Specialising in dog agility training; hoopers; dog agility hire. Positive, fun and safe methods used to teach dogs and handlers.
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Course running workshops on
Saturday 2 November
Saturday 23 November
Sunday 5 January
All grades catered for
£35 per space
Max 6 in group for 2 hours
More dates for December and January to be released shortly
Send PM or what’s app to book
Thanks Stuart Laverick for these fabulous photos of Wild at Gleniffer show.
All our dogs, and all our boys, have had their photos taken by Stuart and I was super happy when Wild won a jumping class and got hers done too. They make such special memories.
I got rheumatologist photos done between classes when judging. I combed Wild briefly - should have brushed my hair 🤣
Isn’t Wild stunning Tamara Sedlmaier, Manuela Schäffel, Luki Aigner
A few spaces are available to train at Finavon Dog Agility
Tuesday 9:15 am - suitable for beginner up to pre comp level
Wednesday 10:30 am - competition level
Thursday 11:45 am - beginner to pre comp level
KC Show at Finavon Dog Agility in November now live on Agility Plaza.
Thursday 28th November G4-6
Friday 29th November G1-3
Galican UK softline contacts and Soft LJ and Soft wall
Wes Lo's Doggyjumps jumps
Hope to see you there 😁
I’m judging in Ring 6 at Gleniffer today.
Ran this with Wild this morning.
Lots of handling options so I hope everyone has fun on the course 🙂
Training with Lukas Aigner and Tamara Sedlmaier from Austria.
Both have competed on the Austrian team, with Tamara medalling at the World Championships both in individual and team!
They are super enthusiastic trainers with great attention to detail.
Saturday 19th October and Sunday 20th October at Finavon Dog Agility. Some groups will be on the Astro and some on the sand.
£62 per space. Max 5 in a group for 2 hours.
Groups for all levels will be available. The trainer you get will depend on how the groups are divided.
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Can anyone help out doing ring party at Gleniffer show for me on Sunday 1st September
It should be a fairly easy day as i have 6/7 jumping (all heights) and 1/2 jumping (all heights) with one course to set up on Saturday evening then just one course change planned during the day.
£100 would be shared between those who can help.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Anyone fancy scribing for me on Sunday 1 September at Gleniffer?
Course building ready for AWC preparations.
Sizz was perfect in unofficial training (as if she’d be anything else 😇).
She is ready for her 5th cap.
Thanks Swagk9 for our wonderful new toy and lead.
Thanks to the other team sponsors
Natural Instinct
Galican UK
Dog Sports Derby
The Kennel Club UK
Brief trip south. Wild loving the podium. Thanks Pure Pride 🏳️🌈 Agility Show 2024 🏳️🌈 - loved it whilst I was there xx
Finavon Dog Agility
My lovely Rosie is 14 today. I love having nice walks with our old dogs. 🥰
Antinol UK - code FINAVON5
For memories.
Sizz - I’m cute and simple phenomenal
Minx - what food have you got
Wild - I’m very proud
Jess has just turned 15 and is greatly benefitting from Antinol UK. We have noticed a huge improvement since she started on Antinol about 18 months ago.
Discount code FINAVON5
Training with Helen Postle at Finavon Dog Agility
Thursday 15 August groups will be
9:00-11 am, 11:30 am -1:30 pm and 3-5 pm
Friday 16 August groups will be
9-11 am and 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Will confirm which grades/groups are at what times as soon as I can.
£52 per space max 6 in group
Message to book letting me know size of dog and grade (or age of dog if puppy)
Be afraid ….. numbers to 50
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Love these new soft numbers with our logo
Sizz says the bed pillow pile is acceptable.
Lucky to be off to The FitPaws World Agility Open Championships with both Sizzle and Minx to represent Agility Team Scotland. 🏴🏴🏴
Hope I’ve not forgotten anything as we are en route and breaking up our journey to Harwich. 🤣🤞🏻🤣🤞🏻
When old dogs need their massage on the floor then Catriona Dickson adapts to do the best for each dog.
Jess is 15 next month.
K9 Massage Clinic
WAO just got a whole lot more real now that we have got these fabulous coats from Vycki Brock of Glenndarcy.
This design will be available for others to buy from August.
Looking forward to representing Team Scotland 🏴 again
Next some WAO prep for agility team Scotland Alan Short 🏴(any team members are welcome to come and run this)
Always love the courses from Jan Egil Eide
Thanks to our team sponsors Skinner's and Glenndarcy
With SBCC show being cancelled Saturday 13 April 1 pm, Course Running Practice.
Courses G1-4 run it once then get a set time to train it. Likely 1 jumping 1 agility. £15 can pay more on the day for extra time.
Blast is not quite yet out competing. He has done all his foundation games and weave learning with Blair.
Would love to see comments that identify some of the many basic foundations that are required to build to the weave skills shown here.
