Description
These classes are open to Members who have successfully completed an IDTC Pre-Agility & Hoopers Foundation Course or have some prior agility experience. If you have not completed an IDTC course, you may be able to join the classes, but this will be at the discretion of the Agility Trainers; please contact the Club to register interest (agility@idtc.co.uk) and one of our Trainers will contact you. All dogs must have control off lead in an outdoor environment. Dogs must be a minimum of 12 months old. Both classes are intended to build on the skills learned on the IDTC Pre-Agility & Hoopers Foundation Course to include increasing drive and motivation, directional skills and running longer sequences and will also introduce weaves and other contact equipment.
For those who can show some consistency in running short sequences and be able to perform (or have a good appreciation of) front and rear crosses, blind crosses, wing wraps, turns and have some experience of using the contact equipment (dog-walk, A-Frame, see-saw), the group may be split to provide an intermediate level class (or vice-versa) but this will be dependent on the experience and numbers signed up to the class on that day, and availability of Trainers to run separate classes. Both classes will help to build the confidence of the handler and their dog and seek to introduce more complex agility skills to assist handlers to run more complex courses.
Bookings for these Saturday morning classes must be made in advance, online by midnight on the Thursday prior to the relevant Saturday class. You may book for more than one class at a time if you wish to do so and there will be a maximum of 6 Handlers in each Class, if all spaces are booked. They are generally held between 9.00am and 11.00am from end of March to end October and are run by Martina de la Mare, Jo Ouseley, Simon de la Mare, Sam Langmead and Jane Le Maitre. Bookings may be made via Book a Course
Please note that the Beginner Class and Intermediate Class may occasionally run back to back (so at 9.00am and 10.00 am) or may run at the same time. Dependent on the numbers and experience of those booked, they might also be held as one class and all will be subject to Trainer availability. It is not possible to book either Beginner or Intermediate specifically, but please contact the Trainers (agility@idtc.co.uk) if you would like to work on something specific and we will do our best to accommodate this.
