Agility Class Information

It is with great sadness that I am sharing with everyone my decision to no longer teach at Paws-Abilities. I will be finishing out the current session, but will not be continuing on in 2011. I have enjoyed meeting and working with all of my students and their dogs! I have had SO much fun getting to know so very many great people, and so many wonderful dogs. I want to especially thank Dana Babb for giving me the opportunity to work for her. It has been a great 4 years! I wish Dana the very best in her new facility in Fife! Thank-you so much to my many very loyal students - I truly adore and appreciate you all. I am not sure what the future holds. I do hope to continue teaching, but am not sure where, at this time. If you have questions, please feel free to email me - Diana. Thank-you all for making my time teaching at Paws-abilities something special!!

Agility is a fun sport for both people and dogs. Dogs learn how to safely negotiate various obstacles like tunnels, jumps, A-Frame, dog walk, teeter, weave poles, tire, table and the closed chute. Once dogs have learned the obstacles, and the handlers have learned how to help their dogs negotiate them, some teams choose to particpate in agility trials. At each trial, the judge brings a new course. The handlers walk the course in advance, and plan how to stear their dogs through the course successfully. The dogs don't see the course before they step onto the line to compete. Agility is a fun and exciting sport!

Zeplin shows some STYLE in his jumping!

Izzy loves running through the tunnels!

Your instructor for agility was Diana Hefti. Diana has been teaching obedience classes since 1983, and has been having a blast with agility since 2002. She owns Australian shepherds, and has been successfully competing with them in agility, conformation and Rally. Both of her older agility dogs are at the Excellent level in AKC and Elite levels for NADAC and ASCA, with her dog Merlin recently completing his NATCH. She has a new puppy just starting out - which is always fun and exciting! Diana believes in positive training to encourage happy dogs that are well-adjusted members of the family. For more information on Diana's training experience and philosophy, see her page on training. You can find more information on her dogs at Glen Ey Aussies.

Maverick dances through the weave poles.	Nahkohe sails through the tire.
Casper flies over the jumps!	Kaper goes airborn!
Kiona takes the tunnel in stride.	Thank-you to Lanah Madwell for taking all the wonderful pictures used on this page! They turned out great. :-)

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