The Three Hats of Agility was an idea originally introduced in Clean Run magazine. Since then, the concept has evolved into a teaching philosophy. Every agility enthusiast is three parts: one part teacher/trainer, one part handler, and one part competitor. The three hats form a triangle; each side n......

You can train tons of important agility behaviors and practice your agility handling skills with just a few cones!  In the Brenna Fender and Amanda Nelson self-study course, you'll learn 65 training exercises you can do with cones at home. Work at your own pace through basic, intermediate, and advan......

Many dogs struggle with weave poles because they lack an understanding of the physical mechanics required to enter the poles: weight shift and lead change. As with any footwork, speed in the weave poles cannot be achieved until the dog has learned the physical pattern of how to use his feet, and how......

Lots of people think that the goal of distance work is for the handler not to have to move much on course. But handler movement is just as important when you’re working your dog at a distance—whether it’s 20 feet away or 60 feet away—as it is for handlers who run next to their dogs. Even if you’re n......

No one to video you? Afraid to sign up for an online class because you need to submit video and don’t know how to do it? Or need some help with the best way to get your assistant to take your videos? Check out this instructional video by Nancy Gyes. Using video is one of the best dog training tools......

This pre-agility course is designed to be any dog’s or puppy’s foundation training for agility. The B.A.M. program accommodates both the experienced dog trainer and the newbie. The content has been built on Sandy’s 30 years of teaching and training and her love for dog training, especially agility t......

The first-ever Conference Unleashed was a 3-day virtual conference held on October 30 - November 1, 2020. The program was designed for anyone interested in learning about CU, whether an individual with a reactive, distracted, worried, over-the-top dog, an instructor who has to deal with these types......

While there are many techniques for training both stopped and running contacts, the focus is always on getting the dog to put his feet in a particular area—the yellow—with no instructions to the dog about “how” we want him to use his body to accomplish that task. For the A-frame, this leaves the dog......

Make handling easier for yourself! Advanced agility courses feature a number of difficult handling challenges, and just pushing your dog to the backside of the jump is no longer enough for a successful run. Having to go with your dog to complete a backside can put you out of position for handling th......

Remote treat dispensers aren’t just giant targets! Make the most of your Treat & Train (a.k.a. MannersMinder) or similar remote treat dispenser (such as the Pet Tutor) and play a variety of non-traditional games with it in this fun class. You’ll learn over 30 games to help train a variety of sports......

Small Space, Big Distance focuses on foundation agility distance training that you can do in your living room. These foundation skills are great for any agility competitor and their beginner dog.  In this "work at your own pace" course, Amanda and Brenna demonstrate and explain how nine important sk......

What happens in those early months when your pup is ready to learn and play, but they're too young to begin "real" contact training? Puppy Pre-Contacts is your answer! In this 12-lesson self-study class, you'll learn essential training games that will give your pup a fabulous foundation for starting......

How do you get your dog to work for longer periods? Build laser focus! How do you motivate your dog to eagerly play, train, or compete with you? Harness your dog's natural drives and build a desire for work.  This course is designed for puppies and young dogs, as well as for handlers who are in the......

Stop spending hard-earned dollars and precious time and still not qualifying because of missed contacts! It's time to improve the speed, accuracy, and independence of your 2-on/2-off contacts. To retain the 2-on/2-off behavior we worked so hard to train, we need to do specific contact maintenance wo......

There is so much involved in raising a puppy to become our agility partner and teammate, but it doesn’t have to be difficult if you have a training MAP. Jubie's "My Awesome Puppy" program provides you with a complete age-specific training plan for a young puppy, starting from the age of 6 weeks and......

For our dogs to do a course as fast as possible, it's our job as handlers to be the best navigators we can be. This means having a system of communication (verbal and physical cues) that is as clear, efficient, and timely as possible. In this class, you will use fun exercises to teach your dog the t......

It used to be called the "evil" arm, but now we know that the "opposite" arm (also referred to as the outside arm or non-dog-side arm) can be used in a variety of ways in agility to tell your dog where you want him to go. In this self-study course, you'll learn how to train and use the opposite arm......

Sandy Rogers has developed a maintenance program focuses on how she perfects and maintains 2-on/2-off contacts. She created the program for people with dogs who already understand the 2-on/2-off behavior. But because she has had so many questions about how she starts training a 2-on/2-off position,......

Jump into this on-demand workshop to learn a series of motivational small-space training games to teach your dog big-time commitment skills. The focus is on building your dog's countermotion skill so that your dog will commit to an obstacle while you run the other way. Not only is this skill useful......

Backyard Dogs Live is based on the same format as the longest running and most popular column in Clean Run magazine. It presents exercises that: Focus on specific skills Fit in a 40 ft. by 50 ft. space Require only 6 jumps, a tunnel, a table, and a set of 6 weave poles Provide varying levels of diff......