Classes, Workshops and Privates with Laura
CLASS SCHEDULE
MONDAYS
9:30am Advanced/Masters Competition Level Full*
11am Foundations 1 Full*
12pm Private Training
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*Please email Laura Hartwick <laurahartwick@gmail.com> to get on the wait list.
WEDNESDAYS
10:15 Welcome to Weaves! Full*
11:30 Sport Dog Basics Full*
12:30 Private training
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*Please email Laura Hartwick <laurahartwick@gmail.com> to get on the wait list
THURSDAYS
3:15pm Foundations 2 Full*
4:15pm Foundations 2/Beginning Full*
5:15pm Starters Competition Level Full*
6:45pm Masters/International Competition Level Full*
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*Please email Laura Hartwick <laurahartwick@gmail.com> to get on the wait list.
FRIDAYS
9:30am Advanced Skills and Drills Competition Level Full*
11am Foundations 2 Full*
12-Private training
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*Please email Laura Hartwick <laurahartwick@gmail.com> to get on the wait list.
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Sports Dog Basics
This is an ongoing class for students who are newer to positive reinforcement training and want more solid basics. Maybe you kind of have a sit, stay, down, and recall, but don’t consider them amazing? Maybe your dog is more interested in something over there, than on you? We will work on games to help you become a better trainer for your dog, which will make sports training SO MUCH EASIER! Agility dogs need to be excited to engage with their people, and know how to offer behaviors and think on their own to move forward, this class helps teach you to be the trainer your dog will need for agility training. Topics covered include: clear reinforcement using toys and food as rewards, clicker training skills, how to use markers and duration cues, rock solid recalls, stimulus control games, and pattern games for better focus.
Pre-requesites for Sports Dog Basics: Basic obedience-recall, sit, stay, down, and the ability to work around the distraction of other dogs on a leash. Puppies are invited who are over 6 months old, no aggressive dogs, please.
Foundations 1
Foundation training is the most important layer of training for your agility dog! With good foundation training, your dog will have the necessary skills for their future performing the obstacles and running courses successfully. Agility is super fun, but there is a lot of training involved, and Foundations 1 is required to move to more advanced classes and focuses on the behaviors you and your dog will need for learning to do obstacles, sequencing and jumping.
In this class, we work on good training mechanics for rewarding with food and toys, so that your dog understands the rules of this exciting game! Team work, engagement, focus around distractions, shaping and luring, tricks, rock solid recalls, training with both food and toys, and impulse control are the big focus of this class, using tunnels, platforms, and cones. This class is required to move to Foundations 2, usually students will need at least 6months of Foundations 1 sessions before progressing to Foundations 2.
Pre-requesites for Foundations 1: Having a dog who LOVES to play with YOU! Great recall, sit, stay, down, and the ability to work around the distraction of other dogs as we do most of our training off leash. Prior experience using positive reinforcement training, training with food and toys, and clicker training is very helpful, if you do not have these basics please enroll in at least one session of Sports Dog Basics. Puppies are invited who are over 8 months old, no aggressive dogs, please.
Foundations 2
Appropriate for dogs who have excelled in multiple sessions Foundations 1, have started the work for stopped contacts, have learned wrap skills, beginning jumping skills, and have excellent focus around distractions. Teeter totter, dogwalk, a-frame, jumping, handling, and weaves will be introduced at this level. Also appropriate for young dogs not yet jumping. There is a strong emphasis on learning safe obstacle performance, as well as building confidence and motivation that will help you move forward in your agility journey.
Pre-requesites for Foundations 2: Foundations 1 classes for at least 6mo, or instructor permission to enroll in this class. Students will need to commit to training outside of class for training weave poles.
Beginning Level
For dogs who have nearly finished training 12 weave poles, have solid contact criteria, and are sequencing on short sequences. This level is pre-competition.
Pre-requesites for Beginning Agility: Foundations 2 classes for at least 6mo, or instructor permission to enroll in this class.
Starters/Advanced Level
Competition Level class for dogs starting competition. Must have fully trained weave poles and solid contacts. More advanced handling and jumping skills are introduced. Must have instructor permission to enroll in this class.
Masters/International Level
Competition Level class for dogs who are currently competiting. Course work will focus on skills needed to successfully run international level courses. Must have instructor permission to enroll in this class.
Skills and Drills-Weaves
A dedicated class for students at the Foundations 2 level or above to work on training weave skills, or for students who are at higher levels and have some bugs to work out in their poles. Must have instructor permission to enroll in this class.
Skills and Drills
For competition level students only. This class is a jumpers/weaves handling class, focusing on finding optimal lines for each team. Various sequences will be incorporated to look at handling for international style courses, including threadles, backsides, layering, and distance skills. Must have instructor permission to enroll in this class.
SPECIAL TOPIC CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
March/April 2023
Heart Dog Agility Fun Match-March 26
Registration Info Here
Bonny Doon Equestrian, Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation: Laura’s riding program is currently on hold as Bonny Doon Equestrian has closed down and is for sale. For info on Summer Camps for kids in June/July 2023 please email, as we may be holding summer camps at a new location in Bonny Doon. Laura is well known for her creative and fun teaching style, which has helped produce many competitive hunt seat riders for over 30 years.
