Foundation Agility Training 

(not just for puppies!)
WHY FOUNDATION?
      The agility foundation program I have designed lays the groundwork for developing a competitive agility dog regardless of breed or size.  As a result, the program was written with the end in mind --a confident agility teammate who will work for a variety of reinforcers and in a variety of distracting environments.  The games and skills we develop in foundation class may not look like the fast-paced, obstacle completion we think of when we hear the word "agility", but are instead skills that prepare our dogs for faster, more accurate, and safer performance over the long term of their career.  
This foundation program is the same program that I use with my own dogs! It is so important to develop a strong skill set before a dog touches a piece of equipment. 
​Your puppy is only a puppy once. Do not rush through foundation, you don't want any cracks in your agility performances later. 
-- Tara Baggerman

Agility Foundation Level 1 

It's never too late to train (& maintain!) foundation skills.
​While this course is a MUST for the future agility pup, older (even experienced) dogs can benefit big time!

WHAT *exactly* does our Foundation Level 1 course cover?
RECALLS, IMPULSE CONTROL, DISTRACTION PROOFING, LINE UPS, CIRCLE WORK, ACCELERATION & DECELERATION FLATWORK, CREATING REINFORCEMENT ZONE, TRICKS AND GAMES TO BUILD CONFIDENCE & COORDINATION, BASE GAMES FOR FAST, RELIABLE INDEPENDENT CONTACTS, BUILDING ENTHUSIASM FOR FOOD + TOY REINFORCERS (+MORE), AND THE BURNING DESIRE TO RUUUNNNNN AS FAST AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN WITH YOUR HUMAN TEAMMIE BECAUSE IT'S JUST SUCH FUUUNNNNN, AND (OMG!) SOO-OHH MUCH MORE! ​