Close Enough Farm

Close Enough Farm Dog sports event center located in Louisa, VA. Ability to host agility, obedience, rally and scentwork trials. Private event options available too.
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Rings are fully enclosed and climate controlled.

The UKI US Open is just 90 days away!! Are you feeling ready?
08/22/2024

The UKI US Open is just 90 days away!! Are you feeling ready?

Sunday mornings are a great day to fill out your dog show entries. Did you know that Madco is having a USDAA trial on Se...
08/18/2024

Sunday mornings are a great day to fill out your dog show entries.

Did you know that Madco is having a USDAA trial on September 13-15th here at the farm?!!

Reasons to come?
1. You can start at any level you feel is appropriate in USDAA so no need to enter your experienced dog in lower classes if you want to jump into Masters.
2. Cynosports (USDAA Nationals) is going to be in TN in 2025 and this trial will be for qualification legs for the 2025 year! Friday we are offering all the tournament classes (minus team) so it is a great way to get started on those!
3. The farm offers climate controlled crating and competition halls so you never have to worry about your dog being comfortable in the unpredictable VA weather. We also have convenient car crating parking too!
4. USDAA FEO runs allow you to let go of the toy so you have more options when choosing to have a training run with how you want to reward your dog!

We promise a relaxed atmosphere with plenty of space to walk your dog and a few secure options for off leash romps too if you don't want to use the pastures.

Agility League is coming back in September and we have registration open now!! Sign up link is in the comments!
08/16/2024

Agility League is coming back in September and we have registration open now!! Sign up link is in the comments!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the farm for the Madco USDAA trial this weekend. We saw some new faces and many re...
08/05/2024

Thank you to everyone who came out to the farm for the Madco USDAA trial this weekend. We saw some new faces and many repeat competitors. We hope you enjoyed your time at the farm and are saving the dates for the next USDAA trial which will be September 13th-15th.

MADCo Agility USDAA closing date is tomorrow (Thursday) evening for the August trial. If you were holding onto your entr...
07/24/2024

MADCo Agility USDAA closing date is tomorrow (Thursday) evening for the August trial.

If you were holding onto your entry, forgot to enter and wanna come or have put it in the mail please send an email to Lynn to let her know so she can get an idea on entry numbers!

I am collecting ribbons again to be recycled into awards we upcycle for our various events at the farm. Things that make...
07/18/2024

I am collecting ribbons again to be recycled into awards we upcycle for our various events at the farm.

Things that make me excited to take your ribbons:
1. You have a match (or three) to one of these beauties!!
2. You have 2 or 4 matching (or similar style) ribbons that are larger than your average Q ribbon (think title size)
3. You have 2 matching unique (fun color/patterns) Q size ribbons....I don't need blue, red, yellow, white or maroon.
4. You have a stash of blue ribbons (flats)
5. You have a rather large one off ribbon.

Doesn't matter if they are crinkled I am a pro at saving them at this point.

Think you have some I would like? Send the farm a FB message with a picture of what you have and I can let you know if it's a good fit and would be happy to take them out of that cluttered box you shoved them in years ago and save you a trip to the dump!

Confirmations have been sent to our competitors for your July UKI Entries. Check your spam folder and if you didn't get ...
07/06/2024

Confirmations have been sent to our competitors for your July UKI Entries. Check your spam folder and if you didn't get one please reach out to us!

Last Reminder before closing for our July UKI trial on the 13th/14th.
07/04/2024

Last Reminder before closing for our July UKI trial on the 13th/14th.

07/01/2024

July is already here and our next UKI trial is on July 13th/14th. Online and on time entries close on July 4th, so save some money and enter today!

We had a Fin-Tastic time wrapping up Cycle 3 Week 4 of Agility League last night at the farm. It was a fast and fun Spee...
06/28/2024

We had a Fin-Tastic time wrapping up Cycle 3 Week 4 of Agility League last night at the farm. It was a fast and fun Speedstakes style night with tunnels and jumps!

