Agility

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Agility is a FUN team sport involving a dog and a handler. It involves obstacles and a prescribed course and is a game of physical skill. It is a game where control and patience are needed and teamwork is paramount to success. Agility is a race against the clock, but accuracy is always the first requirement.

Agility requires the handler to direct the dog through a course set up by a judge. Obstacles include jumps, tunnels, contact obstacles, and weave poles. These test the dog's versatile and agile nature.

Agility requires lots of training and there are a variety of levels of agility training at CDTA. Agility readiness introduces the dog and handler to the obstacles in the game. Each learns a little about what they are expected to do in their first steps toward becoming a team. Basic I and Basic II classes further develop the skills of handler and dog. Intermediate and Competition classes are designed to help the handler and dog fine tune the basics and work on developing more advanced skills.

Northwest Washington Fairgrounds
Warm-up Arena
1775 Front St., Lynden, WA

For information, contact Pattie Moon (360) 734-6192

Class Levels:

Dogs eligible to participate: Any dog, mix-breed or purebred, large or small, that is physically sound and non-aggressive to people and other dogs. Dogs 4 months of age and older may start in the Agility Readiness Class.

Dogs must be current on all vaccinations including Rabies.

Training methods are positive and motivational. Agility Readiness is a low-key, low-equipment introduction to all of the agility equipment. Handlers learn fundamental handling skills. Safety for the dog and the handler are stressed.

Basic, Intermediate and Advanced classes build upon this foundation, gradually challenging the dog and handlers, encouraging them to be successful and increase their skills. Students are prepared to compete in all venues.

Open Practice

Open Practice is scheduled for Thursday evenings following the classes. Generally starting at 8:35 pm. and ending at 9:45 pm., Open Practice may include short exercises, quick games, and/or full length courses. Handlers are encouraged to adapt whatever is set up to suit their needs and those of their dogs. On Thursday nights where a class is not scheduled, Open Practice runs from 6:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.  Participants are encouraged to either help set up or take down equipment on an evening. We allow approximately 20 - 30 minutes for set up and 15 minutes for take down.

We do not hold Open Practice on Holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, July 4th) nor during the month of August, or as noted at the beginning of this page..

Open Practice fee per night:

We are no longer charging a fee however,  participants are required to assist with either the set-up of equipment at the beginning of the night or the take-down of equipment at the end of the night.