Beginner's Agility
BUILD TEAMWORK AND CONFIDENCE
Beginner's Agility
$50.00 | Per class
Location:
UMDR Training Center
4107 White Tiger Lane
Agility training is a fun and rewarding way to strengthen your bond with your dog while enhancing their physical fitness, coordination, and mental stimulation. Our Beginner's Agility class is perfect whether you're interested in eventually competing or simply enjoying a challenging, enriching activity with your dog.
This class focuses on the basics of agility, teaching your dog to navigate common obstacles such as jumps, tunnels, weave poles, and teeter boards. It’s a great way to build confidence, teamwork, and communication between you and your dog!
WHAT TO DO FIRST
Class Prerequisites
These prerequisites ensure that dogs have a solid foundation in basic cues and focus before starting agility training. By completing the Good Citizen Introductory Workshop and skills classes, dogs learn essential commands and impulse control, making it easier to navigate agility obstacles safely and with confidence. This preparation sets both you and your dog up for success in the more advanced agility environment.
- Good Citizen Introductory Workshop
- Skills Class: Learning New Cues
- Skills Class: Target Training
What You'll Learn
- Teach your dog to go over jumps, through hoops, and tunnels
- Navigate weave poles and cross a teeter board
- Develop your dog's focus and response to cues
- Build trust and strengthen your relationship through teamwork
- Enhance your dog's physical and mental fitness
Who Should Attend
- Dog owners seeking a fun, engaging activity with their dogs
- Those interested in building foundational agility skills for competitive training
- Owners looking to improve communication and responsiveness with their dogs
Benefits of Agility Training
- Improves your dog's fitness and coordination
- Builds confidence and reduces anxiety in shy or reactive dogs
- Provides a great mental workout, keeping dogs stimulated and happy
- Strengthens the bond between dog and owner through teamwork
Meet Our Training Team
Team Members
Kai Murphy
Certified Animal Trainer
Kai Murphey became a certified animal trainer through the Karen Pryor clicker training program in 2008 while completing a Bachelors in Wildlife Biology and volunteering with and training birds of prey at the Raptor Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Torre Taylor
Assistant to Trainer
Torre Taylor has 5 years of animal rescue experience and has been specializing in behavior management for two years. She currently works with the Unchained Melodies foster dogs that require additional support and is the assistant trainer for the Good Citizen Prep Course.
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