a section of the course repeats itself within the same section. There are many techniques for this, but what works for one person may not work for another. In this workshop we will introduce different ways to help with course memorization.
**we will be working through open/masters type jumpers courses**
Instructor: Lora Raycroft
Handling Essentials
handling workshop for all agility dogs & humans
Saturday, September 23rd
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
6/6 working spots available
unlimited audit spots available
Whether you are new to the sport or you have been competing for years, handling is a skill that needs continuous practice to optimize the performance of a team. In this hybrid seminar, we will be focusing on the person's understanding of handling as much as the dog. We will start by breaking down handling into its most essential elements without your dog. Once the skills are fluent, we’ll bring out your dog and put the handling skills into sequence.
**all levels welcome - dogs should have already been introduced to at least a few jumps and tunnel/training concepts to benefit from this seminar. We will only be working jumps and tunnels**
Instructor: Miranda Livesay
Tuition and Registration
$65 per team working spot
$35 per team audit spot
Tuition and Registration
$55 per team working spot
$25 per team audit spot