Congratulations to our weekly winners:
Rising Star 12" Trace
Rising Star 16" Kelly Bob
Rising Star 20" Finesse
Shooting Star 8" Caisson
Shooting Star 12" Blitz
Shooting Star 16" Jackpot
Shooting Star 20" Rascal Joe

For this Cycle winning their Division and Height shout to these dogs!!!
Rising Star 12" Trace
Rising Star 16" Daisy
Rising Star 20" Finesse
Shooting Star 8" Caisson
Shooting Star 12" Blitz
Shooting Star 16" Jackpot
Shooting Star 20" Sooie

AND for our big Division winners taking home toys, treats and CA$H!!
Rising Star Small Trace
Rising Star Large Finesse
Shooting Star Small Jackpot
Shooting Star Large Blitz

Agility League is on break until September but we will be back for Cycle 4!!!

Cycle 3 Week 4 of Agility League is here!!!
06/27/2024

Cycle 3 Week 4 of Agility League is here!!!

Here is what we have lined up at the farm for July Pop Up classes and Workshops! Sign Ups will be coming on Wednesday Ju...
06/24/2024

Here is what we have lined up at the farm for July Pop Up classes and Workshops! Sign Ups will be coming on Wednesday June 26th
to the mailing list and links provided on Facebook too!

You can find larger descriptions of each class, their pre-req skills needed and more at the link in the comments!!

Questions, feel free to leave in a comment or email the farm!!!

Excited to see everyone in July!!

Agility League will be taking a break for July and August. We will pick up with Cycle 4 in September. Don't fear though ...
06/18/2024

Agility League will be taking a break for July and August. We will pick up with Cycle 4 in September.

Don't fear though we will have some other fun events, workshops and ring rental times open during these months instead! Keep an eye on the CEF mailing list and our page for updates!

There was a glitch in the ring rental email that was supposed to go out last night but I have fixed the issue and we hav...
06/18/2024

There was a glitch in the ring rental email that was supposed to go out last night but I have fixed the issue and we have opened up our ring rental request form. You can find a link in your email or in the comments.

Please be patient as we work to navigate these requests and figure out a schedule.

Thanks to everyone who came out tonight for agility league. It was hot but the AC was working hard to keep it comfy in t...
06/14/2024

Thanks to everyone who came out tonight for agility league. It was hot but the AC was working hard to keep it comfy in the building.

We had a hybrid style course tonight that left the Shooting Stars making decisions on if backsides made better lines and doing some complex jumping skills while our Rising Stars showed off their skills executing handling turns with speed. Great job to all!

Congratulations to our weekly winners:
Rising Star 12" Trace
Rising Star 16" Daisy
Rising Star 20" Mushroom
Shooting Star 8" Nikkel
Shooting Star 12" Blitz
Shooting Star 16" Jackpot
Shooting Star 20" Rascal Joe
Shooting Star 24" Kwik

We will be back on June 27th to wrap up this cycle and have our awards ceremony too!!

A lot is going on over the next 4 days at the farm so a little recap:Agility league is tonight, Thursday, for Cycle 3 an...
06/13/2024

A lot is going on over the next 4 days at the farm so a little recap:

Agility league is tonight, Thursday, for Cycle 3 and it is week 3!! We start at 5pm, you can come join as an FEO run if you would like!

Friday: We have a Controlled Unleashed seminar for agility dogs with Meagan Skelton from 11am-3pm in our Turf hall. Working spots are full but still have room for auditing spots, this is going to cover a lot of the "other" stuff to making successful agility dogs and how to handle those moments.

Saturday/Sunday: We have our 2nd UKI trial of the year!! Final Confirmations emails have gone out, check those spam folders!! Late entries are being taken at the higher fees so you can email an entry still or come and enter day of event!

Monday: We plan to release our ring rental sign up link and will be emailing this out to our mailing list!! If you haven't joined be sure to email the farm and ask to be added!

UKI Trial week is here!!!Our June UKI trail with Meagan Skelton designing and judging is Saturday and Sunday!! Your conf...
06/10/2024

UKI Trial week is here!!!

Our June UKI trail with Meagan Skelton designing and judging is Saturday and Sunday!!

Your confirmations will be coming out today so please keep an eye on your email and if you don't have one by Tuesday morning please reach out and let us know!

We see it is going to be more classic June VA Temperatures and will providing some extra accommodations to hopefully help everyone keep cool! As always our crating hall and agility hall will be running AC to keep everyone cool in the buildings.

We enjoyed the lovely May weather for our 2nd week of Cycle 3 of Agility League. Tonight was a Jumpers with Weaves theme...
05/31/2024

We enjoyed the lovely May weather for our 2nd week of Cycle 3 of Agility League. Tonight was a Jumpers with Weaves themed course.

