Foundations 1

Foundations 1 continues the progression from Shape Up Pup, building the flatwork and foundation skills that support long-term success in agility training.

In this course, Justine’s young Border Collie Revival, now 4 months old, demonstrates the next stage of training as she develops more advanced flatwork games, self-control, and early introductions to agility equipment.

The focus of this class is agility skills training that develops strong communication, focus, and body awareness, allowing dogs to build the foundation needed for confident obstacle performance later in training.

These exercises help dogs learn how to think clearly, respond to cues, and move thoughtfully around obstacles while maintaining enthusiasm and engagement.

Skills Covered

Throughout the course, teams will work on agility skills training exercises including:

• Flatwork skills

• Table games

• Acceleration and deceleration

• Wing wraps

• Focus forward

• Verbal discriminations

• Start-line games

• Body awareness

These foundational exercises help dogs develop the control, understanding, and confidence that support future agility training.

Working Spots

Working students may submit up to 5 minutes of video per week for review. Videos may be submitted as several short clips or one longer training session.

Auditor Spots

Auditors have access to all lesson content and may watch the material while asking questions as they progress through the course.