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document.write('2026 Summer Class Agility SessionPlease note: 6 week sessionsession starts the week of May 11, 2026Please check the Schedule, Descriptions, Class Dates and Deadline before you sign up Registration Opens When posted All Registrations by US Mail Only Deadline for Registration is May 2, 2026Please check and Click HERE to check the dates of ALL classes. PLEASE NOTE class fees 2026 Agility Class Session Cost for 6week session: Queen City Member $30Non Members $105 *We have 2 classes that are 1.5 hours *Queen City Member $45Non Members $155   Any questions?  Email/call Shirley Harrison (Agility Registrar) qcdtcagility@yahoo.com / 513-508-5086.2026 Summer Agility ScheduleStarting: May 11 - June 18, 20266 week sessionMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday10:0010:00Hi NQ CoursesZin Stephens10:00CoursesDenise Tudor-HayesOpen formember trainingOpen formember training11:30Open formember training11:30Young at HeartMaryAnn Chappelear11:00Master HandlingSandy CovichOpen formember training2:00Open formember trainingOpen formember trainingOpen formember trainingOpen formember training3:00Open formember training3:30Agility 4 FunSandy CovichOpen formember trainingOpen formember training5:00Open formember training5:00Nov/Open Skills & DrillsSusan Lesher5:00Mastering Masters SkillsJane Dewey5:00 - 6:30Novice/Open Handling Skills**Joye Ford6:306:30Agility 1Kathy FLinda Z6:30Skills and Handling OptionsSheri Boone6:30Agility 4Linda ZehlerOpen formember training7:457:45Agility 27:45Open / Excellent SkillsBeth Janos7:45Agility 3Paula KerezsiOpen formember training2026 Summer AgilityClass 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 approval Prerequisites: 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.  Beth Janos*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.  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 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 $45 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.  Excellent/Masters Level; Sheri Boone *Hi NQ rated courses: We will run the courses then evaluate and analyze the best way to handle the course.  Open, Excellent, Master levels.  This class has been extended to 1.5 hours so class fee is members $45 and non members $155.  Zin Stephens=============================2026 Spring Class Agility SessionPlease note: 6 week sessionsession starts the week of March 16, 2026Please check the Schedule, Descriptions, Class Dates and Deadline before you sign up Registration Opens February 15, 2026All Registrations by US Mail Only Deadline for Registration is March 2, 2026Please check and Click HERE to check the dates of ALL classes. PLEASE NOTE class fees 2026 Agility Class Session Cost for 6week session: Queen City Member $30Non Members $105 *We have a class that is 1.5 hours *Queen City Member $45Non Members $155   Any questions?  Email/call Shirley Harrison (Agility Registrar) qcdtcagility@yahoo.com / 513-508-5086.2026 Spring Agility ScheduleStarting: Mar 16 - Apr 20, 20266 week sessionMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday10:00Open formember training10:00CoursesDenise Tudor-HayesOpen formember trainingOpen formember training11:30Open formember training11:30Young at HeartMaryAnn Chappelear11:00Master HandlingSandy CovichOpen formember training2:00Open formember training2:00Short SequencesElissa ClineOpen formember trainingOpen formember training3:003:00What\'s In Your ToolboxSandy Schmidt\\3:30Agility 4 FunSandy CovichOpen formember trainingOpen formember training5:00Open formember training5:00Nov/Open Skills & DrillsSusan Lesher5:00Mastering Masters SkillsJane Dewey5:30 - 7:00Novice/Open Handling Skills**Joye Ford6:306:30Agility 16:30Getting it Right the First TimeSheri Boone6:30Agility 4Linda Zehler(Novice / OpenHandling Skillscontinues)7:457:45Agility 2Scott Tibbs7:45Open / Excellent SkillsBeth Janos8:00Agility 3Paula Kerezsi7:30ExcellentMasters Sequences with anInternational FlairKatri Wirick2026 Spring AgilityClass 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 approval Prerequisites: 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*Getting it Right the First Time:  Each week will focus on skills needed to run different course sequences correctly the first time. Excellent/Masters Level. Sheri Boone* 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* What\'s Missing in Your Toolbox:  Each week will address a specific skill, stays, contacts, front crosses, rear crosses, tunnel entry and exits.  We will work on identifying what skills you need and how to achieve it. Teams must have finished Agility 4 and be able to do 12 weaves.  Sandy Schmidt  *Excellent Masters Sequences with an International Flair: This class is for Masters level students or excellent level dogs with permission.  This class will be a combination of short and long sequences working masters handling skills.  This class may incorporate premier or international challenges including threadles and backsides. Katri Wirick*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*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.  Beth Janos*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.  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 $45 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');
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