Paw Law Dog Training
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Sports Academy
1053 E. Lake Street, Hanover Park, IL 60133 847-888-4725
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Agility Foundation Training
Agility is great fun for both owner and dog. With a little patience and a lot of positive reinforcement almost any dog can be taught how to maneuver the obstacles on an agility course. However, in order to have a winning team, a special relationship must exist between owner and dog. The purpose of this class is to establish this relationship. The 8-week course, relying on the power of the clicker, utilizes positive reinforcement to form the building blocks of teamwork necessary for winning, competition agility. Don’t know about clicker training? We will teach you. This class will build a strong working relationship between handler and dog. Students will be encouraged to maintain training logs of their progress. Dogs will be introduced to all of the agility equipment. Class size is limited to 12 dogs, with 2 instructors. The agility classes fill up quickly. Students interested in attending any of Paw Law’s agility classes will be put on a waiting list.
Class Start Date
07/13/10 Tuesdays @6PM
Class fee for 8-week class is $125.00
Agility Foundation Training - Continued
Class Start Date
TBA
Class fee for 8-week class is $125.00
Continuing Agility Class
These classes are for dogs that have had some agility training. The dogs should be comfortable on all the equipment. Focus will be on handling skills, increasing the dog’s reliability and speed on the equipment, and sequencing the obstacles. Class placement is determined by your dog’s level of training. Class is limited to 9 dogs. You and your dog’s agility experience will determine which Continuing Agility Class would work best for you.
Class Start Dates
Ongoing*
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Please contact Paw Law to be placed in one of these classes
Class fee for each 8-week session is $125.00
Agility – “Fix It” Contact and Weaves Class
The most difficult obstacles in agility are the contact obstacles and the weave poles. In this 4-week class, the only obstacles that will be utilized are the contacts and the weaves, and perhaps a jump or tunnel to increase the dog’s speed as it approaches these obstacles. The goal of this class is to create consistent handling with respect to these obstacles.
This class includes an introduction to operant training in
addition to instructions on using targets for upside and downside contacts,
using hoops on contacts, using the “hit it” board to reinforce contact
performance, weave pole entries, weave pole exits, and speed in the weave poles.
Whether you're looking for a plan to retrain a dog with problem poles or
contacts or you're looking for a plan to train a new agility dog from scratch,
this class is for you.
Dogs should be comfortable on all contact equipment and be able to do 12 weave
poles when the poles are open.
Class Start Date
TBA
Class fee for each 4-week session is $60.00
Agility – “Get Out” (working at a distance) Class.
This class is for training distance work. Distance work is a key element of success in any agility venue. While it is obviously a critical preparation for Gamblers classes, the fact is that you cannot run your dog in the upper levels of the Standard and Jumpers classes in any venue, if you and your dog are joined at the hip. The goal is to get a dog to work at a distance with comfort and reliability which only comes with experience and confidence. In this class, all exercises begin with you handling at a modest distance away from the dog, gradually adding distance over time as the dog becomes comfortable and reliable at each stage. Class size is limited to 8 dogs.
Class Start Date
TBA
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