With over 25,000 registered competitors and over 200 dog breeds involved, this association covers all
the basics of agility training and competition.
Not exact matches
Training will consist
of correct running form and
basic speed and
agility.
In addition to
basic obedience
training and
training of professional dogs, there are today many dog owners who wish to learn more about how to compete with their dogs, e.g. in
agility.
If you have practiced
basic commands before you begin
agility training, your dog will be ahead
of the game.
Pharaohs are capable
of learning just about anything, whether it be
basic house
training, obedience, the aforementioned
agility or anything else you care to teach them.
For help with
basic obedience,
training a service dog, clicker
training or
agility, consider searching the Karen Pryor Academy's list
of clicker
training partners (KPA - CTP).
The first part
of any
agility training should be
basic obedience
training.
Whether it is learning appropriate socialization skills, learning the
basic foundation commands, doing advanced commands and off leash work, getting your Canine Good Citizen award, trying your hand at
Agility or Rally, getting or maintaining your pet's fitness through fitness classes, dog
training is a process that takes time and consistency to ensure that you and your pet are communicating effectively and that your pet is understanding what is being asked
of them.
The pairs
of students work together to
train their dogs
basic commands such as sit, watch, down, dance and even fun
agility tricks like jumping through hula hoops.
They tested two groups
of dogs: Dogs that had been highly
trained in some area
of expertise (
agility, shutzhund, etc), and dogs that had either only
basic training or no
training at all.
For demos
of what you and your dog will learn in
basic agility, see a video clip
of Misty or video clip
of Zoe learning
basic dog
agility training.
She has evaluated well over 1,000 dogs during shelter intakes as well as for clients and teaches a variety
of classes including
basic to advanced obedience, sport
training (specializing in scent work
of all kinds) and has been an active competitor in
agility, tracking, obedience and scent work.
Sandy is also one
of the instructors at the Academy
of Dog
Training and
Agility in Newark, Delaware where she teaches
Basic Manners, Puppy Head Start and Focus on Therapy classes as well as private lessons.
After graduating from
Basic Manners, a whole range
of new
training options will open — such as more advanced obedience, or
agility training or a wealth
of enrichment classes.