12/15/2025
Paws ‘N Effect Agility Electives January 2026
Agility Electives provide an opportunity for you to learn new skills, refine previously trained skills or just have another training opportunity in addition to your current class(es). All Agility Electives are taught by Monique Plinck.
Monday January 5, 12, 19, 26, 2026
3 pm – 4:30 pm Advanced Skills: For teams who have completed Foundations and Basic Skills. Sequences will include full height jumps, 6-12 weave poles, full height contacts with proficient exit behavior. This elective is geared toward dogs getting ready to run courses in the next few months.
4:30 pm – 6 pm: Drills & Coursework: Innovative short sequences challenging trial ready dogs with skills required of the successful trialing team (completed contacts and weave poles). Will visit all the equipment with distance challenges, either/or, discriminations, side changes and more. Fast paced, fun way to sharpen skills.
6 pm – 7:30 pm Contacts & Start Lines: This elective is for students dedicated to training clear, consistent criteria for successful stopped contact performance. In addition, training reliable start line behavior will be included. Dogs must be able to maintain a stationary position with distractions (including food/toy in handler’s hand).
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Foundations: The first of an 8-12 week Foundations program that will help your dog learn basic concepts used in agility: recalls, lead changes, body awareness, learn how to learn, work through failure, work while very excited, engagement, toy use, play and more. Dogs must be capable of off leash work with minor distractions, and be mostly patient and mostly quiet while waiting their turn. Pre-requisite: successful completion of Essential Skills.
Tuesday January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2026
9 am - 10:30 am Masters Challenges: Fast paced walk thrus with minimal discussions, testing your team’s Masters level skills. Sequences and courses include layering, distance & proofing while executing International handling moves.
10:30 am – 12 pm Masters Challenges Lite: Same as Masters Challenges described above with additional time given to working all handling possibilities, proofing and detailed walk thrus.
12 pm – 1:30 pm Basic Skills: A post Foundation elective where obstacles are taught along with 2on2off & jump offering proficiency. Contacts will be lowered and poles will be channels and 2x2’s. Little sequencing will be done as this elective focuses on obstacle proficiency.
Limit 6 working teams - 60 minute class $186.11 ($175 + tax)
Limit 6 working teams - 90 minute class $239.28 ($225 + tax)
Registration is open Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 5 pm for all Paws ‘N Effect agility students and Criterion Agility students. Open registration starts on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 9 am. Registration by email only, [email protected].
