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AGILITY CLASSES
Agility
Classes are offered at Carroll Indoor Sport Center, Westminster, MD in 7 and 6
week sessions beginning in April. One
handler per dog is allowed.
March 29 – May 10 – 7 weeks – Beginning
Agility @7:00pm
May
24 - July 5 – 6 weeks- Intermediate @7:00pm
(no class on May
31)
July
19 – Aug 30 - 7 weeks – Beginning Agility
@7:00pm
Sept
20 – Oct 25 – 6 weeks- Intermediate @7:00pm
Agility Run-thru practice, just walk-in:
May 17, July 12, Sept
13, Nov 1,
Bring a copy of rabies certificate. $5 first run, $3 second run
with same dog
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First
walk-thru time is 7:20pm – 7:28pm
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First dog on
the line at 7:30pm
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Second
walk-thru time dependent on last dog’s first run.
For
additional questions contact
Tina
Desrosiers by email at:
tina.desrosiers@verizon.net
Agility Class Registration opens in February for this year.
Send a copy of
your dog’s rabies certification, signed registration form, signed waiver form,
and check to: Tina Desrosiers at 1715 Spring Tree Drive Eldersburg, MD
21784. You will not be put on the
list until these items are received. Placement
in class in first-come.
Training Waiver Agreement form can be downloaded from this
website from the document link below:
Training
Waiver Agreement
---IMPORTANT --- Agility class does not accept children
under the age of 15 unless
accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
The parent or legal guardian must remain in the building during class
time, but is not allowed in the ring with the child. ONLY One Handler and one dog are a team during class. If your dog can not participate in
class after the first night it is suggested that the handler attend to continue
learning handling skills. No substitute
dogs allowed. This is a team sport for
handler and their dog.
Agility Class descriptions:
Beginning Agility:
This class is focused on building teamwork and introducing equipment
skills. Positive training is used. Anyone registering must agree to the
stipulations on the registration form and have positive off leash control of
their dog. Dogs participating in
beginner agility must be a minimum age of 12 months old and physically sound. Class
limit is 15 students. Fee $80
Intermediate Agility:
This course refines the dog-handler teams handling skills, increases
obstacle sequences. Prerequisites:
successful completion of beginning agility or demonstration of skills
comparable to beginning agility during scheduled assessment. Class limit is 15 students. Fee $80
*******IMPORTANT*******
all participants in the agility program are required to arrive 15 minutes early
for classes to help set-up and are required to stay late to tear down the
equipment.
CKC
reserves the right to cancel a class due to low registration. Equally, class size may be increased if the
instructor and Training Director deem appropriate.
Agility
Equipment Usage: Individuals are not
allowed on the equipment without being supervised by an agility instructor.
CKC
reserves the right to refuse registration to any customer.
Verification
of class will be sent to you by email prior to your class. All classes require pre-registration. You may not walk in and register for a
class.
Registration form can be downloaded from this
website from the document link below:
Agility Registration Form
You must pay the appropriate fees with your
registration form and provide a copy of your dog’s rabies certification. Placement in class is first-come.
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Lead Instructor:
Claire Schwartz,
Assistant Instructors: Mark Friedman,
Judi Ruff and Barb Atkinson
Claire has been competing in dog agility since 1993, having starting
in England with a Labrador Retriever, and currently competes at the USDAA
Masters level with his Swedish Vallhunds. He was an instructor of beginning,
intermediate, and advanced dog agility for Merrimac Dog Training Club from 1996
through 2000, where he and his wife, Barb Atkinson, founded the MDTC Agility
program. He has been an associate instructor for CKC since 2004. Claire has
earned USDAA Masters, AKC Excellent, and NADAC Elite level titles on his dogs.
Claire and his
Vallhund male, Komet, placed 8th in the USDAA Nationals in 2008.
Claire is also one of CKC’s Canine Good Citizen evaluators, does volunteer
Canine Therapy work, and dabbles in Rally Obedience. For the past 11 years he has been an Agility Judge for the US Dog
Agility Association (USDAA).
Mark
has over 12 years experience as an agility instructor and over 15 years experience competing in dog agility. He currently competes with his Papillions, Apple and Sky. His achievements include Agility Dog
Champions, Accomplished Performance Dog Titles for Apple and Flame, and
Lifetime Achievement Bronze for Apple. Mark
has competed in 5 USDAA National Championship events. Throughout his years of
agility involvement he has been an active member of various dog agility
clubs.
Judi has over 8 years experience as an agility instructor for
Carroll Kennel Club and years of experience competing in dog agility. She
competes with her Cavalier King Charles at the excellent level and put AKC Excellent
level titles on her dogs.
Barb started competing in agility in England (see Claire’s bio) in
1993 and is currently competing at the Master’s level of USDAA with 2 Swedish
Vallhunds (Phire and Dordi). She worked
with Claire to found the agility program at Merrimac (southern VA) and is a
founding member and current Vice-President of the Mid-Atlantic MADness agility
club. Barb also has trained and
competed in Standard and Rally Obedience and volunteers with her dogs at
Springfield Hospital. She has been an
instructor for CKC since 2004.
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