Dog Agility Training

Training will resume after winter – be sure to reach out and get on our waitlist if you are interested in Spring 2025.

Dog Agility is a wonderful sport, reinforcing obedience and engaging your dog physically while continually building the dog/handler communication. It’s also a great confidence-builder for more timid dogs. Canine Fine offers agility for the non-competitive pet guardian as well as those wanting to move into competitive events. Agility is an option for any dog and handler who wants to experience something new with their dog.

Agility Foundations 

Dog agility foundation level covers handler skills and building communication for agility with your dog. We also begin to introduce obstacles with exception of weaves and teeter.  We cover how to utilize toys and food for drive, body awareness and specific skills the team needs to be successful on agility equipment.  For dogs 1 year old and up.  Please note we are coaching this via private training only.

Agility 102 

Now that you and your dog have mastered the core obstacles and foundation handling, it’s time to work on your course handling skills and introduce the weaves. Simple sequences (combinations of equipment) are completed off-leash, as you both develop more skills working through different agility courses.

Agility 103 

Continuing with skills such as serpentines, threadles, front and rear crosses plus reading a course. This class will prepare you for our full recreational-style dog agility courses. Through this level your dog will have almost mastered weave poles.

Agility 104 

We continue to focus on obstacle discrimination, while introducing distance and directional cues. Your dog is now running straight weave poles with focus and confidence. You can read a course and explain what handling choices will make your team successful. We are now running 7-12 sequence courses. It will test your memory!

Agility Beyond 

This ongoing skills and drills class will keep you and your dog challenged each week, honing your skills and just plain having fun among like-minded dog agility enthusiasts.

Pre-Competition Agility 

For the handlers that have caught the fun of Agility and want to try it in competition we are here to support you.  This class will firm up your skills and get you ready to take on a course.  We follow USDAA, AKC, UKI, NADAC, DOCNA as options.  This class may often meet at locations available for full size course work.