We have ongoing and year-round Agility classes that can take you through advanced training for competition or that can just enable you to just have fun with your dog. We try to keep our classes at a 5-to-1 student/teacher ratio.
Your dog may start agility at 9 months of age; however, your dog's bones are not fully developed at that point, so for the safety of your dog, he will be restricted from participating in certain exercises.
Prerequisites
- If your dog has not completed Level Two Obedience at Gemini, you will need to request an evaluation prior to enrolling in class. Evaluations are free. At your 30-minute evaluation, the instructor will evaluate your dog's skills and decide whether to approve you for Beginner (or one of the advanced levels of) Agility, the Off-Leash/Agility Prep Course, or another class.
- Students with little or no group class experience will be required to attend a group class in preparation for agility; specific class level will be determined by your evaluating instructor and could include either:
- The level selected by your evaluator based on your dog's obedience skills including (but not limited to) your dog's ability to respond to basic commands like sit, down, stand, stay, coming when called, and walking on a loose leash.
- Due to the clicker-intensive environment of our agility classes, if you have never used clicker training, your evaluator will review a clicker orientation session (regardless of your level of training).
If you have any questions about whether your dog is ready for agility, please contact us.
There are several levels of agility:
Please note that we occasionally skip a week due to conflicts with other events. Therefore the 6-week course may not be held during 6 consecutive weeks. (Registrations are non-refundable.)
In-class handlers may not be substituted. If you cannot attend a class, you should notify the office and schedule a make-up lesson (if you prefer) with your instructor.
Registering for Class
To secure your spot in class, you must:
- Complete a registration form
- Submit your payment
This applies to all classes.