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Four Novice Training Courses Here are four novice/starters level training sequences for a narrow training space from a recent workshop I gave at Talcott Moutain Agility…

Looking for some novice/starters level dog agility training courses? Here are four sequences I created for a recent workshop. #dogagilitytraining #agilitynerd
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Snap!’s only International Q of the weekend came in the last class and earned him his UKI International Agility Champion (IAC) title!

Four Masters Training Sequences - Sept 2025 Here are four sequences working on Masters level skills using the same equipment setup. Each sequence contains multiple skills and challenges for both handler and dog.

Looking for courses to run this weekend? Here are four Masters/International-ish sequences I created for a workshop for an 80x100 space. They use the same equipment setup I posted recently with 7 short skills sequences. Enjoy!

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If you or you dog agility teammate are a Newbie, Beginner, Novice, or whatever you call yourself, I've put together a list of my AgilityNerd blog articles that focus on getting started in dog agility.
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Training the chute? I doubt it! I've updated my blog software so I can mark articles as obsolete and now a warning will be shown at the top of the article. I've started marking some articles and will update others as I come across them.

Short Skills Training Sequences - September 2025 Seven short skills training sequences for the same equipment setup designed to work on fundamental and advanced handling techniques. Each sequence contains multiple skills and challenges for both…

Looking for short skills-focused training sequences? Here are 7 I created for a recent workshop for a range of skills. #dogagility #agilitynerd
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Another classic dog agility sequence: the pinwheel to serpentine combo (or vice versa) 4-10. I'm sure some variation of this in at least one course somewhere in the country every weekend 😀 #dogagility #dogagilitytraining

The "cloverleaf" (at least that's I call it) e.g. 9-10-11 seems to be popping up again in courses and drills. It's been around for ages and is a good set up to practice forward sends, wraps, back side wraps, threadle wraps, etc. Some workshop participants *might* see it appear in the near future 😉

How to Build Dog Agility Courses - Video Ever have a course map and want to set up/build that agility course in your practice space? Want to help build courses at an agility trial? I'll go over the basics, starting from a course map/diagram…

Ever have a course map and want to set up/build that agility course in your practice space? Want to help build courses at an agility trial? I'll go over the basics, starting from a course map/diagram to a finished course ready to run.

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Can you handle this weave entry? I've blogged our experience (with video) running Stefanie Theis' Masters Series Jumping course with the most challenging weave entry I can recall. It's a fun sequence to run and use for practice! #dogagility #agilitynerd
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My Dogs' Verbal and Marker Cues Lists of the verbal and marker cues I use in training/handling my dogs.

A friend of mine’s dogs are injured and I’m still not able to run my own dogs. I offered to let her run my dogs at a workshop. So I wrote a blog post with a list of the verbal cues I use for my dogs to help her out. #dogagility #dogtraining

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Ever been frustrated when you wanted to build a course at home and the course map doesn't have a grid or any dimensions? I wrote up a blog post and recorded a video for a quick and easy website that does all the work! www.agilitynerd.com/blog/agility...

October 11-12, 2025 – Stars of Tomorrow Junior Agility Camp – Midwest International Agility Club Junior handlers born in 2007 or later are invited to participate in this one of a kind agility camp organized and sponsored by MIAC.

Calling all junior dog agility handlers! MIAC is hosting a FREE camp for junior handlers on Oct 11-12 in Middleton, WI. Registration opens June 30th. Please share to all the junior handlers you know! mwagilityclub.com/2025/06/04/o...

Unusual designs for me, I tried to stick with AKC-ish obstacle spacing but with some international skills. www.agilitynerd.com/blog/agility...

I've posted my Skills & Short Sequences courses from yesterday to my website. THANKS to everyone who attended I had a great time! We are looking for a date for another day of workshops.

Our dogs are more than our dog agility teammates. Here’s almost 14 yro Flyer as he follows me around the yard while I’m watering the reseeded lawn. For his whole life Flyer has always been nearby “helping” me. I love having my silent companion nearby.

If you need a logo please put it in a blank spot on each course.

Dog agility judges and clubs/competitions PLEASE don't put giant logos on your course maps. Competitors are reading maps on their phone screens. A logo might look great on a computer but they can hide obstacles/numbers when reduced down to phone size. I made this map to illustrate the problem.

Our dogs are amazing! It is easy to loose sight of that when we are always focused on improving our performance. So take a moment to look at a video of your last run and really watch your dog and appreciate just how awesome they are!
#dogagility #dogtraining
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Whoa! I just posted my 200th blog post with video on agilitynerd.com! My Getting Started in Snooker video is now live on the blog. I never thought I'd have that many videos...
#dogagility #snooker #agilitynerd

Stefanie Theis https://k9nut.com joins me to go over all you need to know to run your first Snooker course! Dog Agility Snooker Basics

Stefanie Theis k9nut.com joIned me to go over everything you need to know to get started playing snooker! The recording is available on YouTube: youtu.be/M0MnDnCHHf8

Thanks to everyone who stuck with us through the technical problems!

Doh! The correct url would be snooker.agilitynerd.com

I’ve added links to the snooker rules for CPE, UKI, and USDAA to my snooker calculator at:
snooker.agilityner.com

#dogagility #snooker #agilitynerd

Save the date! Dog Agility Snooker Basics online presentation April 17th 8PM Chicago time on FB live.

It will be recorded and posted on my blog afterwards.

Sign up: www.facebook.com/events/14198...

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Contact Sports Trial - Mental Side of Snooker From a Q perspective we didn't do very well (only 3 for 7) and our Starters Snooker Q was one of the elusive ones. We did earn our Advanced…

tentative and expecting things to go wrong was never going to get us through a course!

A motto I still live by: "Plan, walk the plan, then execute the plan."

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Confession: the guy who is giving the Snooker Basics presentation went 0 for 7 in USDAA Starters Snooker!

Here's my blog post from May 2009 (see the What Did I Learn section) where I realized I had to commit to running my plan as though it was a numbered course; being (1/2)

I've published my Snooker Calculator website. Enjoy!

snooker.agilitynerd.com

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Let me know if you think this would be helpful or if you can think of any missing features.The "minimum 37 points" only applies to qualIfying scores for titl... Coming Soon! Dog Agility Snooker Score/Time Calculator

Speaking of Snooker, I'm working on a new app that some of you might find useful (while avoiding working on my taxes!). #dogagility #dogagilitycompetition #agilitynerd

Take the bottom left 1, serp 5b to 5a, take the 1 bottom middle, take the 7s to the top, top 1, 6a, 6b and into the closing 2-7. That's 22 obstacles at 2secs each = 44 sec... but you only need to start the 7s before the timer sounds... could be possible! (3/3)

then any numbered obstacle/sequence, repeat 2 more times and then run 2-7 ending with the finish jump. FYI - you just need to enter tunnel 7a before the timer sounds to get the 7 points if you complete the full sequence.

What's your plan? Mine is: (2/3)