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document.write('2026 Fall Class Agility SessionPlease note: 7 week sessionsession starts the week of September 7, 2026Please check the Schedule, Descriptions, Class Dates and Deadline before you sign up Registration Opens August 13, 2026 All Registrations by US Mail Only Deadline for Registration is August 25, 2026Please check and Click HERE to check the dates of ALL classes. PLEASE NOTE class fees 2026 Agility Class Session Cost for 7 week session: Queen City Member $35Non Members $120 *We have 3 classes that are 1.5 hours *Queen City Member $50Non Members $155   Any questions?  Email/call Shirley Harrison (Agility Registrar) qcdtcagility@yahoo.com / 513-508-5086.2026 Fall Agility Schedule   Starting:  September 7 - October 22, 2026 7 week sessionMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday9:30Open formember training9:30Hi NQ Rated Courses1.5 hoursZin StephensOpen formember trainingOpen formember training11:00Open formember training11:30Young at Heart1.5 hoursMaryAnn Chappelear11:00Master HandlingSandy CovichOpen formember training 1:00Open formember training Open formember training1:00Nov/Open Lines & SequencesMary Beth SmithOpen formember training 2:00Open formember training 2:00Short SequencesElissa ClineOpen formember trainingOpen formember training 3:30Open formember training3:30Agility 4 FunSandy CovichOpen formember training3:30Lowered Contact Course WorkLynn Fratello5:00Open formember training5:00Nov/Open Skills & DrillsSusan Lesher5:00Mastering Masters SkillsJane DeweyOpen formember training6:30 6:30Agility 1Scott TibbsStartsSept 14 6:30Skills and Handling OptionsSheri Boone6:30Agility 4Linda Zehler6:00Novice/Open Handling Skills1.5 hoursJoye Ford7:45 7:45Agility 2Scott TibbsStartsSept 14 7:45Open / Excellent SkillsBeth Janos7:45Agility 3Paula KerezsiOpen formember training         2026 Fall Agility Class Descriptions *Agility 1:  This course is for the dog and/or handler who has no prior agility class experience. Emphasis will be on clicker shaping, handling on the flat, start-line stays, types of agility recalls, foundation skills for agility obstacles, and beginning 2o2o contact behavior. Students will be asked to participate in the setup and tear down of equipment.  Prerequisites: *Recommended age minimum of 8 months to allow for immediate progression to Agility 2.  Successful completion of at minimum Basic Obedience 1 or equivalent.  Dogs must be under control in group situations and able to focus on their owners.   Please bring:  A friendly dog, many small soft treats, a clicker and a happy handler. Class will start the week of September 14. *Agility 2:  This course is the second in a series of core courses designed to give the dog and handler a strong foundation in agility skills. The emphasis will be on jumping with collection and expanding agility recalls to include one jump. Weave poles will be introduced with emphasis on correct entries. Dogs will begin to learn confident Teeter performance. Prerequisites: Agility 2 advances to weaves and jumping.  Dogs should be a minimum of 1 year of age before full height jump training or closed weave work.  (Large dog should be 14-16 months unless X-rays determine growth plates have closed).  Recommended minimum age to begin foundation weave and jump training in Level 2 is 10 months. Class will start the week of September 14.* Successful Completion of Agility 1 at QCDTC or* Instructor Approval – contact Registrar for full list of prerequisite skills * Dogs must be responsive to clicker shaping* Supplies: Many soft treats, one jump, and three weave poles. (The jump may be purchased or made at home, and the Three weave poles (electric fence posts) can be purchased at Tractor Supply or bought at any home improvement store.)  *Agility 3: This course will continue correct jumping recalls and weave entries. Major emphasis of this class will be contacts. Contact behavior will be the 2o2o method. This method was chosen because of the benefits to handlers and safety issues with beginning agility dogs. In order to avoid confusion, other behaviors on the contacts will not be permitted during class time. Participants of the class who prefer an alternative method of contact behavior will be permitted to work on other skills during contact instruction. Contacts will begin low and be raised to medium height by the end of the session. Practice on weave entries using wires will continue. A very low teeter will also be used. Short sequences of 4-6 obstacles using contacts and incorporating jumps involving collection will be done. This class may be combined with Agility 4 if not enough students to constitute a class.  