Training :        

                                            
             Due to fluctuating numbers in class and height categories, the committee
                        and instructors have decided to re-schedule class-times in 2012
                     so that there will now be only two training sessions instead of three,
                       with  all non-Trialing classes being conducted in the first session,
                      and all Trialing classes in the second, commencing March 1st 2012.  
         
              This arrangement will be monitored and may be reviewed as numbers vary.
               We regret any inconvenience caused, particularly to those with more than
              one dog in the 'learner' classes, and hope to work with individual handlers
              to achieve positive outcomes for everyone.
                     _______________________________Chief Instructor, November 2011___

TRAINING TIMES 2012
  subject to weather constraints as outlined below...

1st  Session: 7.30 pm – 8.15 pm:

Introductory : a 4-week introduction to equipment & safety issues
  dogs may be on/off lead depending on ability; low impact equipment.

 Beginners  (all heights)   Introduction to full-height equipment and sequences,
    dogs increasingly off lead as practicable, handlers to develop commands/signals.
Dogs should be competent on all individual obstacles ( except see-saw) to graduate.

Intermediate  (all heights) Dogs should aim to work consistently off-lead in this class :
introduction to the see-saw, serpentine formations, and simple sequence/course layouts
Dogs are expected to be able to weave independently to graduate from this class.

Advanced/Pre-trialing :  all heights  sharing sequences/courses in turn.
primarily a handling  class with dogs off-lead : more complex sequences
introducing  combination obstacles/discriminations/distance work.
Dogs may remain in this class until having gained their first competition title.

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 8.15 pm - 8.30:   Administration  &  Announcements   
  & any required course changes for Trialing classes

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     2nd  Session: 8.30 pm – 9.30 pm:  
                
 Trialling classes : all heights sharing the four 'rings' in turn.

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This arrangement requires those in the first training session to be present by 7 p.m. to set up,
and those in the second session to arrive by 8.15 for announcements and possible course changes,
and stay to pack up: if you train in both sessions, expectations can be negotiated with instructors.

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 *TRAINING WILL START AS SOON AS THE EQUIPMENT IS SET UP
      so it 's in your interests to ensure that happens as quickly & smoothly as possible

REMEMBER :
 YOU MUST WEAR YOUR MEMBERSHIP BADGE WHEN IN CLASS,
and it must be signed by your instructor when you graduate from one class to another.
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HOT WEATHER:
   If the temperature reaches/remains 34º or more at 6pm…
there will be NO TRAINING.

WET WEATHER:
     If there has been heavy rain consistently during the week,
   or on the day, training may be cancelled.

If you are in doubt in either circumstance,
please ring  the Chief Instructor  on   8384 8511 before 6.15 pm.
or : Julie Brown on 0422 251 844

SPECIFIC DATES:
Training may be cancelled depending on the availability of instructors on
those Thursdays which precede a regional trial weekend (Mt. Gambier/ Whyalla)
or which fall during other major Agility-related events such as
  the Royal Adelaide Show or Agility Nationals (Sydney, June 2012)
Such cancellations will be announced in advance on training nights, and on this website.

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