WHO ARE THE AGILITY JUNKIES®?



IN 1998, AGILITY JUNKIES® INC,A NON-PROFIT CLUB, BEGAN TO OFFER CLASSES. SOME OF THE JUNKIES ARE SERIOUS COMPETITORS, DEMONSTRATING THEIR SKILLS AT AGILITY TRIALS. OTHERS PRACTICE AGILITY SIMPLY FOR THE FUN OF IT, OR AS A SUPPLEMENT TO OTHER DISCIPLINES SUCH AS OBEDIENCE AND CONFORMATION.

LORA, OUR DIRECTOR OF TRAINING, AND HER DOGS, HAMLET, KIWI, OZ, AND NEVER HAVE EARNED MORE THAN 85 TITLES IN NADAC, USDAA AND AKC AGILITY, OBEDIENCE, HERDING & FLYBALL.

 

LORA BELIEVES POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT (USING TREATS, TOYS AND LOTS OF PRAISE) STRENGTHENS THE HUMAN–CANINE BOND AND IMPROVES PERFORMANCE.


OUR METHOD

WE SPECIALIZE IN THE INTRODUCTION OF "GREEN" DOGS TO THE FUN OF AGILITY. OUR METHOD IS PROGRESSIVE AND EACH DOG IS INTRODUCED TO THE OBSTACLES SLOWLY AND SAFELY. HANDLERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE FOOD AND TOYS TO MOTIVATE THE DOGS, WHILE LEARNING TO REWARD PROPERLY IN ORDER TO SHAPE BEHAVIORS AND FACILITATE THE LEARNING PROCESS. CLASSES ARE SMALL, NO MORE THAN TEN DOGS TO A GROUP CLASS. AT AGILITY JUNKIES® INC, WE HELP SET YOUR DOG UP FOR SUCCESS!



ABOVE, KIWI DEMONSTRATES THE PERFECT "2-ON2-OFF." CONTACT TRAINING IS A VERY IMPORTANT SKILL. WE CAN HELP HANDLERS TRAIN THEIR DOGS TO CONSISTANTLY HIT THE CONTACT ZONE.


 

OUR DEMOS

AGILITY JUNKIES® INC, DOES HAVE A DEMO TEAM OF ADVANCED LEVEL DOGS. OUR DEMO SHOW IS A FUN PERFORMANCE OF THE SKILLS IT TAKES TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL AGILITY DOG. WE HAVE PERFORMED FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS HOUSEFEST AND THE ARLINGTON PET SHOW. CONTACT US

 



IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN AGILITY GROUP TO PERFORM AT YOUR NEXT FUNDRAISER.

 

OUR TRIALS

 

AGILITY JUNKIES® INC HOLDS TWO NADAC SANCTIONED AGILITY TRIALS PER YEAR FOR STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC DURING THE SPRING AND FALL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE OFTEN FOR UPDATED TRIAL PREMIUMS.