
Oriole Dog Training Club presents
Six Agility Workshops
with Terry Herman
on 11/22, 12/13, & 12/20
Registration for all six workshops opens on:
Thursday, November 17 at 6am
Training Independent Contact Performance Workshop: Tuesday 11/22 4:00-6:00
How do you train contacts to ensure that you don’t need to manage them? What should you be doing as you work on teaching your dog your contact criteria so that s/he can perform them independently? This workshop will deal with training techniques for teaching independent contacts in order to allow the handler freedom to keep moving and do handling maneuvers while the dog does the contact correctly. **Handlers must have established contact criteria for all 3 contacts, and dogs must be able to do all 3 contact obstacles at full height. ** Priority will be given to Fall students from AG3 classes and graduates of AG2.
Tuesday, November 22 • 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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Proofing Independent Contacts Workshop (for Advanced/Masters Dogs): Tuesday 11/22 6:30-8:30
Can you run by the A-frame and do a front cross while your dog does a perfect 2o2o until released? Can you blind cross your dog’s running A-frame without pulling him/her off? Will your dog drive ahead of you the length of the dogwalk into a perfect 2o2o? Can you rear cross the teeter while your dog drives to the end to a 4o or 2o2o position? This workshop will use Exc/Masters level sequences to allow handling in order to proof the dog’s ability to meet contact criteria independently. Dogs must have a good understanding of contact criteria for all 3 contact obstacles and handlers must have a good understanding of basic handling maneuvers.
Tuesday, November 22 • 6:30pm -8:30pm
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Obstacle Commitment/Drive Lines Workshop: Tuesday, 12/13 – 4:00-6:00
Will your dog drive ahead of you to a jump, a contact obstacle, the weaves, a table, a tunnel? Can you send your dog down a line of jumps without it turning back to you? Will your dog move away from you laterally to an obstacle? What can you do to increase your dog’s obstacle commitment? ** Priority for this workshop will be given to graduates of AG2 and Fall participants in the AG3 classes.
Tuesday, December 13 • 4:00pm – 6:00 pm
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Weave Entries & Exits Workshop (for Advanced/Masters Dogs): Tuesday, 12/13 – 6:30-8:30 pm
Can your dog find weave entries independently from a variety of approaches? Can your dog collect to stay in the weaves from a speed approach? Can your dog complete the weaves while you cross or do other maneuvers to set an exit line? This workshop will deal with a variety of weave entries and exits found at the Exc./Masters levels.
**Prerequisite: Dogs must be able to complete 12 weaves consistently.
Tuesday, December 13 • 6:30pm -8:30pm
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The Ins and Outs of Tunnels: Tuesday, 12/20: 4:00-6:00
Can you send your dog to a tunnel? Can your dog find the right tunnel entrance? Can your dog find a tunnel from the back? Can you rear cross a tunnel without pulling your dog out? How do you cue your dog to go straight, turn gradually or turn tight out of a tunnel? Can your dog do a classic contact/tunnel discrimination correctly? This workshop will deal with basic tunnel skills that are often overlooked. ** Priority will be given to Fall AG3 students and graduates of AG2.
Tuesday, December 20 • 4:00pm – 6:00pm
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Discriminations (for Advanced/Masters Dogs): Tuesday, 12/20 – 6:30-8:30
Obstacle discriminations are a staple of higher level agility. In this workshop we’ll use sequences to work on handling a variety of discriminations, including the classic contact/tunnel , tunnel/weaves, jump/jump , tunnel/tunnel and other discriminations occurring on Exc/Masters level courses. We’ll cover the cues available to tell your dog which obstacle to take as well as how to set up lines to help your dog make the right choice. ** Dogs must be able to do all obstacles at full height and without aids. Handlers must understand basic handling maneuvers.
Tuesday, December 20 • 6:30pm – 8:30pm
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