Workshop focussing on the basic foundations on
Saturday 27 April 12 noon to 2 pm
£35 per space
More information on skills this will cover will be posted once we see who can identify the foundations.
Please comment below.
Popular running workshop session at
Finavon Dog Agility on
Sunday 21st April at 1 pm
£40 per space
The session covers:
Mobility, stability, strength exercises
Then we look at technique before coaching; coach technique and practice then look at technique improvements after coaching.
Additionally you will be given a printout of exercises and technique reminders. I will also mark up photos highlighting technique points to be sent out after to individual participants.
This is a popular course and great improvements can be made even with one coaching session (although practice after is required 😜)
I am a running technique coach, biomechanic coach, remedial and sports massage therapist, and agility handler so have the required expertise to help with your technique.
I have helped not only agility handlers but also ultra runners, marathon runners, 5-10 k runners and canicross participants.
Photos used with permission.
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Yeah. Massive well done to Macy Paul and Syd for being selected as part of YKC Team GB.
Huge achievement as a result of a lot of hard work. Super delighted for you.
Delighted to share that Sizzle and I have been chosen to represent Team GB at EO and are part of the group for AWC.
Thanks to the management for this opportunity.
A new visitor today. I thought it was a bit of twig initially!
NOW ALL FULL
Can take names for reserve spaces
A few spaces are available to train with Naarah Cuddy at Finavon Dog Agility.
For those who don’t know, Naarah won RCC at Crufts with Lemon at the weekend. They also won individual silver medal at AWC in 2023.
I have some possible space (waiting to hear back but I’d rather get names for waiting list now) amd some definite spaces.
Spaces are £68 each
Sunday 28 April
Newly competing/nearly competing, 3:30-5:30 pm - 1 possible space
5:45-7:45 advanced group - full
Monday 29 April
All groups full but can take name for waiting list. Groups are:
Competing/nearly competing
Competing
Advanced
Tuesday 30 April
Younger dog/pre comp 8:30-10:30 am
2 spaces
Advanced 11:00-1:00
2 possible spaces
Newly competing/competing 1:30-3:30 pm
1 space
Send me a PM to book or be added to waiting list
Full payment required to secure space.
Course 3D is built on the Astro just now. It will likely switch to 3E soon.
We love a Neil Ellis Agility course!!!
What can I say …. An incredible Crufts experience for Blair and I
Thursday
I ran Sizz in champ, clear in both champ jumping and champ agility, coming 3rd in the agility round. Then 5th in the final
Friday
I ran Sizz in Singles, clear in jumping coming 2nd, clear in agility, lying 2nd overall so into the final!
2nd in final so winning runner up - an awesome achievement.
Saturday
Blair running Rapid in YKC agility, clear and winning small 18-24 category so qualifying for the final in the main ring!
Clear in the final and finished 4th in 18-24 category but fastest small dog. An incredible result.
We are supported by the following companies and have discount codes for most of them so please ask if you’d like a discount
The Rawgeous Pet Food Co SIZZLE30
Antinol UK Finavon5
Swagk9 Finavon10
Sizzle smashes it out the park in the champ agility and finishes 3rd amongst the very best dogs in the country!!!
Made champ final and finished 5th.
Who knows where your agility journey will take you …….
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A few spaces are available to train at Finavon Dog Agility Tuesday 9:15 am - suitable for beginner up to pre comp level Wednesday 10:30 am - competition level Thursday 11:45 am - beginner to pre comp level
Blast is not quite yet out competing. He has done all his foundation games and weave learning with Blair. Would love to see comments that identify some of the many basic foundations that are required to build to the weave skills shown here. Workshop focussing on the basic foundations on Saturday 27 April 12 noon to 2 pm £35 per space More information on skills this will cover will be posted once we see who can identify the foundations. Please comment below.
Sizzle smashes it out the park in the champ agility and finishes 3rd amongst the very best dogs in the country!!! Made champ final and finished 5th. Who knows where your agility journey will take you …….
A few spaces are available to train at Finavon Dog Agility in regular group blocks. One space is available in each of the following classes: Tuesday 6:30 pm - competing dog must be able to do all equipment Tuesday 7:45 pm - foundation/young dog agility. Dogs must have basic level of obedience and be able to work in a small group setting. Wednesday 10:30 am - competing or able to do short sequences. NOW FULL Blocks are 5 weeks (not necessarily consecutive) and are £75 payable in advance. NOTE: all hires, workshops and classes must be paid in advance. If you commit to a space then you commit to pay. Payments likely to change to Bookwhen.
How super is this dog walk. Gill Westwater is training her first agility dog and has done a fabulous job with teaching a “touch behaviour” that Poppy loves. She has done her homework away from the equipment and we have back chained gradually to get to this stage. This was one of Poppy’s first times doing the whole, full height dog walk. I hope you agree that she looks super happy and confident and keen to get to her “touch”. Way to go Gill!!!
