Dog agility training for the Tri Cities, Pasco, Kennewick & Richland, WA.
I would really like to hear from you! Email me at sksylvan@gmail.com or call: (509) 221-1592 and ask for Sol. Classes will be held at 802 S. Kellogg St. on the corner of 8th in Kennewick.
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WHAT IS DOG AGILITY TRAINING?
Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs run off leash with no food or toys as incentives, and the handler can touch neither dog nor obstacles. Consequently, the handler’s controls are limited to voice, movement, and various body signals, requiring exceptional training of the animal and coordination of the handler. Dog Agility Training on Kellogg Street brings an experienced dog agility trainer to the Tri-Cities, Pasco, Kennewick and Richland areas of Washington State.
In its simplest form, an agility course consists of a set of standard obstacles laid out by a judge in a design of his or her own choosing in an area of a specified size. The surface may be of grass, dirt, rubber, or special matting. Depending on the type of competition, the obstacles may be marked with numbers indicating the order in which they must be completed.
Courses are complicated enough that a dog could not complete them correctly without human direction. In competition, the handler must assess the course, decide on handling strategies, and direct the dog through the course, with precision and speed equally important. Many strategies exist to compensate for the inherent difference in human and dog speeds and the strengths and weaknesses of the various dogs and handlers.
