Dallas Dog Sports

Dallas Dog Sports offers agility training classes from Beginner to Advanced levels, along with Pre-Agility classes (Level 1 and Level 2). The Beginner agility program consists of two six-week sessions (Beginner Agility 1 and 2). Pre-Agility classes are also six weeks in length.

Novice Agility and higher levels (Intermediate, Advanced) are ongoing classes. All pre-agility classes use clicker-based, positive, reward-based training. Prerequisites include dogs not exhibiting aggression and handlers being 12 years or older. Dogs must be vaccinated and meet age requirements (5 months for P1, 6 months for P2, 7 months for Beginner Agility 1).

Beginner classes focus on individual obstacles, Novice on sequencing and technical skills, Intermediate on course flow, and Advanced on handling nuances and efficiency. Private instruction is also available for pre-agility and agility.

Pricing Summary

Class fees are available on their ‘Class Fees’ page. Beginner Agility classes are six-week sessions, while Novice Agility and higher levels are ongoing classes with monthly fees.

Policies

No refunds will be made if a dog is excused from classes due to aggression towards people or other dogs.

Dallas Dog Sports specializes in agility training, offering classes from Beginner to Advanced levels, as well as pre-agility classes (specialized obedience training). They also host special interest seminars, clinics, fun matches, and sanctioned agility trials. Founded in August 1995, the facility aims to provide a safe, fun, and attractive training environment with individual attention and expertise in pre-agility and agility.

Dallas Dog Sports is owned and operated by Patty Drom, who has been training dogs since 1985 and is an agility judge for USDAA, UKI, and AKC. The business is closing its doors on June 30, 2024, after 29 years.

Accomplishments

Dallas Dog Sports was founded in August 1995. Patty Drom, the owner, began training dogs in 1985 and has been active in obedience, rally, and agility since 1986. She is an agility judge for USDAA, UKI, and AKC, having judged at the National Finals for all three organizations. Patty and her dogs have earned over 200 performance titles, mostly in agility.

Instructors Jody Faulkner, Stacy Lehman, and Aimee Legendre also have extensive competition experience, with their dogs earning multiple Championship titles in various agility venues (USDAA, AKC, ASCA, NADAC). The business maintains a ‘Ring of Honor’ for its champion dogs.

How to Get Started!

To register for a class, go to the online registration form. You have the option of online payment via PayPal or credit card, or you may mail in your payment. If you did not graduate from the Pre-Agility Level 1 class at Dallas Dog Sports, but think you are ready to jump right into Pre-Agility Level 2, you must schedule an assessment prior to registering.