Prerequisites for Agility 3:* Agility 1 and 2* Instructor Approval * The dog must:* have a 15 second sit or down * have a recall to heel from a sit or down stay at 15 feet* recall to heel over one jump from 10 feet* must have a 2o2o on various objects* be confident on low contacts and teeter* take channel weaves with drive and confidence *Agility 4:  Successfully completed Agility 3 - Instructor approvalPrerequisites: Must have 2o2o behavior consistently on contacts with handler motion. This class may be combined with Agility 3 if not enough students to constitute a class. *Mastering Master Skills: Skill work for a clean run!!  We will run Masters level course and work on different skills each week (rear cross, weave entries, contacts, discriminations,  building distance, serps, 270’s, depending on what the students need).  Appropriate for Open and Excellent level teams and others with instructor’s approval.  Jane Dewey* Master Handling:  This class is designed to test your handling skills by running a full course making every effort to get a qualifying  “clean” run.  Students will then have the option to re-run the course using different skills to see if those choices improve the results.  Excellent/Masters, (Open with instructor permission) must be able to do 12 weaves.  Sandy Covich*Agility 4 Fun:  This class is designed for the handler who primarily wants to have fun with his/her dog.  It will be a learning and educational experience with fun and camaraderie as the most important goals.  Dogs must be proficient on all obstacles and have at least completed Agility 4.  Dogs should be capable of running a Masters level course broken down into two segments and able to perform 12 weave poles.  Sandy Covich  *Open/Excellent Skills:  Are you ready to be challenged on full courses?  Get comfortable with appropriate level courses and challenges.  This will be an opportunity to identify challenges, train skills in short sequences  and run courses under the guidance of an experienced competitor and instructor.  Beth Janos instructor *Young At Heart:  This class is designed to help the older handler/dog team solidify their skills while learning new “thinking outside the box”.  Students are encouraged to increase their knowledge by watching fellow students’ runs, and adding their suggestions to the instructor’s comments.  The most important component of this class is the sense of joy we all experience with playing with our dogs.  No negativity allowed.  Class requirements:  the dog must have skills equivalent to AKC Ex/Master level or CPE Level 4, the student must consider having fun with our dogs and camaraderie amongst fellow students to be of the utmost importance.  The occasional “youngster” might be allowed if a good bar-setter. This class has been extended to 1.5 hours so class fee is members $50 and non members $155.   Maryann Chappelear*Tuesday Novice/Open Skills and Drills:  All new teams need to explore what handling options work for them.  This class will allow you to try different options within a sequence and get comfortable with a variety of handling options.  For pre novice to open teams – a minimum of 6 weaves required, 12 weaves preferred or instructor approval. Susan Lesher* Thursday Novice/Open Handling Skills:  All new teams need to explore what handling options work for them.  This class will allow you to try different options within a sequence and get comfortable with a variety of handling options.  Novice and open teams – 6 weaves required, 12 weaves preferred or instructor approval.  This class has been extended to 1.5 hours so class fee is members $50 and non members $155.  Joye Ford*Skills and Handling Options:  Each week will focus on skills and handling needed to run different course sequences successfully.  Instructor approval. Master Level Sheri Boone*Novice Open Lines and Sequences: Work short sequences and longer lines to build confidence and improve your handling skills for trials. 6 weaves required Mary Beth Smith*Hi NQ rated courses: These are courses where virtually all teams will struggle.  This class will examine these courses and the options available to run with success.  Open to excellent teams (with instructor approval) and master level teams.  This class has been extended to 1.5 hours so class fee is members $50 and non members $155.  Zin Stephens*Short Sequences: Sequences will be designed to improve handling and timing using short course challenges. Suitable for teams in Novice through Excellent/Masters. Elissa Cline*Lowered Contact Course Work:  Do you have a dog that needs a little extra work to be brave and fast on the contacts? A dog that is not quite ready for prime time in the contact zone, or on upright weaves?  This class will allow you to practice course challenges with lowered contact and channel weaves.  Each handler will be allowed to pick their course challenges and sequences to get the training they need to succeed.  Recommended for students level 3 and above.  