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My Training facility is located in Silver Knolls, Nevada about 4.5 miles off the Red Rock
Exit at highway 395 North of Reno. I have two fields one 90'x 120' that I do standard courses on with a 12'x24'shade
structure. Above that I have 70'x90' smaller field that I use for jumpers, and smaller courses and skill work. It also has
a 12'x24' shade structure. Both fields are dirt with a 1-2 inch deep screened decomposed granite top layer that helps to
combat mud in wet weather. I train one day a week in South Reno off of Mt Rose Highway. This is a covered enclosed
arena and is about 60'x100' of working space. I only have Novice and Competition classes at this location.
Equipment is NADAC competition grade and that is the primary venue I teach towards. I will also teach the teeter, table,
tire, broad jump, and wing jumps so that you are prepared for other venues if you like. Training is Wednesday (South Reno)-Sunday
(Silver Knolls site). Closed Monday Tuesday.
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Agility Group Classes offered:
Foundations to agility 1 (6 week class one day a week cost is $200:
This class is recommended for puppies to adults after they have completed a puppy or beginning obedience class.
The course will primarily work on relationship and confidence building through target training, place work, impulse control,
body awareness, and reading your body cues. Several recall games will be implemented to continue building understanding of
the recall.
No actual agility equipment is taught in this class but skills that are needed for agility success will be.
The goal of the class is to work on teaching the handler how dogs learn and to build the training relationship between dog
and handler. It will implement all positive ways of training a behavior from luring, shaping, capturing, and targeting and
how to proof those behaviors through distance and duration. Mostly done on leash.
Foundations for Agility 2 (6 week course one hour per week) Cost $200
Foundations to agility class 1 is required prior to taking Foundations For Agility 2 unless evaluation is performed
by me.
Suitable for dogs 8 months and older.
This class will focus on all the ways a dog will experience hoops/ jumps, tunnels and the start of channel weave pole training
on 6 poles. I first build value for the obstacle using shaping. Then you will work on sending your dog ahead
of you, wraps, lateral distance, calling into you, and parallel distance. Beginning agility handling skills will be part of
the process. Work will progress at getting the dog to work off leash with you.
Foundations to Agility 3: (6 week course $200)
The focus for this class will be common short sequences (curves, seperntines, pinwheels, and 180 degree turns) of 2-3
obstacles primarily using jumps/ hoops and tunnels. The foundation for stopped contacts will be started and the continuation
of channel weave pole training. Mostly off leash during the dogs turn.
Foundations for Agility 4: (6 week course $200)
The focus of this course will be getting the dogs on the contact obstacles: A-frame, Dog walk, and teeter. Weave pole
training continues and incorporating jumps and tunnels into contact performance.
Novice: You can pay monthly ($130) or by the class ($35):
Teams will be placed in classes with others around the same skill level. A private lesson to evaluate current skill
level is a requirement if you have not trained with me in the previous foundation courses. Appropriate for dogs over 18 months
of age.
Teams will remain in novice classes until independent teeter performance and weave poles are gained as a skill and the
dog can perform a 12 obstacle intro level course with at least one change in direction. Weaves and teeter work will start
and progress systematically and longer sequences and more complex agility handling skills. Most of this will be off leash
for the team working.
Competition level classes (Payment same as novice): This class is suitable to teams that know all of the equipment and can
perform it safely and independently.
Longer sequences up to full courses are worked on and the primary focus for the classes will be handling skills and harder
more complex sequences. Rules and regulations of different venues will be discussed and types of courses for each venue will
be set up.
Private lessons are by appointment only. Please text me at (775)338-3096 to schedule an evaluation or private lesson.
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Other types of Group type agility training available
Agility Workshops focusing on specific skills will be periodically offered 1-2 times per month on non-trial weekends Fall-Spring.
These will be 2 hour specific skill based workshops such as switches/ change of direction, weave poles, jumping skills,
directionals, running vs stopped contacts, ect. These will be open to 6 working teams and auditing spots may be available.
Cost is $60-$75.
Fun Matches will occur once a month Fall-Spring on weekends. Open to all students foundation 4 and above. Cost is $30.
Distance Class will occur once a month on weekends. This class focuses on the classes that require distance such as chances
and gamblers and will push your team to work more distance. 2 hour class open to 6 teams and cost is $60.
These classes/workshops will be scheduled monthly and subjected to weather cancellations. Please see the public facebook
page for dates and times. Click below white link for that page.
Rally Obedience Group Classes. (3-6 teams) Thursdays Silver Knolls location only. Class Availability will depend on interest.
Rally Fundamentals (8 week course $260):
This class works on some of the skills you need to have to successfully perform rally. Focus, Line-up, Come-fronts,
left and right finishes, pivots, heeling, changes in position beside you (sit, down stand) and turns. It will introduce some
of the basic novice rally signs that these behaviors are used on.
Novice Rally (6 week course $200):
This class is for dogs that already know the skills above and want to work on learning and performing the novice signs.
5-8 signs will be taught per week and we will gradually be putting small courses together with previous weeks signs that
were taught. All on leash.
Advanced/ Excellent Rally (6 week course $200)
This class if for teams that already have a novice rally title. We will perform novice, intermediate, and advanced courses
and gradually introduce first intermediate/advanced signs and then excellent signs.
Sport Puppy Class:
This is not your ordinary puppy class. While we will work on some of the basics of sit, down, wait/stay, loose leash walking,
recalls I also incorporate work on place, platform work, body awareness, mark, targeting, and some age appropriate agility
equipment like low teeter, small a frame, short straight tunnel, hoops, and cones. Focus is on teaching your puppies to
be confident on different surfaces, love to learn, and be happy working around other dogs and people.
Please Contact Katrina Anderson for further information on the services I provide at (775) 338-3096 or by email at tuxedoaussies@icloud.com.
Times and class availability vary by season. We do train all winter and summer just adjust according to season. I keep
everyone posted on new class times, cancelled classes, and upcoming events at my facebook training page. On the page I also
share training tips, videos, courses and run evaluations. I highly recommend joining the page if interested in agility classes.
Connected Performance Dog Training private Facebook page link
Several pages on this site were created using the beautiful graphics available by Silverhawk's graphics, and Greasy Grass
graphics. See links below.
Katrina Anderson and Sherry Roach of Crystal Peaks AustralianShepherds located
in Reno, Nevada.
Website Address: https://tuxedoaussies.tripod.com/
E-mail address: tuxedoaussies@icloud.com
Phone Number for Katrina Anderson home (775) 338-3096
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