Tricks and Games: LEvel 1

 Tricks Training is fun for you and your dog! The class is designed for dogs of all ages and their humans who are looking for a fun, engaging way to bond with their pups!! Using positive reinforcement, you will learn how to teach your dog a variety of fun and useful tricks. We’ll start with fetch, spin, target, wobble board, Figure 8 and more! New tricks will be presented each week.

This is a great way to build confidence, focus, and engagement with your dog!! You’ll leave with new skills, both for you and your dog, to show off at home!

You will also have an opportunity to earn a Novice Tricks Dog title with the “Do More With Your Dog program.”

Learn Tricks such as:

• Fetch
• "Sit Pretty", 
• "Weave", 
• "Figure 8", 
• "Peekaboo", 
• "Shake Paw", 
• "Roll Over"

Tricks and Games Level 1

• Prerequisite: We highly recommend participation in a basic obedience class and/or puppy class before jumping into Tricks and Games.  Dog should have a reliable on-command "sit", "down", and recall.

5-Week Class

• Sundays at 1:00PM Starting February 23, 2025
• Instructor: Kathy Allen

$140 / Dog

 Does your dog love to chase squirrels, rabbits, mice, or anything that moves? Dogs that love to chase will shine in this workshop. This indoor mini-course tests your dog's interest in the sport while you gain all the information you need to participate in your first FCAT or CAT trial. Your dog must be in good health and injury free to participate in this class 

• Each dog will have , at minimum, 2 opportunities to run the course.
• Learn about different lure coursing sport options and how to locate and enter trials in the Finger Lakes area.

Course Information:

• Dogs will accelerate and decelerate quickly with some sharper turning involved.

Class Options

• Saturday Feb 22, 12:30-2:00PM

$40 / Dog

This six (6) session intro class provides the basics for safe use of agility obstacles, along with handler tips to help the dog collect, focus, and transition between obstacles.

• Start Line Stay
• Bar Jumps
• Open Tunnel
• Rewarding and Motivating Your Dog
• Ring Etiquitte and Safety

This course (or equivalant demonstration of basic skill) is required for participation in agility open runthroughs. 

Intro to Agility

• Prerequisite: Introduction to Dog Sports, Basic Obedience or evaluation by the agility instructor to demonstrate ability of handler to control and focus dog. 

Class Options

• Saturday 9:00am Starting March 15, 2025

$240 / Dog

This six (6) session enrollment is designed for the handler/dog team that wishes to earn their first tiltes in Agility.

The goal of this class is to prepare for Agility Course Test 1 and Agility Course Test Jumpers 1 (ACT1, ACTJ1). We will video for virtual titles as dog and handler are ready.

Some participants may progress to ACT2 and ACTJ2 as skills develop. This course can be taken multiple times to build confidence and progress at your own pace. Teams will be introduced to more complex sequences and obstacles.

• Approach Angles
• Cross in Front, Cross Behind
• Wing Jump, Panel Jump
• Weaves
• Introduction to Target Obstacles

Novice Agility

• Prerequisite: Introduction to Agility 

Class Options

• Saturday 10am Ongoing Continuous Registration

$170 / Dog

Spend some time practicing with your agility dog.  An indoor course/equipment will be set up to allow practice on individual obstacles or practice handling through multiple obstacles.

Agility Practice Times will serve "Trialing/Getting Ready to Trial" teams.  Enroll in these if you are already trialing, or have taken enough agility classes for your dog to navigate all the obstacles at full height safely.          

If you want some suggestions on how to fix an issue, help will be available but remember this is not a class.  It is a time to practice independently with your dog.

Note: The course will be designed for Novice and Open levels. Expect 2-3 rounds of 5-10 minutes on the course as you work in with other participants.

Prerequisites

• Vaccination Records (Rabies, Parvo, Distempter)
• Demonstrated proficiency with most obstacles or
• Enrollment in the FLX Dog Intro to Agility course (or above)

Class Options

• Saturdays, 10-11:30am

$15 per dog - must register each dog separately

 With so many options, entering the dog sport world can be confusing or intimidating. This class helps you find your starting point.

 This 4 session course is designed for handlers that are new to dog sports. We will help you determine good starting points based on preference and aptitude. The course is designed to build excitement for dog activities while identifing dog and handler gaps in fundamentals skills.

Topics include: 

1. Lecture: Sports etiquette and safety,
2. Evaluation of confidence, drive and focus,
3. Motivation and Engagement, 
4. Fitness and Body Awareness. 

This course also includes an online component to highlight a number of dog sports and references to more information about each sport.

Introduction to Dog Sports

• Prerequisite: Proof of Rabies vaccination

Class Options

• Call for Options

$240 per  Handler/Dog team

When the weather gets too messy for walking outdoors, take your dog's fitness inside. If your dog needs to drop a few pounds or just stay in shape for your favorite sport, drop by and get your dog started indoors on the treadmill( speed is controlled by the human ) or slatmill (speed is controlled by the dog). Most dogs love it once they learn how.

• Prerequisite: Private Lesson to learn how to safely use the Treadmill and Slatmill

Purchase individual sessions or take advantage of package pricing $160 for 10 sessions. 

Package Pricing allows the use of credits when scheduling (1 credit per 30 minute session)