Lynn Fratello                                                   ======================================================2026 Mid Summer Class Agility SessionPlease note: 7 week sessionsession starts the week of July 6, 2026Please check the Schedule, Descriptions, Class Dates and Deadline before you sign up Registration Opens June 5, 2026All Registrations by US Mail OnlyDeadline for Registration is June 22, 2026Please check and Click HERE to check the dates of ALL classes. PLEASE NOTE class fees 2026 Agility Class SessionCost for 7 week session: Queen City Member $35Non Members $120 *We have 3 classes that are 1.5 hours *Queen City Member $50Non Members $155  Any questions? Email/call Shirley Harrison (Agility Registrar)qcdtcagility@yahoo.com / 513-508-5086.2026 Mid Summer Agility Schedule   Starting:  July 6 – August 20, 20267 week sessionMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday10:0010:00Hi NQ Courses1.5 hoursZin Stephens9:30Hi NQ Courses1.5 hoursZin StephensOpen formember trainingOpen formember training11:30Open formember training11:30Young at Heart1.5 hoursMaryAnn Chappelear11:00Master HandlingSandy CovichOpen formember training2:00Open formember training2:00Short SequencesElissa ClineOpen formember trainingOpen formember training3:30Open formember training3:30Agility 4 FunSandy CovichOpen formember training3:30Lowered Contact Course WorkLynn Fratello5:00Open formember training5:00Nov/Open Skills & DrillsSusan Lesher5:00Mastering Masters SkillsJane Dewey5:00 - 6:30Novice/Open Handling Skills1.5 hoursJoye Ford6:306:30Agility 1Kathy Ferguson6:30Skills and Handling OptionsSheri Boone6:30Agility 4Linda Zehler7:00Open Excellent SkillsJennifer Scott7:457:45Agility 2Chad Clark7:45Open / Excellent SkillsBeth Janos7:45Agility 3Paula Kerezsi2026 Mid SummerAgility Class Descriptions*Agility 1:  This course is for the dog and/or handler who has no prior agility class experience. Emphasis will be on clicker shaping, handling on the flat, start-line stays, types of agility recalls, foundation skills for agility obstacles, and beginning 2 on 2 off contact behavior. Students will be asked to participate in the setup and tear down of equipment.  Prerequisites: *Recommended age minimum of 8 months to allow for immediate progression to Agility 2.  Successful completion of at minimum Basic Obedience 1 or equivalent.  Dogs must be under control in group situations and able to focus on their owners.   Please bring:  A friendly dog, many small soft treats, a clicker and a happy handler.  *Agility 2:  This course is the second in a series of core courses designed to give the dog and handler a strong foundation in agility skills. The emphasis will be on jumping with collection and expanding agility recalls to include one jump. Weave poles will be introduced with emphasis on correct entries. Dogs will begin to learn confident Teeter performance. Prerequisites: Agility 2 advances to weaves and jumping.  Dogs should be a minimum of 1 year of age before full height jump training or closed weave work.  (Large dog should be 14-16 months unless X-rays determine growth plates have closed).  Recommended minimum age to begin foundation weave and jump training in Level 2 is 10 months. * Successful Completion of Agility 1 at QCDTC or* Instructor Approval – contact Registrar for full list of prerequisite skills* Dogs must be responsive to clicker shaping* Supplies: Many soft treats, one jump, and three weave poles.(The jump may be purchased or made at home, and the Three weave poles (electric fence posts) can be purchased at Tractor Supply or bought at any home improvement store.)  *Agility 3: This course will continue correct jumping recalls and weave entries. Major emphasis of this class will be contacts. Contact behavior will be the 2o2o method. This method was chosen because of the benefits to handlers and safety issues with beginning agility dogs. In order to avoid confusion, other behaviors on the contacts will not be permitted during class time. Participants of the class who prefer an alternative method of contact behavior will be permitted to work on other skills during contact instruction. Contacts will begin low and be raised to medium height by the end of the session. Practice on weave entries using wires will continue. A very low teeter will also be used. Short sequences of 4-6 obstacles using contacts and incorporating jumps involving collection will be done. This class may be combined with Agility 4 if not enough students to constitute a class. Prerequisites for Agility 3:* Agility 1 and 2* Instructor Approval * The dog must:* have a 15 second sit or down * have a recall to heel from a sit or down stay at 15 feet* recall to heel over one jump from 10 feet* must have a 2o2o on various objects* be confident on low contacts and teeter* take channel weaves with drive and confidence *Agility 4:  Successfully completed Agility 3 - Instructor approvalPrerequisites: Must have 2 on 2 off behavior consistently on contacts with handler motion. This class may be combined with Agility 3 if not enough students to constitute a class. *Mastering Master Skills: Skill work for a clean run!!  