Touch N Go Agility Center

Touch & Go Agility offers various class levels:
nnFoundation Skills for Agility: Open to puppies at least 12 weeks old and adult dogs with little or no previous agility exposure. This class builds obedience, motivation, and basic skills necessary for agility, with little emphasis on equipment or sequencing.
nnNovice: For dogs with previous agility training not yet competing, or those competing with equipment/motivation problems. Focuses on building equipment skills and increasing motivation.
nnIntermediate: For dogs able to perform all obstacles at competition standards. Dogs with motivation problems are accepted but may be restricted to motivation building.
nnAdvanced: For dogs with no serious equipment problems. Focuses on increasing speed on course and teaching handling skills and strategies.
nnMasters: Open only to dogs competing at the top levels of a venue. Focuses on fine-tuning performance, handling skills, and strategy. Dogs with motivation or significant equipment problems are not permitted.
nnSemi-Private (up to 3 dogs) & Private Lessons: Available with Kathie Leggett by appointment on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Experienced students new to Touch & Go can gain access to group classes after one or more private instruction/evaluation classes. New Puppy Consultations are also available.

Pricing Summary

Classes are pre-paid on a 6-week basis. The class fee covers 6 consecutive class meetings.

Policies

Missed Class Policy: Classes are pre-paid for on a 6-week basis, covering 6 consecutive class meetings. Credit is not given for missed classes, including for bitches in heat. Classes missed due to inclement or extreme weather are not counted.
nnClass Make Up: If a student knows they will be unable to attend a class, they may apply to attend an alternate class of the same level on a space-available basis. Daytime students must contact by phone or email no later than 7 pm the day prior to their class; evening students must contact no later than 10 am the day of anticipated absence. Approval is required before attending a make-up class.

Touch & Go Agility Training Center is a premier agility training school located in the Sacramento area, owned and operated by Katherine Leggett. The center caters to serious agility enthusiasts and anyone interested in training for competition.

Their philosophy emphasizes building a solid foundation of basic skills using positive training techniques and emphasizing play. They focus on developing a great relationship between the handler and their dog, where the handler is the ultimate reward and agility becomes a fun game.

Touch & Go Agility provides weekly agility training for nearly 100 students and hosts seminars and workshops with popular instructors throughout the year. They also offer their agility field for rent to students for practice.

The school’s curriculum is focused on building strong dog training skills to enable students to excel in the agility ring. They require certain obedience standards for group agility classes above the foundation level, including sit, 30-second sit stay, down, 30-second down stay, and reliable recall with distractions. Dogs aggressive to people or other dogs, or excessively shy dogs, are not accepted for agility training.

Accomplishments

Kathie Leggett is a nationally recognized agility trainer and competitor. She is a two-time AKC National Champion (1999, 2000) and a five-time member of the United States Agility Team, earning Gold and Silver Medals in international competition. She was also the US Team Assistant Coach in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Her competitive accomplishments include 3rd place at the USDAA National Championships in 1992, USDAA National Champion in 1997, and multiple Reserve Champion titles in AKC. She was a member of Team USA at the European Open Agility Competition in 2007, where their team placed 7th. Kathie is an occasional contributor to “Clean Run” magazine and is an AKC agility judge. She has been an instructor at prestigious events like Power Paws Agility Camp and Clean Run Agility Camp.

How to Get Started!

New students with no significant previous agility training begin with Foundation Skills for Agility. Experienced students new to Touch & Go who are working above the foundation level can gain access to group classes after one or more private instruction/evaluation classes. Visitors are welcome to observe classes by prior arrangement via call or email.