Countryside Agility

BARN HUNT PEEPS!!!!!

DUE TO JUDGE ISSUES (NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND ONE)
WE HAVE HAD TO SWITCH TO A 2 DAY TRIAL IN APRIL!
The trial is now Sat and Sun April 25/26
Judge is Rayann Bullock
Thank you to Rayann for agreeing to come !
All classes including CZ8 and there will be 2 trials each day ,
Both trials will start at 8 am
Sat will start with Instinct and Sun will start with Masters
Trial is open NOW at www.secreterrier.com
Revised premium will be up on our site and BH site by this evening See you there !

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Hello Countryside Peeps!

We are excited to announce that Obedience and Scent Work classes will be starting soon at Countryside Agility! We have long wanted to offer more fun things to do with your dog and finally have been able to fit in some new stuff!

If you are interested in signing up for a class or finding out more information about future classes be sure to use this contact for all Scentwork and Obedience : Michelle Plazony at [email protected]

Please do not email the countryside office about these classes ! (as we have our hands full with AGILITY!)

🐾 Scent Work (Scent Work)

Scent Work is a FUN and highly beneficial activity that allows your dog to use their natural hunting instincts. It provides intense mental stimulation — just 15–20 minutes can equal an hour-long walk — along with low-impact physical exercise.

Benefits include:

Reduces anxiety and builds confidence
Strengthens the bond between dog and handler
Can be done anywhere with no special equipment required
Suitable for ANY dog
Class begins by building your dog’s confidence and excitement for the game. Dogs start by searching for a favorite reward hidden in one of several boxes. The activity is self-rewarding — when they find the treat or toy, they immediately get to enjoy it!

As skills develop, searches expand from a few boxes to larger rooms, then to outdoor areas and even vehicles!

Eventually, dogs learn to search for and identify a specific target odor and locate its source. This sport is an incredible confidence builder — and a fantastic learning experience for handlers too!

🐾 Obedience Classes

Using positive reinforcement methods, you will learn how to teach your dog:

Sit, down, stay/wait
Recall, leave it, drop it
Loose leash walking
Place
Crate games and confidence-building games
The course is designed with the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen test in mind. Handler/dog teams are invited to test for their CGC at the end of the course if they feel ready. You may need additional training before being ready to test .

Classes will be offered on Thursdays as follows:

Thursdays:

11am-12am Puppy/Basic Obedience

12:15-1:15 Scent Work Foundation

4:45-5:45 Puppy/Basic Obedience

6:00-7:00 Scent Work Foundation

7:15-8:15 Continuing Scent Work (for dogs already introduced to odor)

8:30-9:30 Puppy/Basic Obedience

Please note that class levels/times may be changed/combined based on enrollment.

Six weeks, 1 hour class, $150

Prerequisite: None except Continuing Scent Work is for dogs already introduced to odor

Class Start date: April 2, 2026

If you are interested in signing up for a class or finding out more information about future classes email: [email protected]

Or call Michele 630-212-7234

If you would like to sign up for a class, please send us the following information:

Name:

Address:

Phone number:

Your dog’s name:

Age:

Breed:

Class/time you are interested in:

Any previous dog training:

Any dog reactivity:

Interested in learning how to help your dog build better jumping skills and instilling confidence and speed using jump grids?
The Susan Salo jump grid program was designed for this purpose ! In her program she teaches the importance of using grids in training an agility dog. The grids teach the dogs to transfer their weight which allows them to perform clean jumping skills.

Sue Reuss has been teaching Grid classes based on the Salo program for many years for her agility students in Buffalo and has agreed to give us a workshop going thru all the basic/beginner foundations and grids.

Our instructors all had first dibs on working spots so they are full but this is a workshop where auditing is almost better as you can concentrate on watching the dogs work thru the grids , It is about not only learning the rules associated with working the grids , but developing an eye for what is correct ex*****on .

There has been so much interest in this topic we will try to offer other workshops this winter

The workshop is being held this Sun Jan 4th

9-1 Basic intro to the Grid program with the first set point jump exercise and basic grids

2-6 A continuation of beginner grids.

$30 to audit one session , $50 for the entire day of auditing

Contact Denise at [email protected] to sign up to audit or for more info

Hey!! Did you mean to enter the Wine Country trials in Romulus NY and forget??? Still time if you hurry!! Entries close in 45 minutes and you can still enter thru labtestedonline.com until 6 PM !!

4 days of all classes Sept 25-28 hosted by Finger Lakes Kennel Club

WE need to support this club or there wont be any more going forward , Emtries are small and they need your support!

WEather looks like it willl be good and they have a nice beach for swimmimg dogs and tons of walkiing space . Not to mention the beautiful view of Seneca Lake from the agility rings!
Premium is posted on the Countryside website

Hope top see you there !!