Congratulations is owed to our weekly winners:
Rising Star 12" Trace
Rising Star 16" Kelly Bob
Rising Star 20" Finesse
Shooting Star 8" Caisson
Shooting Star 12" Blitz
Shooting Star 16" Jackpot
Shooting Star 20" Sooie
Shooting Star 24" Toosie

We will be back for League Week 3 on the 13th of June.

Our next UKI trial closes on Tuesday for regular entries. All entries after that date will have late fees!!Don't miss ou...
05/29/2024

Our next UKI trial closes on Tuesday for regular entries. All entries after that date will have late fees!!

Don't miss out on our fun June trial and the debut of our new ribbons too!

There is some agility equipment available for purchase at the farm in the sand ring. If your coming to one of the upcomi...
05/26/2024

There is some agility equipment available for purchase at the farm in the sand ring.

If your coming to one of the upcoming events, classes or want to swing by and purchase let me know. I can tag them for you and set aside.

Colored jumps $25.00 each
All come with a bar and in great condition from furniture grade PVC with full jump cup strips. 4 foot wide.
Remaining colors available: (2) Pink, (4) red

White Jump $10.00
Multiple bars, full jump cup strips, 4 foot wide.

Clip on wings for jumps to turn single jumps into winged jumps.
2 sets available
$15.00 per set.
*BOTH SETS PENDING SALES*

June is almost here which means we have a lot of fun things coming up including:June 14th: Controlled Unleashed with Mea...
05/26/2024

June is almost here which means we have a lot of fun things coming up including:

June 14th: Controlled Unleashed with Meagan Skelton for Agility Dogs Seminar
*Working spots are full (taking waitlist now) but plenty to be learned auditing*
Private lessons still available

June 15th-16th: UKI June Trial with judge Meagan Skelton
*Entries are still open, hurry so you don't pay late fees*

**NEW** In June we are opening up the dirt agility hall for Ring Rentals on regular basis for limited spots. You will be able to review the rules, submit your planned date and time from our available list and if you want create a standing weekly or monthly rental time.
Stay tuned for more information and if you want to be on the mailing list send an email to the farm!

**New** We will be having a few new POP up 4 week class sessions. These will be a variety of topics from husbandry, reinforcement to agility but all geared towards your sport dog. More information dropping soon!

We can't wait to see you at one of the upcoming events!

Still room to join us Sunday May 19th from 10am-12pm in the turf hall to learn about how to properly Warm Up and Cool Do...
05/17/2024

Still room to join us Sunday May 19th from 10am-12pm in the turf hall to learn about how to properly Warm Up and Cool Down your agility dog. Use the sign up link or feel free to show up on Sunday if you aren't sure on your plans!

The focus of this workshop is on teaching you what to do and why but also how to make that work in a real trial agility day. We don't always get a perfect 10 minutes before our run or as we all know the unexpected change to the run order or a delay can happen too. How do you make sure your helping your dog feel their best and be ready for their run?

What if you have two dogs? How do you manage their needs and is there something you could be doing different?

Come learn with us and Dr. Fuller about this often under talked about topic!!!!

Thanks to everyone who came out for what was a perfect night of weather for league play. We kicked things off with a nig...
05/17/2024

Thanks to everyone who came out for what was a perfect night of weather for league play. We kicked things off with a night of Standard courses and both levels did great!

Congratulations are owed to our first round of weekly winners!
Rising Star 12" Trace
Rising Star 16" Daisy
Rising Star 20" Mushroom
Shooting Star 8" Caisson
Shooting Star 12" Blitz
Shooting Star 16" Jackpot
Shooting Star 20" Lawrie
Shooting Star 24" Kwik

Great job and we will be back for Week 2 on May 30th!

Do you know how to warm up and cool down your canine athlete for their sport? What about how to handle those common tria...
05/10/2024

Do you know how to warm up and cool down your canine athlete for their sport?

What about how to handle those common trial situations where you don't have as much time as you thought? Or a delay hits and you and your pup are waiting a little longer?

Do you need the practice jump? Could you be doing more with it?

And what do you do with your dog after the cookie party is over and time for them to go rest up for the next run? Got a plan for a cool down routine?

Dr. Fuller is coming and has all the answers for this often overlooked part of agility!

