All-American Dog Sports

Training programs include private lessons and 7-week group classes in Foundation Skills for Agility, Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Agility, as well as Intro to Nosework and advanced nosework levels. Run-thrus are offered weekly for competitors at Intro/Novice and Open/Elite levels. Classes require prerequisites and are held at their outdoor field or Flying Fur! Dog Daycare. Nosework classes are held at the Blacksburg Community Center.

Pricing Summary

Private lessons are $30 for a 30-minute session. Group classes cost $105 for 7 weeks, except for Intro to Nosework at $125 (6 weeks) and Advanced Agility at $95 (6 weeks). Run-thrus are $15 per dog per session. Additional fees apply for in-home obedience or behavior modification work.

All-American Dog Sports is a dog training business based in Blacksburg, VA, founded by a certified professional trainer with over 25 years of experience. They specialize in positive reinforcement-based training for dog sports including agility, obedience, nosework, and trick training, with a strong focus on mixed-breed and rescue dogs. Private lessons and group classes are offered on their outdoor agility field and at Flying Fur! Dog Daycare, catering to dogs of all sizes, ages, and abilities. Their philosophy centers on making training fun and strengthening the human-dog bond through reward-based methods, clicker training, and team-building exercises. They also host NADAC agility trials and offer run-thrus for competitors at all levels.

The trainer has earned over 55 agility championship titles on rescue dogs and has been a finalist at the NADAC Agility Championships with multiple dogs, including dogs inducted into the NADAC Agility Hall of Fame. They welcome purebreds and mixed breeds alike and emphasize training the dog you have, not the dog you wish you had.

Additional services include beginner agility classes, nosework progression courses, and community events like Show-N-Go runs. All training uses positive reinforcement techniques with no use of corrections or aversive tools.

Accomplishments

The trainer has earned over 55 agility championship titles on rescue dogs, been a NADAC Championship finalist with four different dogs, and has four dogs inducted into the NADAC Agility Hall of Fame. Dogs have won top awards for Highest Scoring Mixed Breed, Rescue Dog, and Virginia Dog. Certified CPDT-KA with 25+ years of training experience and former Dog Training Program Manager for APS of Orange County, NC.

How to Get Started!

Interested clients can email info@AllAmericanDogSports.com or andrea@allamericandogsports.com to inquire about availability, register for classes, or schedule private lessons. Classes require prerequisites and fill on a first-come basis.