Journey Agility’s group classes, in the Tucson area are a fun way to improve your skills in a social environment. Come try agility, scent work, nose work, tricks, rally and other fun dog sports! Group classes are a great way to expose your dog to new situations safely. Dog training can improve the bond you have with your dog and give your dog a job.
Rally Obedience
Why Rally??
Rally was designed to create positive teamwork between a dog and their handler. Talking and excitement are encouraged during your rally test. Rally values fun and enjoyment for the dog, their handler and the spectators. A rally course consists of numbered signs for the team to execute during their performance. Harsh corrections of any kind are not tolerated and perfect heel position is not required. Rally will help your bond and relationship with your dog.
Rally Obedience Introduction - $200 for 5 weeks
This class is an introduction to rally obedience. You will learn all the novice signs for AKC rally obedience. Dogs should know sit, down, and heel. This class will be on leash and uses treats to learn the different signs.
Requirements
- Dogs should know sit, down and heel
Rally Obedience Novice - $200 for 5 weeks
This class is second level of rally obedience. This class will focus on more of the signs as well as practicing rally courses. Prerequisite is Rally Obedience Introduction OR instructor approval. This class will be on leash and uses treats to learn the different signs.
Requirements
- Rally Obedience Introduction OR Instructor Approval
Rally Ring Practice Time - $15 per hour
Sign up to do two runs on two different rally courses. This is supervised practice time to train on a pre-set rally course.
Drop In Training/Facility Rental
This is a 25 minute window for you to come train and/or play with your dog in our 4000 sq ft, air conditioned facility located at Speedway and Swan. Our facility is NOT a dog park! You need to supervise your dog 100% of the time you are inside our training space. Dogs who may mark need to wear belly bands or panties. You arrive at your scheduled time and enter through the west door. You have 25 minutes to train/play with your dog. Your time is up 25 minutes after it starts, gather your stuff and leave through the east door. We do not allow rescheduling or cancelling of your appointment, once you have paid that time slot is yours.
Drop In Training/Facility Rental - $30 for 30 minutes
This drop in training time is supervised by one of our staff but is not a private lesson.
Requirements
- Your dog may be asked to wear a belly band/diapers
Drop In 30 minute Agility Training FOR CURRENT STUDENTS ONLY - $25 for 30 minutes
This is training time on the agility equipment for current students only!
Requirements
- You are currently a Journey Agility student taking agility classes.
Puppy Classes
Manners and Life Skills - Puppy Level - $200 for 6 weeks
A foundational level class for Dog Manners and Life Skills training. Puppy class curriculum is identical, while allowing for time to discuss "puppy behaviors". (6 week course on Saturdays)
AKC Puppy Star - $210 for 6 weeks
A 6 week puppy class with many exposure and enrichment activities. A puppy STAR title will be available at the end of this class! Appropriate for puppies 4 months to 1 year old (puppy STAR is available to puppies under 1 year old)
Pet 101 - $210 for 6 weeks
Pet 101 is suitable for dogs 4 months & up. This class helps you with all the basics, sit, down, stay, come, mat work, etc. House training, nutrition and other topics will also be discussed. Taught by: Marie Gagnon
Requirements
- Dogs are 4 months or older
Adult Dog Manners and Life Skills Classes
Manners and Life Skills - Novice Level - $200 for 6 weeks
A foundational level class for Dog Manners and Life Skills training. (6 week course on Saturdays)
Manners and Life Skills Class - Strategic Level - $200 for 5 weeks
The Strategic Dog Manners class will serve as an intermediate opportunity to further develop basic commands and impulse control to prepare the dog (and handler) for more advanced training situations. (6 week course on Saturdays)
Manners and Life Skills - Experienced Level - $200 for 6 weeks
The Manners and Life Skills: Experienced course will serve to introduce more advanced topics and prepare the dog (and handler) for work-specific training (Therapy, Service, etc). *This class will involve public access training.*
Requirements
- Evaluation or instructor permission required
FunGility
We have many opportunities for you to try out activities by dropping in!
