Specialty Class
Agility
Guide your dog through jumps, weaves, tunnels, and more, fun, fitness, and partnership.
Syllabus Overview
What Agility Covers
Agility training involves guiding your dog through various obstacles such as jumps, weaves, tunnels, and more. It's a fantastic way for parents to bond with their dogs, keep them physically and mentally active, and enjoy a rewarding and entertaining experience together. It's a win-win for both you and your furry companion.
Who this level is for
High-energy dogs that need a real outlet, and handlers who want an active, sport-focused way to train together. Best fit after Middle-School (off-leash foundation in place).
Progression
What Comes After Agility
Agility is ongoing. Teams progress through obstacle skill, sequencing complexity, and ultimately competitive course runs.
Common Questions
Agility Questions, Answered
What group class levels do you offer?
Partners Dogs teaches a modular 8-grade-level curriculum covering 115 behaviors in the PD360 system, and the catalog keeps growing as our trainers add new skills:
- Pre-School: manners, socialization, confidence, and proper play, with separate Puppy and Adult tracks (puppies start between 8 weeks and 5 months)
- Kindergarten: heel, place, stay, free, and thresholds, the foundations every later level builds on
- Elementary: the everyday commands, Reset, Done, Leave It, and Off, plus impulse control
- Middle-School: structured off-leash work, grooming tolerance, and desensitization
- High-School: retrieve, pacing, and real-world proofing around children, sounds, and handling
- College: distance commands, Middle, Send Out, and functional household tasks
- Masters: complex routines like Figure 8, Orbit, and Put Toys Away
- Dogtorate: frisbee, leg weaves, and performance-level athleticism
Rally and Agility run as specialty classes alongside the curriculum, and graduates can add AKC Canine Good Citizen prep and testing. A behavior taught at one level is reinforced at the next and proofed above that, so the same skill keeps deepening as your dog climbs. Open enrollment lets you join any week and progress at your own pace.
What are group classes at Partners Dogs?
Group classes at Partners Dogs are weekly small-group training sessions at our Scottsdale and Cave Creek campuses. Dogs progress through 8 cumulative grade levels, from Pre-School to Dogtorate, covering 115 behaviors tracked in the PD360 system.
The curriculum is cumulative: behaviors taught at Elementary are reinforced in Middle-School and proofed in High-School, with each behavior moving through at least four stages of learning. Sessions are taught by master trainers in groups of 6 dogs or fewer, and open enrollment runs year-round, so you can start any week without waiting for a new session. Drop-in classes are $65 per session with no long-term contracts. Rally and Agility specialty classes are also available.
How much do group classes cost at Partners Dogs?
Drop-in group classes are $65 per session, with no contracts and no long-term commitments. Same-day enrollment at the door is $115, so booking ahead saves you $50. Multi-class packages are available for families who want a regular weekly slot. Each class runs 45 minutes, held once per week, with open enrollment year-round.
Pricing is per dog. If you have multiple dogs, contact us about household pricing. View current pricing and package options on the pricing page.
How many dogs are in a group class?
Classes run with six dogs or fewer per session, taught by master trainers. That size keeps the coaching personal: during the 20-minute interval block your trainer works with you one-on-one, while the rest of the class provides the social, real-world distraction that makes new skills stick.
If your dog needs more focused attention before joining a group, start with a PD360 assessment or private lessons.