Discover Agility Level 3

One to One

Fees: £20.00 per hour

Sessions bookable in advance to be used to work on individual issues or you may just prefer that personal touch. One hour will be ample for most dogs as they will soon become tired. Maybe you can share this session with a friend?

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When first starting Agility please don’t expect your dog to be jumping over everything immediately, or even during the first sessions as these will be used to acclimatise both you and your dog to the basic principles of agility.

Over a period of weeks you will need to be taught how to train your dog to each piece of agility equipment before you are able to build up sufficient knowledge and skill to consider tackling any form of multiple courses.

All jumps will be set low to start with as the dogs have to learn how to jump and land as well as becoming confident about what they are doing. Dogs not having seen a piece of equipment before will naturally be wary of it! Similarly, you have to learn the correct approaches, coupled with any preferred commands and hand signals.

Whilst there will be periods of inactivity by the very nature of these agility activities, “Look and Learn” is a very good maxim! Whilst you can initially work on the training aspects of a piece of equipment in small groups, only one dog and handler can tackle one or more pieces of equipment at any one time.

As learning and confidence grows we will extend the course work to suit all sizes and breeds of dog.

 

For your safety & information

Important information

Please take the time to Read carefully!

Whilst Sue wants you all to enjoy her classes and above all have fun; rules have to be given. Here are the Terms and very important information which we would like you all to take on board please.

Keep Safe & have fun!

(Worse bit first)FEES

Fees for Level 1 will be £36 x six sessions per dog.

Fees for Level 2 will be £35 x six sessions per dog,

Fees for Level 3 will be £30 x six sessions per dog,

All sessions to be paid in advance. The six weekly sessions can be taken at any time to suit you; they do not have to be consecutively used, however please try to be consistant with training, you will achieve better results that way. The reason for asking for fees to be paid in advance is so Sue does not have to waste valuable training time each week collecting money.

Fees for One to One will be £20 per hour; to be paid when booking; please discuss your requirements with Sue.

Payment by cash or Cheque please. Cheques made payable to Sit Dog Training.

Once paid refunds will not be given!

Sue hopes that you will enjoy coming so much that you will stay forever but if you intend to stop coming then please let her know, there maybe someone waiting to join.

Cancellations

The venue is outdoors and so severe weather conditions may mean that training has to be postponed, so please check on Sit Dog Training website for cancellations, please make sure you have supplied your email address and mobile number; Sue will endeavour to email or text you, alternatively contact Sue on the morning of training.

Dogs

Dogs ideally must be a minimum of 12 months old and reliable in off-lead conditions to be suitable for agility work. However this will depend on size, developement and agility of the breed and so please ask Sue if your dog is younger, as she is willing to accommodate younger dogs but they will be limited to low contact equipment. Your dog must be kept on-lead at all times, except when required by your instructor to be off-lead whilst using the equipment.

Before being trained in the use of, or before using any equipment, the dogs must be warmed up with some normal and fast pace “close” lead walking around the arena. Dogs can pull muscles and damage limbs just as we can if not loosen up sufficiently before strenuous exercise is undertaken.

Please keep your dog under close control when working on and off lead. Do not allow it to invade another dogs space.

Please do not feed other handlers dogs without their permission.

Handlers must not interfere with equipment in any way; adjustments to equipment should only be made by instructors or otherwise with their full consent.

Other handlers must be able to hear the class instructor, so focus on your dog and don't let it bark continually.

DO NOT FEED YOUR DOG for at least 3 HOURS before doing training and make sure you rest your dog for at least 1 hour after exercise/training before feeding your dog. This is because dogs can have a stomach torsion which is life threatening.
Also if they are hungry then treat training is more effective.

The site is also a caravan & camping site and so please be aware that not everyone loves dogs, so please keep your dog under control while in the training field.

Vaccinations & Health

Please make sure that your dog is on a regular vaccination program. You may be asked to show proof of this. If your dog is unwell or has kennel cough please inform Sue and stay away from training until clear, although rarely serious Kennel Cough is very contagious and can be contracted from dogs drinking from a shared water bowl. If you own an intact female, please avoid training when she is in season. If you feel unwell then also consider staying away as partaking in strenuous exercise is not advisable when your body is coping with infection.

Keeping the Training Venue Clean

Please bring poo bags to clean up after your dog, and take them home for disposal in your own bin.

Do not allow dogs to pee on the equipment - if they do so, wash it off! There are oodles of lovely dog walks available for exercise adjacent to the training field.

Setting Up and Putting Away the Equipment

It would be extremely helpful if Handlers training in the first classes arrive half an hour before start time to help Sue to set up, and Handlers training in the last classes to stay after training to help pack away. Many hands make light work!

What Training Gear to Use?

Make sure you wear suitable comfy clothing. Layers are best. You must use sensible and suitable footwear such as Trainers, Stout Shoes or Boots. Loose fitting shoes like sandals, heels of any kind, or similar light footwear are totally unsuitable and could put you or others at risk of personal injury.

Sit Dog Training particularly welcomes handlers willing to learn about clicker training and other positive methods.

Bring clickers, tug toys, and bags with ample tasty titbits such as cheese or sausage to motivate and reward your dog.

Squeaky toys distract other dogs and are not allowed in our training classes unless the squeak has been removed.

Head halters or harnesses are fine while queuing, but use normal flat collars and leads for equipment work. A short tab lead would be a sensible addition to your dogs toolbox. Harnesses can be used in early training for support on the high equipment.

Check or half check chains, and the various punishment collars (e.g. citronella), are not permitted.

Conduct Expected of All Handlers & their dogs

The training field has been generously lent to Sit Dog training by Billy & Dawn, this is also their home and so please respect this. The use of any and all of the facilities must be entirely at your own risk and neither Billy & Dawn Larkins nor Sit Dog Training can accept any responsibility whatsoever for any personal loss or injury, howsoever caused. Please read and sign the disclaimer below.

Access to the Training Field. Please drive very slowly along Blackmore lane leading to the field as children, dog walkers, cyclists and horse riders use the lane regularly.

Refreshments. Bring water for your dog(s) especially in the warm/hot weather and a deck chair for yourself if you want to sit around the ring and not in the car and a drink for yourself too. Billy & Dawn kindly provide a refreshment area and toilet facilities. again please bear in mind that other people use this too and they might not love dogs as much as we do.

If you have any complaints then please tell Sue, problems shared are problems halved!

Finally please download this information and the DISCLAIMER below; Please read through, sign and return the disclaimer to Sue with your enrollment form and fees to secure a place.

Happy Training and have Fun!

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