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Terri Schmidt is the director of the pre-agility program here at Dallas Dog Sports.
If you would like to discuss where your dog might fit into our pre-agility program, you may contact
Terri directly at gotdogs@hotmail.com.
ALL of the pre-agility classes are clicker-based training. It is a positive, reward-based training program
that utilizes a mechanical box-clicker to 'mark' a desired behavior, followed by a valued reward such as a treat or toy.
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Pre-Agility Level 1 (P1)
Pre-Agility Level 2 (P2)
Pre-Agility Level 3 (P3)
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Pre-Agility Level 1 (P1) |
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Eligibility:
Dogs must be a minimum of 4 months old. No aggressive dogs, please. This level presumes your dog
knows little about responding to any commands, however they must be willing to walk with you on collar and leash.
Handlers must be 12 years of age or older to participate.
What you will learn:
- How to use the clicker,
- How dogs learn,
- Timing of rewards,
- How and when to give a cue/command,
- How to evaluate your dog's physical condition and weight.
What your dogs will learn:
All of the work done in the Pre-Agility Level 1 class is on-leash.
- Sit (with hand signals),
- Down (with hand signals),
- Stand (with hand signals),
- Watch me (for 10 seconds with mild distractions),
- Leave it,
- Collar grab,
- Sit-Stay (for 1 minute, 6 ft. away, with mild distractions),
- Come when called (on a leash from 6 ft. away, instructor holding dog),
- Ladder work (to help teach the dog where his feet are),
- Name Game (attention exercise),
- Eyes on me and Check in games (attention)
- How to start playing with your dog,
- With me cue,
- Hand touch,
- Target stick touch,
- Introduction to the Tire.
Every week of class will build on the previous week.
You will be assigned homework to do with your dog during the week between classes.
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Pre-Agility Level 2 (P2) |
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Eligibility:
Dogs must
be a minimum of 6 months old. No aggressive dogs, please. This
level presumes your dog starts with the knowledge that is outlined above
for the Pre-Agility Level 1 class under "What your dogs will learn". Handlers must be 12 years of age or older to participate.
What you will learn:
- Conditioning your performance dog,
- Team building,
- Shaping behaviors with the clicker,
- Random rewards and jackpot rewards.
What your dogs will learn: All of the work done in the Pre-Agility Level 2
class is on-leash.
- Sit-stay (for 1 minute, 12 ft. away with moderate distractions),
- Down-stay (for 1 minute, 12 ft. away with moderate distractions),
- Watch me cue (with distractions),
- Verbal sit and down,
- Come to hand (from 20 ft. on a retractable leash and a long line),
- Follow the Hand exercise,
- With me for 50 ft,
- Post Turn,
- Front Cross maneuver,
- Rear Cross manuever,
- Push,
- Ready Steady game variations (for building drive),
- Circle work.
- Disc targeting
Every week of class will build on the previous week. You will be
assigned homework to do with your dog during the week between
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Pre-Agility Level 3 (P3) |
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Eligibility:
Dogs must be a minimum of 8 months old. No aggressive dogs, please. This
level presumes your dog starts with the knowledge that is outlined above
for the Pre-Agility Level 2 class under "What your dogs will learn".
Handlers must be 12 years of age or older to participate.
What you will learn:
- More team building and how to stay mentally connected to your dog,
- How to use toys as a reward,
- How to start your off leash work,
- Start some agility groundwork,
- Sends,
- Learn about table work,
- Learn about contacts and targeting work,
- Learning how to work with a lot of distractions.
What your dogs will learn:
- Watch me at a distance,
- With me for 100 ft,
- Moving verbal sits and downs,
- Circle work,
- Sit and down stays (20 ft. for 1 minute with major distractions),
- Multiple touches on ground target,
- Box work,
- Sweep exercise,
- Recall (from 20 feet with distractions),
- Perch work
Every week of class will build on the previous week. You will be assigned homework to do with your dog during the
week between classes. |
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Class Fees |
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Class fees are listed under the "Class Fees" button from the main menu or click here on
Class Fees
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Registration |
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There are now 2 ways to register for a class:
- Print a registration form from your computer, or
- Complete the online registration form.
The online registration form allows the option of online payment via paypal or credit card, or you may mail in your payment.
For either registration option, vaccination records will need to be mailed to Dallas Dog Sports. |
Class Schedule: |
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The Pre-Agility and Beginner Agility classes are the only sessions that
have a start and stop date. All other levels are on-going classes.
Click here to view our current Class Schedule
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