Kat is currently away competing at the Agility World Championships in the Czech Republic. It was Team Jumping today. We were 3rd dog to run at the competition and we ran 1st for Team GB. Nice clear from Sizz. Team finished in 10th after the jumping; all to play for tomorrow in team agility. You never know where your agility journey will take you……
Which handling option would you choose? Would it be different if it was a team run or an individual run? Which do you think is fastest? Which is “safest”?
Sorted some rosettes to make another display for the Astro shed and had a very lovely early morning beach walk. Also did some training - course running with Sizzle and Minx; dog walks, weaves and a bit of sequencing with Wild. What have you all been up to this weekend? Hope you have all had a great one.
Sorted some rosettes to make another display for the Astro shed and had a very lovely early morning beach walk. Also did some training - course running with Sizzle and Minx; dog walks, weaves and a bit of sequencing with Wild. What have you all been up to this weekend? Hope you have all had a great one.
Saturday 23 September at Finavon Dog Agility Afternoon training starting 1 pm Plan is some Games training. This will be helpful for those aiming for Team Scotland try outs/WAO/CSJ Open. But anyone is welcome as we will basically be training various skills and discussing course running strategy. Here is Sizzle’s winning run in Gamblers at CSJ Open this year. We could have won just doing the smaller gamble but we decided to go for it and do the big gamble. I strategically chose the shorter gamble with Minx. Blair and Sofi also nailed the bigger gamble. Course map will go in the comments. Sizz won Gold overall and Minx won Bronze. Blair and Sofi also won Gold overall. Training will take the format of: 1.5 hours Snooker 1.5 hours Gamblers 30 min break between sessions £50 per space If not enough demand for games we will do jumping and agility courses. But hope to do games because they are fun and you can play to your dog’s strengths.
Thursday morning group were practicing layering and jump by-pass this week. Way to go everyone. (Scott I can’t believe I missed videoing you!)
Last night we welcomed our new Foundation/Puppy Group. What a fab group. We worked on: Hand touch Play/focus on owner with other dogs around Restrained recall Then we finished with two shaping games Get in touch if you’d like to learn more or join a class.
Last night we welcomed our new Foundation/Puppy Group. What a fab group. We worked on: Hand touch Play/focus on owner with other dogs around Restrained recall Then we finished with two shaping games Get in touch if you’d like to learn more or join a class.
Two last minute spaces on a fabulous training camp this weekend Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July Training with two top Austrian trainers One space in G7 group One space in mixed ability group - young dog up to just competing. 2 hours with each trainer per day. Also happy to sort individual days or individual sessions. Please contact by messenger to enquire. Training is at Finavon Dog Agility. Excellent facilities and equipment. Camping is possible.
This was a super hard course. But I was excited to try it. I needed more intensity in my handling with Sizz but I came back more determined with Minx and she nailed the layering. Good teeny terrier. Moto is - don’t be afraid to try!! And if things don’t quite go to plan then think it through and try again.
Sunday 25 June Two workshops available Weave workshop 2-3:30 pm £25 Will cover all levels from those starting weaves to those who want to work on harder entries and/or exits. Course running workshop for pre competition/early competition 4-5:30 pm £25 One course will be jumps and tunnels only Will have an option to include a-frame and weaves for those dogs who are ready for that.
Wow, what a few days! Blair and I have been at the GB Pre Selection Qualifier. Day 1 Sizzle - jumping 🥉 Sizzle - agility 🥉 To be first overall 🥇 Minx 4th in jumping 1 Day 2 Sizzle - jumping🥈 Sizzle - agility 🥈 Minx 4th in jumping Minx 4th in agility Overall - Sizzle 🥈 and Minx 🥉 So both dogs safely through to the next stage! Day 3 was all about the juniors so Blair was competing with Rapid and Sofi First jumping run (in the video) he put in a fabulous clear with Rapid to get 🥇 Some minor mistiming with Sofi meant he had it all to play for on the last, somewhat challenging agility course. They put in a great clear to gain gold medal 🥇 So he also has both dogs through to the next stage. Huge thanks to The Rawgeous Pet Food Co for feeding our dogs. Use SIZZLE30 for a discount on your first order And to South West Agility Goods for providing their toys. Please ask for a discount code for SWAG!
I’m always going on about foundation skills. They are the basis of everything whatever the age of dog. Here is Wild starting to put some of her skills into practice! The Rawgeous Pet Food Co South West Agility Goods Karma Fitness Fusion Vet Physio Finer By Nature
Rare space has become available to train in an agility group. Thursday morning 9:30-10:30. Max 5 in group. £12 Dog really needs to have some agility experience for this group. Also space in the hoopers group that follows 10:45-11:45. Suitable for any level of dog (must have a recall).
Important to work on your dog’s fitness. Even better if you add some sprints yourself 😄 @karma fitness. The Rawgeous Pet Food Co, Winston and Porter, Premium Quality Dog Supplements, Fusion Vet Physio
