Rally Skills
Levels 1-3

Our “Skill Building” classes are all about learning the signs for a given level of World Cynosport Rally-O (we can help with the signs for other venues, but we will teach WCR).

These classes are not about precision in completing the skills, but simply learning the skills within the rules of WCR and teaching handlers how to perform the signs correctly. For precision, see our Dog Sports Foundation class or heeling specialty class we offer occasionally.

Teams will learn the skills precisely enough to compete in the future, should they choose.

Rally Courses
Levels 1-3

For dogs 6 months and older

These 7 week long classes all have week 1 as a humans only classs where we review the level signs and rules and the remaining weeks there will be a new course (or two) every class.

Dogs will be crated while the humans get to walk the course and ask any questions about the course or signs.  Then each dog and handler team will run the course individually (we aim for 2-3 runs per class).

Students will get feedback on increasing precision, scoring feedback, and trouble shooting for each team.  Whether our students are planning on competing or just having fun, we always want students improving!

Dog Sports 
Foundations

This class is all about precision skills! Clean cues, precise behavior, and skills that are cross-training for many different sports. Foundations for heeling, for fronts/finishes, agility handling, and even scent work.

We recently added scent discrimination to the curriculum so it now coincides with the Fenzi TEAM title program.

This class is typically offered in back to back sessions as there is a ton to master in a single session but two gives you more opportunity to focus on the skills you would like each session.

The ability to reliably work off-leash in class is very helpful for some skills but dogs MUST be comfortable in class environment.

Agility Prep

This class is all about the foundation skills of agility. 80% of agility is what happens between the obstacles and this class is designed to build solid foundation of how to navigate those spaces in between.  

Once the foundation of moving together, driving a line, finding what side to be on, communicating changes of direction or side, etc are known, it’s easy to put the obstacles into that framework. 

The equipment dogs will learn about are jumps, tunnels, platform (pause table), and a ramp or teeter.

Tricks Classes
Various Levels

For dogs 4 months and older (yes even little puppies!)

We offer trick dog classes that can lead the way to you and your dog earning a title through Do More With Your Dog or AKC.

We offer all levels of trick classes for both programs and our intstructor has earned the highest individual trick title on several dogs.

Tricks are a great way to continue to build a relationship with your dog through fun training but it’s also a way to keep your dog thinking, learning, and busy! Use their brains for good rather than trouble making!

The higher level trick classes may need to be taken multiple times to master the tricks and earn the titles.