DePaw Dog Sports and Training Academy

DePaw Dog Sports and Training Academy offers a wide range of classes including Puppy Foundations, Advanced Puppy, Obedience Foundations, and Advanced Obedience/CGC preparation. They also provide specialized training in various aspects of agility such as Pre-agility Foundations, Obstacles Foundations, Sequencing Foundations, World Class Weaves, Handling Foundations, Master Handling, Competition Agility 1 and 2, and Course Analysis.

Other programs include Rally (Intro to Rally, Competition Rally), Conformation, and Canine Fitness (Fitness Foundations, Advanced Fitness for Canine Athletes). They also offer evaluations for CGC, Novice Trick Dog, and Agility, as well as private lessons for agility.

Pricing Summary

Monthly competition classes (Agility or Rally) are $115. Discounts are available for multiple dogs from the same household in competition classes: $215 for two dogs, $315 for three dogs, and $415 for four dogs. Post-Master Handling classes are also $115 per month. These monthly fees can be paid as a single month or set up as a recurring charge.

Foundation classes for Puppy, Obedience, Pre-agility, Obstacles, Sequencing, World Class Weaves, Handling, Fitness, and Conformation are $175 each. Drop-in evaluations for CGC, Novice Trick Dog, and Handling Skills & Drills are $30. Agility evaluations are $75.

Private agility lessons are available at $120 per hour with Cassie Evans and $135 per hour with Gerry Brown. Ring rentals are $60 per hour, and Canine Gym rentals are $30 per hour.

Policies

For monthly competition classes, students must pay a fee each month to hold their spot, regardless of attendance. An exception, called a “Student Sabbatical,” allows for a one-month reprieve from payment due to injury or illness of the student or dog. This sabbatical is available once per 12-month period and must be requested via email to depawagility@gmail.com before the first of the month.

If a student stops paying monthly fees without notice, DePaw reserves the right to fill the spot after two months. Priority for filling open spots is given first to graduates of DePaw’s Starters Series, then to former students, and finally to brand new students who trained elsewhere.

DePaw Dog Sports and Training Academy is an indoor dog training facility located in Leander, Texas, just north of Austin. They are a community of dog lovers with a professional team of trained staff dedicated to helping dog owners with all their dog training and coaching needs.

They provide a wide range of classes and services for dogs of all ages and breeds, including agility classes, dog obedience classes, tricks, and dog events. They also offer online dog coaching and various other fun dog activities.

DePaw aims to help owners discover their dog’s hidden potential and build stronger, clearer communication. They coach on training techniques and understanding dog communication, assisting owners in extensively training their dogs on behavioral patterns, obedience skills, and socialization. The academy provides a fun-filled and positive environment, offering tips and tricks for nurturing dogs from puppyhood throughout their lives, and coaching for competition in agility and other sports.

Accomplishments

DePaw Dog Sports and Training Academy is led by a team of highly experienced trainers with extensive accomplishments. Founder Gerry Brown has been teaching agility since 1997 and opened DePaw Agility Training Center in 2002. Trevor Smith, a CPDT-KA and CCFT, has over twenty years of experience, spoke at the APDT conference in 2015, and launched Doggie Dojo in 2016.

Kellye McMaster has over 15 years of experience teaching, training, and competing in dog agility, with three of her four dogs qualifying and competing at nationals. Hannah Clark holds a Ph.D., is a CCFT, CPDT-KA, and CGC Evaluator, and competes in multiple dog sports. Michelle Swartz has been teaching agility since 2014, and her dogs have achieved numerous agility championships and titles across AKC, ASCA, and NADAC, competing in national events.

Debbie Vogel has nearly 20 years of experience training and competing in agility. Kathleen Reish, a CPDT and AKC Evaluator, has been teaching dog training and agility since 2014. Sue Beckage, training since 2007 and instructing since 2011, has achieved over 250 performance titles with her Dobermans, including 24 Agility Championships, and her dogs have consistently ranked nationally and qualified for AKC national events.

Brent Henry has been training dogs since 1986 and started agility in 2008, with his German Shorthaired Pointer being only the second to achieve the Agility Grand Championship. Tammi White, with over 30 years of dog showing experience and 15 years of teaching, was a full-time professional handler and has guided her students to top rankings in owner-handler competitions.

How to Get Started!

To get started, prospective clients can register for classes or book online through the “Register for Classes” or “FIND A CLASS” links. There is also a “Class Application” available. For ring rentals, individuals who are not current or previous students are advised to contact the business directly.