Brit, with your aptitude and motivation, you will become addicted to agility, I know you will. You have done an amazing job with Jackson and the bond you have with him is very apparent in all your videos.
This might make you sick, but I pay $90 for six weeks of agility for one dog and $165 now that I have two dogs I'm training. I just started my IG puppy on Thursday.
Have you looked into any obedience or agility clubs? They are generally cheaper for training and even cheaper if you become a member of the club. I found the following list of clubs in MD from the AKC website. I don't know which would be closer, but you might contact some of them and maybe they can give you leads to other clubs or trainers.
Below is a list of the clubs and all provided contact information we have listed for MD. The clubs are listed alphabetically by city.
Search Again. Accakeeh, MD Southern Maryland Kennel Club
Information:
Website:
http://www.smkc.org
Classes Offered: Competition Obedience - Open
Basic Manners/CGC
Rally
Conformation Handling
Contact(s):
Name: Betsy Parbuoni
Phone: (301) 934 - 8910 Ext:
Email:
hrrascal@gmail.com Baltimore, MD Oriole Dog Training Club
Information:
Email:
odtcreg@comcast.net
Website:
http://www.orioledogclub.org
Classes Offered:
Obedience
Competition Obedience - Novice
Competition Obedience - Open
Competition Obedience - Utility
Basic Manners/CGC
Flyball
Puppy - STAR
Conformation Handling
Tracking
Agility
Contact(s):
Name: Club Phone
Phone: (410) 298 - 5959 Ext:
Beltsville, MD Hyattsville Dog Training Club
Information:
Email:
knagler@aol.com
Contact(s):
Name: Ken Nagler
Phone: (410) 573 - 6556 Ext:
Email:
knagler@aol.com Finksburg, MD Baltimore County Kennel Club
<UL class=fourth_tier>Information:
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baltcokc@aol.com
</UL>Contact(s):
<UL class=fifth_tier>Name: Patricia Silberman
Phone: (410) 876 - 9092 Ext:
Email:
baltcokc@aol.com Hagerstown, MD Mason and Dixon Kennel Club
Information:
Website:
http://www.masondixonkennelclub.com
Classes Offered:
Obedience
Flyball
Rally
Puppy Kindergarten
Conformation Handling
Agility
Contact(s):
Name: Renee Nappier, Training Contact
Phone: (717) 643 - 0124 Ext:
Email:
R1performance.dogs@yahoo.com Hampstead, MD Carroll Kennel Club
Information:
Website:
http://www.carrollkennelclub.org
Classes Offered:
Obedience
Conformation Handling
Agility
Contact(s):
Name: Debbie Smart, Agility classes
Phone: (410) 840 - 8773 Ext:
Name: Patricia Bergland, Obedience and Conformation classes
Phone: (410) 239 - 7944 Ext:
Email:
patberglund@bergy.org Pikesville, MD Dog Owner's Training Club of Maryland
Information:
Website:
http://www.dotc.org
Classes Offered:
Competition Obedience - Novice
Competition Obedience - Open
Competition Obedience - Utility
Basic Manners/CGC
Puppy Kindergarten
Conformation Handling
Contact(s):
Name: Kitty Sarvinas, Conformation classes
Phone: (410) 465 - 4055 Ext:
Name: Judy Schreiber, Club registrar
Phone: (410) 747 - 6776 Ext:
Point of Rocks, MD Catoctin Kennel Club
Information:
Website:
http://www.catoctinkennelclub.org
Classes Offered:
Obedience
Puppy Kindergarten
Conformation Handling
Agility
Contact(s):
Name: Lamar Solomon, President & contact for Obedience & Puppy classes
Phone: (301) 695 - 6613 Ext:
Email:
president@catoctinkennelclub.org
Name: Linda Browder, Training contact for conformation handling
Phone: (703) 771 - 1788 Ext:
Salisbury, MD Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club
Information:
Website:
http://www.salisburymarylandkennelclub.org
Classes Offered:
Obedience
Basic Manners/CGC
Rally
Puppy Kindergarten
Conformation Handling
Agility
Contact(s):
Name: Barbara Walls, Agility Class Information
Phone: (410) 548 - 2110 Ext: 4
Email:
emt8843@yahoo.com
Name: Conformation Handling
Phone: (410) 548 - 2110 Ext: 7
Name: Brenda Spindler
Phone: (410) 548 - 2110 Ext: 1
Email:
goldens4me@verizon.net Silver Spring, MD Capital Dog Training Club of Washington, D.C.
Information:
Email:
CDTCclass@comcast.net
Website:
http://www.cdtc.org
Classes Offered:
Agility
Basic Manners/CGC
Canine Musical Freestyle
Competition Obedience - Novice
Competition Obedience - Open
Competition Obedience - Pre-Novice
Competition Obedience - Utility
Conformation Handling
Flyball
Obedience
Puppy Kindergarten
Rally
Contact(s):
Name: Dr. Joyce Dandridge
Phone: (202) 726 - 9155 Ext:
Email:
justus6@attglobal.net
Name: Shirley - Agility Class Information, phone calls accepted after 7pm
Phone: (301) 270 - 1890 Ext:
Name: Flyball Classes & Team Information
Email:
flyball@cdtc.org
Flyball also sounds fun, doesn't it? Are there any yorkies doing flyball? Or tracking?
