[AU-074] Flyball: Learning the Foundations (Winter-Spring 2025)

This course is ideal for learning the fundamentals of dog sports with a focus on beginner Flyball training. The behaviors you learn will transition seamlessly into the advanced mechanics required in executing a Flyball pattern. The lessons can be easily trained at home with minimal equipment. The work does not require a Flyball team or a Flyball box.

Focus areas include:

• Tugging/toy play
• Driving away from handler
• Building work ethic
• Retrieving an object
• Targeting all feet
• Recalling to you
• Focusing around distractions
• Controlling arousal
• Committing to jumps
• Controlling impulses
• Hind end power
• Developing body awareness

Additional Course Details

• Faculty:
  • Shelly Switick
• Dates:
  • Course starts on January 8, 2025.
    • Unit 1 – Jan 8
    • Unit 2 – Jan 22
    • Unit 3 – Feb 5
    • Unit 4 – Feb 19
    • Unit 5 – Mar 5
    • Unit 6 – Mar 19
    • End Date: Apr 9
  • Registration opens on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 @ 11 am Eastern
  • Registration closes for Working Spots Feb 27, 2025. Auditing remains open.
  • Course material access never expires.
• Level:
  • This course is perfect for pups aged 5 months and older. For younger dogs that are not fully grown, please consult a veterinary professional to determine a safe jump height for your dog.
• Course Structure:
  • Over 6 Units. Each exercise has:
    • Demo video
    • Written description
    • Downloadable PDFs
• Equipment needed (working participants only):
  • Jump that is 24-30″ wide and 6-7″ high
  • 18″ x 24″ target mat, black preferred (shelf liner is perfect)
  • Tugs, treats, clicker
  • Optional: 14″ fitness/stability disc (larger breeds may require a larger disc size)
  • Optional: Cato Board
• Space required (working participants only):
  • Games require a maximum of 30 feet of indoor/outdoor space.

Course Information

Estimated Time: 6 units, 2 weeks between each release, with a week of catch up at the end.

Difficulty: Puppy

Categories: Flyball, Foundation, Registration Open

Course Instructor

Shelly Switick Instructor