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Dog Agility at J-Canine Pet Resort "The Ultimate Country Retreat" |
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We offer group and private agility lessons for everyone - from playing for fun to the top levels of competition (also fun!!). We have three great instructors, who love dogs and agility.
Martine Kopka, CPDT-KA is the Training Coordinator at J-Canine and enjoys
helping people
Liz Neuman, has been
Renee King has been training in the sport of agility since 1998.
She competes in both
USDAA and AKC. Her current teammates are: ADCH-LAA
Bronze MACH Cisco HSAs HSBs MXF TM-Platinum,
Weather Policy: JCPR hosts its agility program outdoors in its fully equipped, grass, lighted, fenced-in arena (no cover), and therefore, classes are subject to a weather policy. If the weather conditions are such that the equipment or field is not useable, class will be cancelled and all students registered for that class will be notified via email unless you request another method of notification. Students enrolled are encouraged to also leave a cell phone or another method of contact which they will check prior to coming to class so that we may relay class information when necessary. Drop-Ins or students invited to come to class on an alternate day/time are encouraged to call prior to 6:00 pm to check if class will be held. If there is a 30% chance or greater of precipitation, temperatures in the low 30s, high winds are predicted or other factors that render unsafe conditions, JCPR reserves the right to cancel class to be continued at the next appointed time. No refunds will be given with regard to the weather policy - we simply hold class the next week in its designated time slot. Likewise, a student's inability to show up to participate in class after the point of registration will not be given a refund.
Payment Policy Students are required to register for class and provide payment in advance. Tuition will be charged upon enrollment in the class. If we have fewer students than necessary to host the class, enrollees will be notified of the new start date. JCPR will not issue refunds for students who are unable to attend classes or for dates that are affected by the weather conditions and pushed back into future calendar dates. When you register for a class, it is similar to registering for college classes - you use them or lose them. Your registration reserves the spot in that particular class AND reserves your instructor for that particular class. Missed dates shall not be applied to other classes or "traded" out for other services.
Our agility field is fully fenced and has lights for nighttime use. All of our equipment meets AKC, NADAC and/or USDAA regulations, and is adjustable to use in training new dogs.
We welcome all breeds and mixed breed dogs to come play! Only fun and positive methods are used.
Agility classes: Agility Prep: This six-week primer helps prepares you and your pet for the fundamental dog & handler skills needed to be successful in agility. This class will demonstrate how to gain better focus from your pet, teach you how to play, motivate, and reward your dog appropriately so you can begin to form a team-based relationship, and begins such foundation skills as flatwork, side changes, SIT, DOWN, STAY with distractions, and will introduce the Tunnel, Table, downsides of the Contact Obstacles, and Bar Jumps. This class is required for future agility classes and costs $135. Dogs must be at least 6 months old to participate. Beginner Class: Our six-week beginner agility class introduces dogs to the fundamental skills they will need to learn to play safely and successfully in agility. Dogs are introduced to the full Dog Walk, Weave Poles, Spread & Panel Jumps, Collapsed Tunnel (Chute), and A-Frame. Beginner agility also builds upon many obedience-for-agility concepts that will help your pet in the more advanced classes and at home. This is a 6-Week on-leash class. Our beginner class is $135, with classes starting soon! Intermediate Classes I, II, and; III: This series of classes introduces handling techniques to better guide your dog and improves the dog’s understanding of how to operate each obstacle correctly. You will begin sequencing and course work. This class also stresses the importance of independent obstacle performance and introduces discrimination challenges and verbal commands & proper timing. We will also introduce the See Saw to our dogs who have a strong understanding of the Dog Walk. The intermediate classes are all 6-week class sessions and run consecutively. Tuition for each 6-Week class is $120. Dogs must have a recall or run on leash in this class. Advanced Classes I, II, and III: The Advanced series of classes focuses on Skill Drills and an understanding of how to use handler motion in conjunction with cues to signal the obstacles in sequences and coursework. Handlers learn how to walk a course, plan their handling strategy, and execute their runs with more success. These 6-Week classes are each $110. Dogs must be able to work off-leash with distractions to participate. Competition Class: These on-going 4-Week sessions focus on preparing yourself and your teammate and practicing for competition. If trial competition is not your goal, this class is also a great way to keep challenging you and your dog's mind after progressing through the other classes. With a strong emphasis on coursework and sequencing, you will strengthen your performance skills, work difficult entries and approaches to obstacles, and work more from a distance. You pre-pay for this class monthly, at $70 per month (4-weeks).
*We currently host Competition classes on: Monday evenings with Renee King and Thursday evenings with Liz Neuman If you're interested in drop-in classes, you may join us a class at a time for $25/class. Please let us know in advance if you're planning on coming, so we can let you know if we have to cancel due to weather, and so we can verify your vaccination records and confirm having a spot in class to accommodate you and your pet in that particular class.
Private Lessons: Private lessons are available for $45 per half-hour or $70 per hour and are available by appointment. The half hour may be split between two dogs belonging to the same person, and the hour may be split between two people, each with up to two dogs. Please call to schedule your lesson and discuss your goals for the session.
Student Pictures
Above all, agility at J-Canine Pet Resort will be FUN!!
Field Rental and Fun Runs: We will also rent our field to experienced agility handlers. Rental is $20 per hour for up to 5 people. Call or email us for a quote for rental for groups of more than 5 handlers. You can call or email for availability and to reserve the field. Also, as time and the agility trialing season allows, we will offer Fun Run's on select Friday or Saturday evenings. Please check this page for dates and times, or email us to be added to our announcement list.
If you have any questions, please call 281-633-9464 or send an email to liz@j-canine.com or to our class coordinator, Martine at martine@j-canine.com Please fill out and include our Getting To Know You Questionnaire
Click here for map and directions.
Photo by Tien Tran
Required Vaccinations: DHLP-P, Rabies, and Bordatella (kennel cough)
Looking for agility training in other parts of town? E-mail us and we will be happy to refer you to a local instructor. 281-633-9464
Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.
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better
understand their pets by teaching modern, positive-based
reinforcement training
techniques. Her lifelong interest in animal behavior &
training became a passion when she adopted Henry, a deaf and
vision-impaired Catahoula Leopard Dog in 2004 and began teaching him
sign language. Her own pets became the driving force for her to join
J-Canine’s program in 2007 where she currently teaches Puppy Class,
Beginner Agility, and Basic Obedience classes.
Martine competes in agility with her 7 year-old rescue Doberman, Ace
and her young Border Collie,
involved
in the sport since 1992, and has
worked with numerous breeds. She
has achieved over 100 obedience and
agility titles with her five dogs, as well as a conformation
championship and a few flyball titles. She is also the
secretary for New Hope Agility Group and New Hope Australian
Shepherd Club, and hosts at least eight agility trials a year in College
Station, TX. She also recently co-founded the Southwest
Houston Agility Group, a new NADAC club in Fort Bend County. Meet Liz's
dogs: the old man 
a
5 year old smooth-coated Border Collie, ADCH-LAA Gold Hamlet MX MXJ
XF NAC NJC NGC FDX CGC, the wild and crazy 12 year old Jack Russell
Terrier who started it all for her, and ADCH Racket OA AXJ OF,
Hamlet’s 7 year old brother and clicker dog extraordinaire.
