ABC dog agility club

08/10/2024

The AGILITY FUN EVENT ON SATURDAY 10TH AUGUST IS POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY 17TH AUGUST.
Same time, same place, but hopefully with lots of sunshine.

08/10/2024

Due to heavy rain we will make a decision by 11am about the agility fun event. Do check in.

07/30/2024

07/16/2024

Our annual AGILITY FUN AFTERNOON will be held on Saturday 10th August. Starting at 1.30pm
Open to any dogs with or without agility experience.
This event is held in a safe secure fenced in area at the property of Saint Martins dog kennels which is located at 721 Big Salmon River Road. Bay View, Near to Saint Martins
It will be fully supervised throughout the afternoon.
An agility course will be set up, dogs have 2 times to complete the course. The first time will be supervised as we want to ensure that all dogs attending use the equipment safely.
If you are an experienced agility handler then you are free to complete the course in your own time.
The cost to come into the area for your turn on the equipment is just $10.00 per dog. All proceeds collected will go towards buying equipment for the agility classes that are held in a separate training building in Saint John.
We are hoping to set up a second area that will be fenced in with snow fencing where there will be a jumper's course. This will be unsupervised but jump heights will be monitored as we do not want dogs jumping higher than the recommended heights in a regular agility competition.
You can pre-register for this event, or you can arrive and pay on the day.
We love to see friends and family coming to watch. The ring area is next to shaded tree area so bring along your own chairs so you can easily watch other people in the agility course area.
If we need to cancel because of rain, the event will be held the following Saturday.
If you want to get some practice in the Saturday before the 10th of August, then l will be holding an introduction to the equipment session at my building in Saint John. This would be a private half hour session. Cost for this private would be $30.00 hst included.

Any questions or registration can be sent to my email address at [email protected] or private message me through the page abc dog training caroline bird cpdt-ka

I will be sending put more information in the coming weeks so do keep checking in on the face book page

06/28/2024

06/18/2024

SAVE THE DATE.... Our annual agility fun afternoon will be held on SATURDAY 10TH AUGUST 2024.
This event is held every year at the st martins dog boarding kennels in a safe fenced in grass area.
Open to any dogs with or without dog agility experience.
More details for the day will follow this post as we work on our special addition for this years event . Keep checking in for more details.
If anyone is interested in doing any agility classes or events we do have a notification list , just message me your email address and you will be added to the list.

12/17/2023

Our next new pre-agility class starts on Wednesday 10th January 2024
www.abcdogtraining.com to register.

12/06/2023

Our first ever Christmas time fun raising event

ABC dog training is holding its first ever CHRISTMAS CHARITY FUNDING RAISING EVENT for animal related rescue groups.
We will be holding a fun AGILITY EVENT on Friday 29th December starting at 2pm.
Held indoors at 1250 Latimore Lake road. Saint John.
The event will be open to any dog and owner with or without agility experience. New people will be fully supervised while on the equipment. Jump heights will be adjusted according to the dogs experience.
PLEASE SHARE THIS PÔST SO THAT WE CAN RAISE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FOR ANIMAL CHARITIES.
Each dog will be allowed 5 minutes on course, which should allow enough time to complete the course two times.
We will need you to pre-register for this event as we do not have as much space indoors as we usually have when l hold the event outdoors. We can allow people in to watch from a safe area, but any dogs not on course while indoors will need to be either crated in one of our available crates or will need to be kept safely in your car until it is near your turn to come into the building.
Drop in will be allowed, but only if we can accommodate you. The event starts at 2pm but will continue onwards until everyone has had their turn. You will be allocated a time when you register.
The cost for your turn on course will be $12.00.
50% of any money raised will be going to charities. We will confirm which animal charities will receive donations after the event.
Any money raised after this will be going towards equipment that the agility students use in class time.
If you want to join in on this event, can you please message to abc dog training caroline bird cpdt - ka page with your dog's name and your email address so that we can allocate you a time.
Any dog coming into the room must be up to date with their vaccinations.
If anyone is interested in joining our agility classes, we do have a new pre-agility class starting on January 10th 2024. register for this class via the website www.abcdogtraining.org

10/01/2023

A few of the students from week 18 of the skills class. l love seeing all the progress they are making in such a short time.

09/12/2023

REMINDER that our new pre-agility class starts Wednesday 20th September 6.30-7.30pm
Unlike the puppy and basic obedience class, pre-agility classes only start 2 times each year in September and then again in January.
Pre-agility is not on the equipment (a 6-week introduction to the agility equipment follows on after the completion of this pre-agility class)
Pre-agility is an introduction to many of the skills that students will need in future training and included are just a few of the skills students and their dogs will learn.
Impulse control
crate games
focus forward, run to, run with.
body awareness
shaping explained and applied as a learning skill.
toy play for rewards, retrieving toys back to owner.
stays, downs, focused walking.
grid work for introduction to jump bumps.
and so much more, it's a very busy set of 8 classes.

The recommended earliest start age for this class is 8 months and upwards.
the cost of the set of 8 classes is $140.00 plus hst.
registration is via the website www.abcdogtraining.org
the classes are held at 1250 Latimore lake road. saint John

09/08/2023

NEW PRE-AGILITY CLASS starts Wednesday 20th September.
www.abcdogtraining.org to register

08/24/2023

AWESOME OPPORTUNITY, If you missed the event on Saturday or have a dog that would have been to reactive to bring to the fun agility event last Saturday afternoon then the good news is that l will be leaving the course set up for a while so that people can take the opportunity to hire it out for their own use for a hour. Cost is $25.00 plus hst and must be booked in advance. message me via the page abc dog training caroline bird cpdt - ka to book a time.
The course set up is at my boarding kennels location at 721 BIG SALMON RIVER ROAD, BAY VIEW, NB.

