Agility
Dog agility is a sport where you direct your dog through a pre-set obstacle course within a certain time limit. Courses include tunnels, weave poles, tire jumps, seesaws, and pause tables where the dog must stop for a set amount of time. Whether you intend to compete or just want to play with your dog, agility is a great way to bond with your dog.
Flyball
Flyball is a fast paced dog sport that is exciting for both the dog and the handler. It is a relay race with four dogs/handlers on a team in which the dogs jump a course of four jumps, trigger a box to catch a ball, and return over the four jumps. The next dog cannot go until the first dog's nose crosses the start/finish line. It has been described as "doggy drag racing" and dogs LOVE it!
Scent Work
The sport of Scent Work celebrates the joy of sniffing, and asks a dog to sniff to their heart’s content, turning your dog’s favorite activity into a rewarding game. It is a terrific sport for all kinds of dogs, and is a wonderful way to build confidence in a shy dog.
Barn Hunt
Barn Hunt is a fun sport that involves dogs sniffing around a barn -like course for hidden rats.. The rats are trained and are placed in protective, breathable tubes. It’s fun for dogs of all breeds!
Household Manners
Household manners is a variety of classes to help your dog be a polite member of your family. Classes cover basic obedience, impulse control, loose leash manners, not jumping on guests, etc
Tracking
Tracking is a fun activity where your dogs can sniff and smell to their hearts’ content and demonstrate their natural ability to recognize and follow a scent. It’s a perfect way for you and your dog to enjoy many hours together, outside in the fresh air, honing his or her natural abilities.
Competitive Obedience
Ready to take your dog to the next level? Competitive obedience is for anyone who wants to continue past just basic manners. Even if you never plan on competing, you and your dog will enjoy the challenge of training advanced behaviors. Who knows? You may just end up competing someday!
Conformation
Conformation is what many people think of when they hear the term “dog show.” It may look like a beauty pageant, but it’s not! Dogs are not being compared to each other; they’re being measured by how closely they conform to the standard of their particular breed. Why? Because the closer a dog’s appearance is to the breed’s standard, the better that dog’s ability will be to produce puppies that meet the standard.
Rally
Rally is a fun team sport: You and your dog navigate a course of 10-20 different signs, side-by-side. Each of these signs provides instructions regarding the next skill that is to be performed. Rally is a great way to build a bond with your dog while improving obedience skills.