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At Daytripper Dog Training we teach you how to train your dog. We feel that it’s important for you to develop the skills to teach your dog desired behaviours because, after all, it’s you that lives with your dog. The methods we use are all positive, but don’t confuse that with permissive. Dogs need guidelines and boundaries. Let us help you establish what works best for you and your dog whether it’s your new puppy, your family pet or your canine athlete. |
Agility Training PRIVATE AND SEMI-PRIVATE INSTRUCTION: Private Lessons Semi Private Lessons GROUP CLASSES:IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING ALL OF OUR OUTDOOR CLASSES: Our outdoor classes are taught at our training facility near Valentia, Ontario. Classes are taught on grass in a fully fenced and gated ring. Because the course is taught outdoors, occasionally an evening may be postponed due to weather. Classes will pick up the following week where they left off, allowing for a full six week course. WINTER CLASSES: Our winter classes are taught in an indoor, unheated riding arena in the hamlet of Oakwood. Agility courses are six weeks in duration, each class being 50 minutes in length. Occasionally it may be necessary to postpone classes due to weather. If that's the case classes will pick up the following week where they left off, allowing for a full six week course. FOUNDATION SKILLS AGILITY I Whether you are new to agility or you have a new agility dog, this is the place to start. This course will help build your dog’s confidence, focus and motivation and build a strong foundation for future agility training. You and your dog will learn acceleration and deceleration cues, ‘shadow handling’, forward focus, targeting, basic jumping, tunnels, table, the travel plank and wobble board, along with the ever important ‘2 on/2 off’ position required for the contact obstacles. Many of the exercises in this course can be taught at home without the use of agility equipment. This course is safe for young pups/dogs, as jumps will be set very low for the duration of the course. Pre-requisites: This course is taught off leash, so good off-lead control in a stimulating, distracting environment (other dogs running, jumping, playing tug, other people, lots of activity, etc) is required. The minimum basic obedience requirements are a good recall ('come' when called) and stay. Please see our “But I Wanna Do Agility!” course (on our Obedience page) if your dog needs more training in a distracting environment. Crate training is strongly recommended for this class. To give the dogs down-time, both mentally and physically, they will be crated between exercises. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this requirement. In order to participate in group agility classes dogs must not demonstrate any aggression towards other dogs or people. Agility is a dog sport the handlers in this class will be required to be very physical -- running, bending, playing with their dogs and more. If you would like more details about this requirement, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Please note that class may be postponed due to bad weather, so please contact us to verify start dates listed below.
This is a six week course and the fee is $145 including tax. Each class runs for 55 minutes. Class size is very limited, so pre-registration and pre-payment are required.
Registration: Scroll down this page for information on how to register Held at our outdoor facility at 5 Boulder Street, Little Britain.
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Jumps make up about 90% of an agility sequence, making jumping skills critical to the sport. In this couse we'll continue working on jumping skills; building value and drive. More work on acceleration and deceleration handling cues and the contact trainer. 2x2 weave poles will be introduced. Pre-requisites: Our Agility Foundation Skills I course or an equivalient course elsewhere. In order to participate in groups agility classes dogs must not demonstrate any aggression towards other dogs or people. Although agility is a dog sport the handlers in this class will be required to be very physical too - running, bending, playing with their dogs and more. If you would like more details about this requirement, please don't hesitate to contact us. Please note that class may be postponed due to bad weather, so please contact us to verify start dates listed below. This is a six week course and the fee is $145 including tax. Each class runs for 55 minutes. Class size is very limited, so pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Registration: See our Registration Page. Held at our outdoor facility at 5 Boulder Street, Little Britain.
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In this course dogs will learn the weave poles (dogs must be 12 months of age to begin weave pole work) and contact equipment, along with more work on tunnels and jumps. Basic sequence training will be introduced. Each class will consist of skills and equipment training, followed by short sequences. Pre-requisites: Our Foundation Skills Agility course or a similar/equivalent course taught elsewhere. Please refer to the Foundation Skills Agility course description for more info. In order to participate in group agility classes dogs must not demonstrate any aggression towards other dogs or people.
Please note that class may be postponed due to bad weather, so please contact us to verify start dates listed below. Start dates/times are: Email us for start dates
This course is for dogs that have learned the basics of all of the agility equipment and require more practice on the equipment to ensure they are fully confident. More work will be done on each of the obstacles to ensure the dogs are proficient in their performance. Handling skills such as front and rear crosses and basic distance skills will be taught and incorporated in short sequences. Pre-requisites: Dogs must have experience on all of the agility equipment. In order to participate in group agility classes dogs must not demonstrate any aggression towards other dogs or people.
Please note that class may be postponed due to bad weather, so please contact us to verify start dates listed below. Start dates/times are: Email us for start dates
This course is for dogs that are comfortable on all of the equipment and dog/handler teams that have already learned basic handling maneuvers such as front and rear crosses. Independent obstacle performance, distance work and handling will all be incorporated into this course. Each class will consist of skills work and sequencing. Because this is a blended class exercises will be adjusted according to the experience level of each dog/handler team. In order to participate in group agility classes dogs must not demonstrate any aggression towards other dogs or people.
Prerequisites: See Starters course description above. Please note that class may be postponed due to bad weather, so please contact us to verify start dates listed below. Start dates/times are: Email us for start dates
ADVANCED/MASTERS AGILITY This course is for dogs that are proficient on all of the equipment and dog/handler teams that are comfortable executing handling maneuvers such as front and rear crosses. Typically dog/handler teams participating in this course are currently competing at the Advance level as a minimum. Classes will alternate between handling and distance work. Because this is a blended class exercises will be adjusted according to the experience level of each dog/handler team. In order to participate in group agility classes dogs must not demonstrate any aggression towards other dogs or people.
Prerequisites: See Starters/Advanced course description above. Please note that class may be postponed due to bad weather, so please contact us to verify start dates listed below. Start dates/times are: Email us for start dates REGISTRATION INFO
Please go to our Registration Page for information on how to register for class. Instructional Fun Matches
Daytripper Dog Training is offering Starters/Advanced Instructional Agility Fun Matches. Please contact us for dates
If you have not participated in one of our instructional fun matches in the past these are fun matches with a twist. Rather than simply running the course, Lane White, our head instructor and Masters level judge, will walk each course with the participants providing handling suggestions. Participants will then run the course and after their run, each participant will receive input from Lane on how to improve their course run and have the opportunity to implement those changes during another course run. Food and toys are welcome in the ring. This is a great opportunity to work outdoors on grass in a fully fenced and gated ring. The fun matches will run rain or shine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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