NEW! Loose Leash Walking Clinic
Experience the pleasure of walking WITH your dog INSTEAD of your dog walking you. Loose Leash Walking clinic, 7/26/24.
New Clinics Friday, 7/26. Transition Zones, Novice Trialing
Are you actively training, competing, or about ready to compete in Agility? Versa Dog Training now offers Friday Night Clinics to help handlers and their dogs trouble shoot and practice specific skills.
Clinics include:
- Loose Leash Walking - Learn the basics for loose leash walking including:
* Different forms of leash walking
* Different tools and methods that can be used
* How to work around distractions.
- Trialing Basics - New to Agility Trials?? This clinic will help you and your dog prepare for you trialing. What to expect, course plan and walk-through, dog's line, and having FUN!!!
- Agility Transition Zones - The point when a dog must surpass it's handler and move independently to perform obstacles is the transition zone. Many dogs are "sticky" and lack the confidence to "go on". In this clinic we will help you help your dog work independently without hesitation.
- Distance Handling - Learn techniques to improve your dog's independence and encourage distance.
- Obstacle Discrimination - Train your dog to listen to the difference between obstacle names.
- Verbal Cues - Learn how to train verbal cues and how to proof them for different situations.
- AKC FAST (Fifteen And Send Time) - Learn how to plan a course and practice distant work.
- Weave Poles for Beginners - For dogs not yet weaving 6 poles.
- Advanced Weaves - For dogs that are weaving 12 poles. Focus on building speed, difficult entries and exits, building independence.
- International Course Handling -Learn how to handle the distance, speed, layering, and directional changes that set International courses apart. Taught by Kristin Sittner
Obedience PLUS manners classes from puppy to advanced
Obedience PLUS Manners Puppy -Adult
Obedience PLUS Manners Puppy -Adult
Obedience PLUS Manners Puppy -Adult
More than obedience, these classes help with learning to curtail unwanted behaviors:
- jumping on
- counter surfing
- door dashing
- mouthing - biting, licking, nipping
- resource guarding - you, toys, food, bones
- crate training
- unnecessary barking, whining, whimpering
- appropriate play - with humans or other dogs
Advanced Obedience Training
Obedience PLUS Manners Puppy -Adult
Obedience PLUS Manners Puppy -Adult
Is your dog well behaved anywhere you go? Advanced obedience training can help with community and competition experiences. Continue your dog's obedience training with our advanced obedience classes including:
- Obedience Elevated
- Rally
- CGC (canine good citizen)
- CGC Community
- CGC Urban
- Out and About
Agility: Foundation-Advanced
Obedience PLUS Manners Puppy -Adult
Agility: Foundation-Advanced
Versa offers agility training starting with Foundations - laying a good foundation for agility helps you and your dog excel as you move on to more challenges. Continue with Beginning Agility, then Intermediate, and onward to learning and practicing handling skills for competition at the highest level.
Click on the link below to check out our list of available classes. Don't see the class you are looking for? Send us an email! versadogsports@gmail.com
Conformation Trial Practice
Conformation Trial Practice
Agility: Foundation-Advanced
Have you had Conformation training and would like to polish some of your skills before entering the ring? Try our Conformation Show Dog practice. Each week you will practice skills as if in a real trial.
Versa Dog Playschool
Conformation Trial Practice
Versa Dog Playschool
Versa Dog Sports has a wonderful INDOOR/OUTDOOR playschool for all seasons! As a PLAYSCHOOL your dog not only gets to PLAY and SOCIALIZE they get 2 private training lessons per session as well as ongoing manners training.