Sign up in the comments to join us on May 19th from 10am-12pm to learn how to help your dog be at their best!!!

League Play Kicks off Cycle 3 at the farm in just 1 week!! Don't miss out on fun competition while also getting in some ...
05/09/2024

League Play Kicks off Cycle 3 at the farm in just 1 week!!

Don't miss out on fun competition while also getting in some quality trial like training.
Not ready for that? That's okay we also have a FEO option for those dogs who are still learning their trail level skills and practicing in new places!!

Looking for a training opportunity at the farm but not currently in classes???? In classes at the farm but need more dis...
05/08/2024

Looking for a training opportunity at the farm but not currently in classes???? In classes at the farm but need more distractions?

We got you covered this Saturday May 11th from 10am-3pm one of our Junior handlers is hosting run thrus.

Emma is fundraising to go to the Junior World Championships in Europe this year and is using this opportunity to offer run thrus and some other fundraiser chances (she does art comissions, makes dog toys and has a table of dog items too).

Stop by anytime as we will be rotating walks and runs as people come and go so you can jump into the rotation at any point!

We are so excited to host Dr. Fuller again in May for another Sporting Dog Workshop. On May 19th from 10am-12pm Dr. Full...
05/06/2024

We are so excited to host Dr. Fuller again in May for another Sporting Dog Workshop.

On May 19th from 10am-12pm Dr. Fuller will be talking about Warm Up and Cool Down Routines for your canine athlete.

A study showed Olympic athletes that did not warm up ran 7% slower. This translates to almost 4 seconds in an agility run!

Learn how to guide your agility dog through practical warmup and cool down routines. Though the focus of this seminar is for agility, canine athletes of other sports may join as well and exercises can be modified for their needs.

The presentation will include:
Timing of warm up and cool down
Exercises to do during the warm up phase
Exercises to do during the cool down phase
How to adapt the routine around things that might happen in a trial day
How to use the practice jump to benefit your athlete

We will take turns having dogs on the floor and observing the working dogs as they practice the routines and we troubleshoot common problems.

Cost is $45.00 and if you want to work a dog (limited spots) it is an extra $15.00.

Sign Up Link is in the Comments!

Thanks to everyone who came out for Madco's "Run for the Roses" Derby themed USDAA trial this weekend. We hope everyone ...
05/05/2024

Thanks to everyone who came out for Madco's "Run for the Roses" Derby themed USDAA trial this weekend.

We hope everyone enjoyed themselves at the farm, took a keepsake photo and shared some great runs with their dog.

Our next agility trial will be a UKI event on June 15/16 that is open for entries!!!!

The fields have been mowed and the ring has been set!The farm is all ready to host 3 days of Madco USDAA Agility!!!See e...
05/02/2024

The fields have been mowed and the ring has been set!

The farm is all ready to host 3 days of Madco USDAA Agility!!!

See everyone tomorrow morning!

We wrapped up Cycle 2 of Agility League tonight on a fun Speedstakes style course. Everyone did a great job! We enjoyed ...
04/19/2024

We wrapped up Cycle 2 of Agility League tonight on a fun Speedstakes style course. Everyone did a great job! We enjoyed celebrating our winners who are "Kind of a Pig Deal"!

Congrats to our Weekly Winners of the night:
Rising Star 12" Fizz
Rising Star 16" Jackpot
Rising Star 20" Sooie
Shooting Star 8" Nikkel
Shooting Star 12" Blitz
Shooting Star 16" Fly
Shooting Star 20" IZ

Congrats to our height winners of this Cycle:
Rising Star 12" Fizz
Rising Star 16" Jackpot
Rising Star 20" Sooie
Shooting Star 8" Nikkel
Shooting Star 12" Blitz
Shooting Star 16" Fly
Shooting Star 20" IZ

Congrats to our Overall Cycle Winners:
Rising Star Small Jackpot
Rising Star Large Sooie
Shooting Star Small Nikkel
Shooting Star Large Blitz

Cycle 3 will start on May 16th!!!

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Louisa, VA
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July is already here and our next UKI trial is on July 13th/14th. Online and on time entries close on July 4th, so save some money and enter today!

Raise your paw if you know what week it is???? Agility League Week #2 is here!! Not too late to sign up and be eligible for prizes. Hosting Thursday at 5pm!

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