

Prairie Dawgs
Prairie Dawgs

Prairie Dawgs Agility
Prairie Dawgs Agility
We love the sport of dog agility! If you would like to learn with your dog, check out our CLASSES page for our schedule and to sign up.
Did you know? Dan makes most of our agility equipment (except the tunnels and tunnel bags). Let us know if you are interested in any agility equipment for practicing.

What is Agility?
What is Agility?
Dog agility is a super fun and addicting activity where a person and a dog work through a course of obstacles such as jumps, ramps, tunnels, etc. The human guides and communicates with the dog to navigate the obstacles in a safe way. Once the dog and handler team have practiced, you can enter into agility competitions where you complete in progressively harder courses which challenge the ability of the dog/handler team. In a competition there are several different types of courses or games which all have different rules and instructions on how to play according to the organization you enter with (AAC, NADAC, UKI, CKC, etc.) In agility there is always more to learn, practice and improve!
Why agility?
Why agility?
Agility is:
- fun!!!
- great physical and mental activity for the dog
- a way to develop and strengthen your relationship with your dog
- fantastic confidence boost for shy and scared dogs
Who can do agility?
Who can do agility?
- A wide variety of people and dogs can successfully participate in agility.
-Great for any breed or mixed breed, young or old dogs, small or big.
- As long as the dog is healthy, we have never found a dog yet that doesn't like agility!
- Children, families and seniors, and even people with different types of disabilities can all learn to develop their relationship with the dog and work together as a team navigating the obstacles.
- Puppies can do foundation work, but should refrain from jumping and bending, so that their bodies can develop properly.





Agility training Tip:
Agility training Tip:
Any dog of any breed or mix and any age can love doing and be successful at agility as long as it is healthy!
We have worked with anything from Yorkies, Shih Tzus and Corgis, to Irish Wolfhounds, Collies, and Labs and mixes of everything in between. Puppies, old dogs, farm dogs, Seniors and families!
All you need to be successful is a positive attitude ready to engage with your dog and ready to listen to instruction and learn.