Agility

Agility Foundations 1

Geared towards teams who intend on competing, this class covers the building blocks for a successful agility team. Foundation work for perfect contacts, mechanics of basic handling, motivation and focus will be taught. Learn the best uses for toy and food rewards. This is the “building block” course for all agility courses, and is open to dogs and puppies of any age.
Prerequisite: Must have taken at least one of the following classes, or the equivalent, or pass an evaluation with an instructor:

• Basic Canine Manners
• Advanced Canine Manners
• Walking and Recall Games
• Control Unleashed

Agility Foundations 2

Agility Skills 1

This will be a 2-part class where you will learn the handling system taught at Y2K9s, with an emphasis on practicing this system over one and two-jump sequences. You will also learn contact and weave-pole training from the ground up. The class will focus on transferring target behavior to contact equipment and back-chaining each contact obstacle. Weave poles are taught using channels and/or 2x2 methods.
Prerequisites: Agility Foundations 1 or comparable class. Dogs must be old enough to start jumping at their full height.

Agility Skills 2

This class will build on the skills from Agility Skills 1 in order to prepare students for Sequencing Skills 1. In general, students who are new to Agility Skills will not be able to register for this class without taking Agility Skills 1. Any exceptions must be approved by the instructor before registering.

Contacts & Weaves Skills

Weaves:
Weave skills will be broken down into 2 categories - entries (where we train the dog how to find the correct entry from different approaches) and completing the weaves (where we train the dog to continue to weave with handler motion and distractions). Teams will be introduced to several weaves training methods; 2×2 weaves, channels and guide wires.

Contacts:
This class will introduce travel plank work, 2 on/2 off end behavior, review of teeter bang game, contact release work, correct approach and exit of contact obstacles to and from other obstacles, independent contact performance, contact performance (running, 2o/2o, 4-on, etc) and the advantages/disadvantages of each, how to choose the right method for
your dog, all while separating the contact performance from navigating the contact obstacle.

Sequencing Skills 1

This class will use short sequencing skills with an emphasis on refining certain handling techniques. Dogs should be able to do all equipment full height and be able to weave (can be channel weaves and opened). Prerequisite: Agility Skills 2.

Sequencing Skills 2

Agility Coursework Novice/Open

Agility Coursework Excellent/Masters

Agility Coursework International/Premier

ISC Instructor Classes

Foundations for Drive and Commitment
Your dog knows most of the agility equipment. You want to check and challenge your foundations on an easy European course? This class is for you!

ISC Course Focusing on Speed and Independence
You already compete, you want to improve your dog’s speed, focus and independence on an intermediate European course? This class is for you!

Running Contacts

"Let's Work on That"