Drop In FunGility - $50 per class OR packages available
Located at Speedway and Swan, indoors on comfort king mats. This specific link is for 1 class for $50. This class is offered as a single drop in style class for $50, 3 consecutive classes for $135 and 5 consecutive classes for $200. This class is for people who want to do agility for fun. We will use treats to lure dogs through the obstacles. You will also learn some tricks. Dogs WILL remain on leash. We will not be doing the teeter or weaves. ** DOGS NEED TO BE IN A CRATE OR XPEN UNLESS THEY ARE WORKING**
Agility Classes
Agility Foundation Level 1 - $195 for 5 weeks
This class is for dogs and handlers who want to learn the basics of agility. We WILL NOT be doing agility in this class. We will be learning behaviors that can build towards doing agility and obstacles. (Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
Requirements
- Your dog needs to eat treats
- This class is for people who want to compete
Agility Foundation Handling - $155 for 4 weeks
Agility foundation with jumps and tunnels. This class will focus on the skills needed to run a course with jumps and tunnels. If you enjoy, it you can continue on to learn weaves and contacts. Things we will learn: start line stay/lead out, front crosses, rear crosses, tunnel commitment, wraps, backsides.
Requirements
- Your dog must eat treats
- Your dog knows jumps and tunnels
Agility Advanced Handling - $170 for 5 weeks
This class focuses on skills needed to compete at the Masters level in agility. Treats and/or toys and marker training will be used. Handlers will learn to sequence more difficult courses and both standard and jumpers style as well as gamblers, snookers, relay and other games. (Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
Requirements
- Your dog must be one year or older
- Your dog needs to be trialing at the Masters level or pass a skills assessment given by the instructor
FunGility - Packages prices available
This class is for people who want to do agility for fun. We will use treats to lure dogs through the obstacles. We will not be doing the teeter or dog walk.
Requirements
- Your dog is NOT reactive
Scent Work
Drop In Scent Work - Packages prices available
Open to any level team, dogs need to be 4 months or older. Each week we work a handling drill and a scent puzzle. Your dog doesn't need prior experience to join class! Scent work is a great activity for dogs who "need a job".
Advanced Scent Work - $160 for 5 weeks
This class provides you and your dog information for the next level of scent work. Learn how to add distractions, search interior and exterior spaces, discuss handler discrimination, multiple hides, blind hides and more! (Monday mornings)
Requirements
- Your dog must be able to eat food
- Instructor permission needed to join class
Photo Shoot
Schedule a photography session with your pet(s)
Photo Shoot - $125
At Journey Agility, we offer a pet photography experience for a session fee of $125. This fee covers the time and expertise of our photographer during the photo shoot, ensuring that we capture the best moments of your beloved pet. Please note that this session fee does not include any images. Immediately following the session, you will have a viewing appointment where you can see the beautifully captured images of your pet. During this viewing, you will have the opportunity to select and purchase your favorite images separately. Our goal is to provide you with a customized selection process, allowing you to choose the images that best capture the unique personality of your pet
Building Blocks
Building Blocks for Life AND Sports - $210 for 6 weeks
In Building Blocks, we focus on creating behaviors that will benefit both pet owners and people who want to compete in performance sports. We will use games to introduce new behaviors like heel, tunnel and wrap a cone. We will continue to work on come, stay, sit and down using fun activities. Using games to introduce new behaviors and sharpen existing ones motivates the dog to enjoy the training. Taught by Marie Gagnon
Requirements
- Previous manners type class or instructor permission
AKC CGC Class & Test
AKC CGC test preparation and testing.
AKC CGC Class & Test - $200 for 5 weeks
Learn all the things needed to pass the AKC CGC Test
Requirements
- Dogs should know sit, down, come
- This class will be taught using treats
AKC CGC Test ONLY - $45 per test
Sign up to take the AKC CGC Test. This is only the test, no classes included.
Pet 101
Pet 101 - $210 for 6 weeks
Pet 101 is suitable for dogs 4 months & up. This class helps you with all the basics, sit, down, stay, come, mat work, etc. House training, nutrition and other topics will also be discussed. Taught by: Marie Gagnon
Requirements
- Dogs 4 months and older