“Enjoy the Drive!”
Welcome to K9 POWERSPORTS Dog Agility Training, here in beautiful Grand Junction, Colorado! We are a brand new dog agility training facility with state-of-the-art equipment, ready to help you have more fun with your dog than you ever thought possible!
Dog agility got its start in England back in 1978 as a demonstration sport at the huge Crufts Dog Show. Developing and mutating over the following decades, it is now the fastest growing dog sport in the world, with competitions held on almost every continent.
For the newcomers out there, dog agility is a team sport consisting of one dog, negotiating a field of obstacles, and one handler directing the dog. The team runs against an electronic timer, and the team with the fastest time and the least amount of mistakes wins. Teams compete against each other based on the shoulder height of their dogs and their level of experience.
When a team begins competing at the lowest levels, the courses are fairly simple and straightforward. But as they progress upward, the courses get considerably more complex…..and the competition gets tougher!
Our job here at K9 POWERSPORTS is to show you, the handler, how to train your dog to be competitive in the ring. Basically, the goal is for your dog to be fast, accurate, and have more fun doing agility than anything else! This makes for a dog with great “Drive”! We want both you and your dog to “Enjoy the Drive”! We train with positive reinforcement dog only! A happy dog is a motivated dog!
Update- April 18 2012! The new agility building is undergoing finishing touches as I type this, enabling us to not only be able to train 12 months a year, but also being able to train indoors AND outdoors! When the building is finished, I will post photos on this page (if you are on Facebook, you can see photos now on the K9 Powersports Facebook page). New classes will begin May 7! See the “Classes” page for more info!
STAY TUNED! EXCITING THINGS COMING TO K9 POWERSPORTS!
Photo Credits - middle photo: Terry Curtis, bottom photo: Tien Tran