Course Syllabus
Course Title: Agility I: Backyard Agility
Prerequisites: None
Purpose: To get started in Agility and have a wonderful (and fun!) bonding experience with your dog while stimulating her both mentally and physically.
Course cost and length:
Live: $200.00 8 live sessions
Recorded: $150.00
What you can expect to learn from this Course:
- Learning theory
- Positive reinforcement training
- Teach your dog : the jump, broad jump, wing jump, tire, tunnel, weave poles, A-frame, dog walk, teeter, and pause table
- Appropriate equipment to use when training
- Step-by-step instruction as to how/what to do when training agility
Course Info: This class is designed purely for the enjoyment of handler and dog, while still teaching pratical agility skills. During the course of this class, using positive reinforcement training techniques, your dog will be introduced to the jump, broad jump, wing jump, tire, tunnel, weave poles, A-frame, dog walk, teeter, and pause table. You will also be given helpful hints to create an agility course in your own backyard.
Instructor: Sarah Story
(shortstory02@hotmail.com) has been working with dogs her entire life. She grew up in a "bird dog" home. Sarah ran her first (North American Shoot To Retrieve Association (NSTRA) field trial at the age of eight and has not stopped since. She plans on 
fulfilling her requirements to become a NSTRA judge in 2006. In addition to field work, Sarah has experience in Agility, Obedience, and Confirmation. She and her dog "Checkers" are registered with Therapy Dog, Inc. as a working Therapy Dog team along with the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen (CGC). Currently, Sarah is an Associate Trainer for Canine Companions by Certifed Trainers where she is a head instructor for group classes, accepts private behavior modifciation cases in addition to boarding and training. She has been training with Canine Companions for three years and loves working with all breeds of dogs.
Student Information
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