Application form for Agility Training - New Members:    

 

Application form for Agilty Training - Current Members:    

ANNOUNCING!

 

Outdoor MDTC Fun Match!!! 

 

Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 9:00 AM

 

Open to ALL MDTC members only; even if not active in the agility program. Spectators are welcome!

 

Below are links to all the information. Come and join us for a FUN day!

 

For information and registration:

 

- Fun Match Entry Info

- Fun Match Entry Application

- MDTC Fun Match Training

- Introduction to MDTC Fun Matches 

 

If you have questions, please contact us by emailing: agility@milwaukeedog.com  

 

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Foundation Class for beginners

 

Our Foundations Agility Class is for dogs that are just starting out in agility. Registration for our next Foundations agility class can be done via email. Send your request to agility@milwaukeedog.com

 

The Basic Foundations class is held at the indoor training site on 25th & St. Paul. Classes begin on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM and runs for approximately 9 weeks. You may visit our facility during any scheduled agility class for an introduction to MDTC's agility program.

 

Dogs wanting to join the basic foundations class should have a fairly reliable sit, stay, down and come. This class is a great start for puppies who have successfully completed a puppy class on up to adult dogs looking for a fun hobby or needed exercise!  

 

Experienced Agility Handlers

 

Registration is open year-round to agility handler-dog teams who have completed basic or foundations levels of agility at another facility. You can join in at any level (Beginner, Novice, Intermediate or Advanced).

 

MDTC is a great place for well seasoned handlers who want to add in varied training facilities and/or instructor feedback.

 

Outdoor training: May through October

Indoor training: October through May

 

What is Dog Agility?

 

Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs run off-leash with no food or toys as incentives. The handler may not touch the dog or obstacles. The dog and handler perform as a team; handler guidance, dog performance. The handler guides the dog by voice, movement, and various body signals, requiring exceptional training of the dog and strategic coordination of the handler. In some situations, the handler should be close to the dog exercising control to insure that the dog performs the more precise aspects of negotiating a given obstacle. In other situations, the handler should be able to send the dog out or away to a distant obstacle, while the handler takes a shorter route to the next critical location on the course.

 

In its simplest form, an agility course consists of a set of standard obstacles laid out by a judge or instructor. The surface may be of grass, dirt, turf or rubber. Depending on the type of competition, obstacles may be marked with numbers that must be followed in order or, obstacles are given a point value and it is up to the handler to comprise the best strategy to accumulate the most points. The number and types of obstacles on a course varies according to the performance level of the dog and handler.

 

Courses are complicated enough that a dog could not complete them correctly without human direction. In competition, the handler must assess the course, decide on handling strategies, and direct the dog through the course, with precision. Speed is very important but control and accuracy are vital to complete courses successfully. The performance should convey an image of fun, enthusiasm, and companionship between the dog and handler.  

 

Agility Organization Guide

 

Read about the Midwest's most popular agility venues.

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Tracy McCarty and Australian Shepherd, Fourwinds Denali Zeni’s Legacy, "Zeni"

Agility - Australian Shepherd Club of America Nationals Specialty. West Bend, WI. In September, Aussie‘s from all over the United States, Canada and Europe gathered for competition in various sanctioned events.

 

Zeni qualified and placed in all her runs. She titled in both Jumpers and Gamblers. Most exciting, she received High In Trial, ranking her #1 in her class. With this high honor, Zeni will be pictured in the Aussie Times publication. Congratulations!

 

Tracy McCarty and Australian Shepherd Sierra Jade’s Star Legacy, "Sierra"

Australian Shepherd Club of America Nationals Specialty

 

Sierra qualified in all but one of her runs and placed in all but three of her runs. She titled in Gamblers.

 

 

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Daryl Ann Stuppan and All American, "Cashmere"
CPE Agility - Wags, Spring Grove, Illinois, 

September 22nd.

 

Entered Standard Level 4, Qualified (Q‘d) and placed 1st! Entered Jackpot Level 5, Q‘d and placed 3rd. This Q moves Cashmere to the Champion level (C) in Jackpot. Entered Colors Level C and placed 1st. September 23rd. Entered Fullhouse Level 5 - Q‘d Entered Standard Level 4, Q‘d and placed 2nd. This Q moves Cashmere to Level 5 in Standard.