Flyball Training

Are you interested in Flyball? This fast-paced sport is often referred to as “drag racing for dogs.” It is exciting, competitive, and the only dog sport that is a team effort.

Melody Daggs Professional Dog Training supports Mutts in Motion Flyball Club. Contact Lavada Montgomery at MuttsinMotion.com to get your dog involved in the sport!  Lavada has been training and showing dogs since 1978.  Lavada and her dogs have competed in both flyball and agility and she is an experienced obedience and flyball teacher.  Three of her dogs are currently active in Mutts In Motion

Rally uses basic obedience moves to navigate a “course” laid out with signs. The handler & dog team will learn the Rally signs. These signs are just a combination of sits, downs, and heeling. Rally is a fun and exciting way to promote a positive working relationship between handler and dog while offering the chance to earn AKC titles. As always, you can just take this class for a great night out with the dog!

Class Date: To Be Announced
Cost: $150.00
To Register: Call Michele at 559-970-0209

Requirements: Must be current on all vaccinations.
Age: 5 months to any age
Class length: 4 weeks(one hour per week)
Cost: $120
To Register: Call Michele at 559-970-0209

Scent training is an exciting and fun new sport created to encourage and develop your dog’s natural scenting abilities. In scent training or nose work, you use your dog’s desire to hunt, combined with his love of toys, food and exercise. Scent Training works for all dogs…as long as they have a nose. And, it’s fun for the dog since they are using their natural talent of smelling. With just a small amount of training and encouragement, your dog will be searching and finding scents quickly.

Requirements: Must be current on all vaccinations.
Age: Any age after completing Beginner Class
Class length: 6 weeks (one hour per week)
Cost: $150
To Register: Leave message for Michele at 559-455-9019
Prerequisites: Completed Beginner Obedience Training, is under control and can sit quietly in a room with other dogs.

Safely teach your dog jumps, tunnels, A-frames and other obstacles. Dogs love to learn to run various courses, configured with these obstacles. The dog learns to follow your directions, helping to develop a closer bond to you, the handler. Agility is a great confidence builder for timid dogs too!

Requirements: Must be current on all vaccinations.
Class length: 4 weeks (one hour per week)
Cost: $120
To Register: Call Michele at 559-970-0209
General Prerequisites: Completed Beginner Obedience Training.