Conditioning Classes

Fun & Fit

This class works on improving the dog’s body awareness, coordination, stabilization, balance, strength and flexibility through interacting with novel objects.  This class is ideal for performance dogs or dogs that like to be active.  Watch your dog’s focus and confidence improve while having a blast!

Handler Conditioning

Private or semi-private sessions are designed to help the handler(s) improve their own physical skills/abilities to better compliment their canine partner in dog activities/sports.

Up, ondeck, in the hole! 

Are you and your dog
ready?

Dog agility is an exhilarating sport, fast moving and quite intense. It is physically and mentally demanding for both the handler and the dog.  As much as we strategically plan our approach to handle a course whether in practice or in competition, we need to be prepared to improvise and make split-second decisions on what to do and where to go. This can put us in compromising positions.  Our minds can do it. Can our bodies?  Conditioning is therefore a must for both the handler and the canine partner. In our minds, Agility is the ultimate human-canine TEAM sport.

We have all spent a lot of time, money and energy training and perfecting our dogs to handle their part.  However, we forget what we need to bring to the table to optimize the results of the team.

Because of these sport specific demands, dog agility does not come without risk.  The occurrence of injury is high for both the handlers and the dogs.  Most injuries occur either from improper use of the body over time (referred to as cumulative injury cycle) or from an acute event.  If movements are inhibited or compromised for one reason or another, it becomes difficult to have fluid, sound and efficient movements on the field and we will unconsciously start to compensate and create undesirable muscle imbalances that could lead to pain and potentially long lay-offs.

If we all take the time to properly condition ourselves for our sport, we would reduce the risk of injury, and optimize our performance on course.

At IADW, we offer private or semi-private Handler Conditioning sessions that are designed to help you improve your physical skills to better compliment your dog in quest of the Q.

Get your jump start to success!