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- The best agility dogs are happy agility dogs who
want to do agility! Hence, as we have said, agility is
the Ultimate Game to them and this is how we adapted our training
techniques of play training using toys and treats for motivation
and reward.
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- Our initial goal
in training classes is to nurture enthusiasm in the dogs during
training, as this builds confidence in shy dogs and focus
in busy, distracted dogs. At the same time classes are designed
from the start to prepare our students for eventual competition
should they wish to pursue trialing.
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- We take special care
to lay a solid foundation of agility basics upon which we build
the more difficult exercises. Dogs are trained to maneuver
equipment correctly with safety and accuracy. Students are trained
to view agility from their dogs' perspective to better understand
their responsibilities as handlers. We stress the bonding
with one's dog and the teamwork involved.
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- Walking the course
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- One can expect about
a full years' training prior to being ready to debut in agility
trials. Once the dogs know the equipment the majority of
training is actually training the human students the fine points
of handling their dogs: the different handling techniques, the
timing, the strategies involved to guide their dogs effectively
and efficiently.
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- We also guide our
students in deciding when they are ready to start a show career,
and prepare them for their trialing experiences.
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- Pre-requisites for Agility
training
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- Agility is trained
off leash, although dogs are kept leashed between their individual
exercises. Hence it is necessary for the dogs enrolled
to have had some basic obedience training. They must be able
to be under control and basically "heel" on leash,
as well as sit and down with brief stays. They must also have
a strong "come" off leash. After all, one can
not train a dog if it runs away! We do not accept any aggressive
dogs into our classes for safety of others.
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- If you are interested
in Agility training, but feel your dog will not meet the above
requirements, check our
- "GENERAL
TRAINING" page.
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