06/28/2023

Our annual FUN AGILITY AFTERNOON will be held again this year on Saturday 12th August, 1pm onwards.
For this event a real competition agility course is set up in a safe wire enclosed area at my kennels which is near to Saint Martins.
It is for any person and dog with or without agility experience.
The fee to try out the course 2 times either supervised or unsupervised is just $10.00
All monies raised from the day go towards buying new equipment for the agility classes.
No registration is needed as this is a drop in event where people are welcome to come along and enjoy an afternoon of making the most of resting in the outdoor chairs while watching the other dogs in the agility area.
RAIN DATE will be the 19th August 2023.
mark your calendars if you do not want to miss out on this awesome afternoon.

06/03/2023

A lot of people have been asking for more content information for the fun agility workshop on the 17th June. 2-3.30pm
The idea behind this workshop is that it will help people who want to do agility to be able to start with their dogs in their own homes using items that are available to them around them own home.
We will be doing lots of simple games to get dogs to use their bodies in ways that will help improve the co-ordination and balance, it will build their confidence as they go under, over, along and through assorted items.
This is the first time we have done this event so even if you cannot get in this time then we will repeat it again if necessary.
Following this workshop, we will also do more events for an introduction to safe jumping skills, basic jump grid skills and agility recalls.
Cost of the workshop is $35.00 plus hst, audits are $20.00 plus hst
register at www.abcdogtraining.org Register under the class heading of OTHER and then write agility fun workshop in the notes section.

05/31/2023

Our first ever SUMMER FUN AGILITY AGILITY WORKSHOP begins on SATURDAY 17TH JUNE. 2-3.30pm
This first workshop is for any dogs aged from 6 months old (due to joints still growing in young dogs no jumping will be allowed in this workshop)
The content will be a introduction to many fun games you can play with your dog that will enhance the way they learn to control their bodies. It will help them understand about balance, turns, going under and over objects, picking up those paws so that bars do not get caught in their legs, and so much more.
The class size is limited to 8 dogs. If we do have a big response and need to add more classes, then a second date will be posted.
The cost is $35.00 plus hst. If anyone has a dog that would not do well in a group setting then you can come along and audit at $20.00 plus hst.
Register via the website www.abcdogtraining.org. Register under the option of OTHER and leave a message in the comments section.

05/02/2023

I have someone ask me if anyone would be interested in the agility teether that they are selling as they are up grading to a newer one. Only a $100.00. great for backyard practice for any of the agility students

04/14/2023

YEAHHHH. So excited as the rest of my floor matts have finally arrived. This means l can now have more space in the already large room area to spread out with the agility classes as the students are on the equipment.
It also means l can start planning ahead with the agility fun matches as l will now have enough room to set up a full course indoors .
once l get the outdoor area fully landscaped and fenced in the agility can be held outdoors in the summer months, things are moving along slowly but the overall plan to expand and improve on the classes is starting to come together.

12/29/2022

The next new PRE-AGILITY class will be starting on Tuesday 17th January. (evenings)
Held at 1250 Latimore Lake Road. Saint John. A set of 8 classes , cost is $130.00 plus hst.
For dogs aged from 8 months upwards who have a general understanding of basic obedience.
Registration is via the website www.abcdogtraining.org
This class is not about working on the equipment, it is more for helping dogs and handlers understand many important foundation skills needed before they move into the next set of classes which is "introduction to the equipment".
It is a very busy 8 classes of learning, shown below are just a few of the skills the dogs will learn about.
Shaping behaviors
Crate training.
Its your choice
How to play, release and bring toys back to hand.
Focus forward.
Run to hand
Body awarness
downs, heeling , stays
Basic jump grid exercises with jump bumps.
Find it, search
and so much more.

Even if you are not looking towards moving onto the introduction to the equipment class , its still a awesome opportunity to learn some new skills with your dog that is beyond the traditional basic obedience skills.

12/09/2022

FOR SALE, AGILTY TUNNEL. Clearing out some of the agility equipment . The tunnel for sale is the the dark blue one. 20 ft in length , circular entry is 54" . This tunnel would be ideal for small and medium sized dogs, but a bit of a tight entry for bigger sized dogs.
In very good condition, no rips or tears, made of canvas material. The orange strips seen on the photo are for staking it into the ground when using outdoors
$175.00 .
The tunnel is at my training building at 1250 Latimore Lake Road. Saint John

10/03/2022

l am still having people ask if they can hire this area for agility for agility time with their dog. However l had to take it all down before last weekend because of the Fionia storm that was coming our way.
However the good news is that l will be setting up a new course at my other training location at 1250 Latimore Lake road. Saint John.
The course will be set up over the Christmas holiday time and will be available for hire. It will be indoors on cushion flooring.
Once it is set up l will post on the page so that people can book their time slots.
If anyone is interested in joining the pre-agility class starting in January 2023 send me a message with your email address so that l can put you on the notification list

09/07/2022

NEW PRE-AGILITY CLASS
starts Tuesday 20th September. www.abcdogtraining.org to register