We will run Masters level course and work on different skills each week (rear cross, weave entries, contacts, discriminations,  building distance, serps, 270’s, depending on what the students need).  Appropriate for Open and Excellent level teams and others with instructor’s approval.  Jane Dewey* Master Handling:  This class is designed to test your handling skills by running a full course making every effort to get a qualifying  “clean” run.  Students will then have the option to re-run the course using different skills to see if those choices improve the results.  Excellent/Masters, (Open with instructor permission) must be able to do 12 weaves.  Sandy Covich*Agility 4 Fun:  This class is designed for the handler who primarily wants to have fun with his/her dog.  It will be a learning and educational experience with fun and camaraderie as the most important goals.  Dogs must be proficient on all obstacles and have at least completed Agility 4.  Dogs should be capable of running a Masters level course broken down into two segments and able to perform 12 weave poles.  Sandy Covich *Open/Excellent Skills:  Are you ready to be challenged on full courses?  Get comfortable with appropriate level courses and challenges.  This will be an opportunity to identify challenges and run courses under the guidance of an experienced competitor and instructor. Must be able to complete 12 weaves. Beth Janos instructor for Tuesday and Jennifer Scott instructor for Thursday*Young At Heart:  This class is designed to help the older handler/dog team solidify their skills while learning ne “thinking outside the box”.  Students are encouraged to increase their knowledge by watching fellow students’ runs, and adding their suggestions to the instructor’s comments.  The most important component of this class is the sense of joy we all experience with playing with our dogs.  No negativity allowed.  Class requirements:  the dog must have skills equivalent to AKC Ex/Master level or CPE Level 4, the student must consider having fun with our dogs and camaraderie amongst fellow students to be of the utmost importance.  The occasional “youngster” might be allowed if a good bar-setter. This class has been extended to 1.5 hours so class fee is members $50 and non members $155.   Maryann Chappelear*Tuesday Novice/Open Skills and Drills:  All new teams need to explore what handling options work for them.  This class will allow you to try difference options within a sequence and get comfortable with a variety of handling options.  For pre novice to open teams – a miniumum of 6 weaves required, 12 weaves preferred or instructor approval. Susan Lesher* Thursday Novice/ Open Handling Skills:  All new teams need to explore what handling options work for them.  This class will allow you to try different options within a sequence and get comfortable with a variety of handling options.  Novice and open teams – 6 weaves required, 12 weaves preferred or instructor approval.  This class has been extended to 1.5 hours so class fee is members $50 and non members $155.  Joye Ford*Courses:  In this class we will be running mostly excellent/master standard courses with the goal being to experiment with different ways of handling the course.  Although most of our courses will be master standard courses, I plan to setup a premier course to play with for 2 of the weeks of the session.  This course is the time to run the course they way you know you can be successful but to also try something new or that you aren’t sure of.  Master level students and excellent level with instructor approval.  Denise Tudor Hayes*Skills and Handling Options:  Each week will focus on skills and handling needed to run different course sequences successfully.  Instructor approval. Master Level.  Sheri Boone*Hi NQ rated courses: These are courses where virtually all teams will struggle.  This class will examine these courses and the options available to run with success.  Open to excellent teams (with instructor approval) and master level teams.  This class has been extended to 1.5 hours so class fee is members $50 and non members $155.  Zin Stephens*Short Sequences: Sequences will be designed to improve handling and timing using short course challenges. Suitable for teams in Novice through Excellent/Masters. Elissa Cline*Lowered Contact Course Work:  Do you have a dog that needs a little extra work to be brave and fast on the contacts? A dog that is not quite ready for prime time in the contact zone, or on upright weaves?  This class will allow you to practice course challenges with lowered contact and channel weaves.  Each handler will be allowed to pick their course challenges and sequences to get the training they need to succeed.  Recommended for students level 3 and above.  Lynn Fratello ');
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