K9 Express instructors have attended and judged many agility trials across Canada. We've noticed that the level of handling has shown dramatic improvement in those areas which have multiple clubs and training schools - not only are there more trials, but there are more active participants helping each other improve their abilities and enjoyment of the game.

Individually, Cindy, Stew, Matt, and Darcy made it their long term goals to be on the podium at the AAC Nationals. We also set short term goals: better obstacle performance, more efficient handling, and improved communication with our dogs. Training is not an individual endeavour, though - feedback from like-minded people is an important part of the learning process and it quickly became apparent that working and training together was a major boost toward our goals.

It also became apparent that we could help even more handlers—who may also have these goals—by teaching them what we know. This can do nothing but improve the sport of agility in Calgary.

Why. The short version.

• To promote the sport of agility.
• To train for all levels of competition - fun, local, regional, national, and international.
• To provide reliable performance through consistent and motivational training methods.
• To always keep it fun.