Pre-Agility Class Series:

Why Pre-Agility?
This class will introduce dogs and handlers to the exciting sport of dog agility and dog training.

• DOG WILL LEARN: shaping, impulse control, focus forward, crate games, recalls, value for being at handler’s side, fitness exercises, targeting, and balance skills.
• HANDLER WILL LEARN: the value of shaping, how to motivate dog while keeping control, the value of crate games and how the game applies to agility, exercises for the fitness of their dog throughout their agility career, the​ beginning skills needed for start line stays and fabulous contacts.​

Pre-Agility Foundations:
​$150 6-Week Course
Taught By Kellye McMaster
Dogs should be at least 8 or 9 months old to enroll

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Time: 9 a.m. Tuesday - CLASS FULL
Start Date: April 20

Time: 10 a.m. Tuesday
Start Date: April 20

Time: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday
Start Date: April 20

Pre-Agility is our most popular class and priority is given to current DePaw students. Puppy Foundations, Obedience Foundations, CGC and/or Fitness Foundations are excellent classes to take to prepare for Pre-Agility. Please indicate on your class application form that you also will be interested in Pre-Agility.  

You will be taught:
Games that will be taught are part of Susan Garrett’s handling system and include:

• Many levels of crate games
• Many levels of Its Yer Choice
• Collar Grab
• Reinforcement Zone
• Perch and balance disk skills
• Hand Targeting  
• Wobble boards
• Travel Plank work
• Recall games

Advanced Pre-Agility:
​$150 6-Week Course
Taught By Kellye McMaster

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Prerequisite:
​Must take Pre-Agility Foundations class

Time: 9 a.m. Tuesday - Current students only
Start Date: March 9

Time: 8 p.m. Tuesday - Current students only
Start Date: March 9

Advanced Pre-Agility will build on the skills learned in Pre-Agility Foundations and include more proofing of games as well as learning new skills and games in preparation for the Obstacles Series.
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​You will be Taught:

• Growing crate games
• Growing perch work
• Reinforcement Zone

• Beginning tunnel value
• Raised plank work
• Beginning weave pole value
• Recall games
• Cot/table value
• Transferring hand targets to plastic target