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Supporting the
agility community during lockdown...
Lockdowns and
restrictions can feel quite isolating, unable to see family or friends and, of
course, missing the agility. Agility Together is a temporary FB group, aiming
to support to agility folk during this winter pandemic by means of some friendly
chat, a familiar face and sharing a moment of agility time.
Ruth Abrahams of
Inspire Agility explained, 'The idea evolved during a recent conversation
between myself and Ellen Rocco of Agilitynet. We were discussing the effect
of loneliness and isolation as a result of the current restrictions and we
wanted to do something about it.'
The aim of Agility
Together is to provide an opportunity for the agility community to come together
during these difficult pandemic times in order to keep alive the social contact
that we are missing as a result of not being able to train and go to shows.
Every Saturday, during lockdown, you will be able to enter 'The room' on Agility
Together, or watch live from the page, where you can join in with a range of
free informative talks and activities, given by agility folk for agility folk.
Various sessions of
agility togetherness will continue until the end of lockdown in the UK. The last
will be a Q&A with Naarah Cuddy and Martin Reid on 28th March. but the FB group will stay open for people to watch the
recordings and keep in touch.
Planned
Events
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Date |
Event |
Description |
Time |
| 28
March |
Agility Q&A Finale with Naarah
Cuddy and Martin Reid |
A chance for you to
ask the experts questions to help you with your training needs and
competition goals. |
19.00
- 20.00 |
| 27
March |
Agility Course Design |
Q&A with Neil Ellis,
UK Champion and international competitor and judge |
19.00 -2 0.00 |
| 27
March |
Agility Course Running
Decisions Over a European Style Course |
Gold Medal
agility winner Euan Patterson returns |
15.00 - 16.00 |
| 26
March |
The Five
Principles of Pain & How to Identify them in Agility Dogs |
With Gill Hornsby,
a member of the Canine Massage Guild |
19.00
- 20.00 |
| 20
March |
Sketching Dogs |
Session with
Wendy Botto, graphic designer, artist, art teacher and agility
competitor |
19.00 - 20.00 |
| 13
March |
Agility Warm Up & Cool Down |
With Sammie Towe,
qualified vet physio and GB Team Member |
19.00 - 20.00 |
| 6
March |
Freestyle for the Agility Dog |
With Lucy Creek,
10 x Crufts winner in both HTM and Freestyle |
19.00 - 20.00 |
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3 March |
Q&A Session
with Dave Munnings & Dan Show |
A chance to ask the experts to
help get you through your training needs and set competition goals. |
19.00 - 20.00 |
| 27 February |
Wage & Tone |
A fun exercise session to
music for you and your dog orchestrated by Karen Laker |
11.00 -12.00 |
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27
February |
Agility Course Design -
TO BE RESCHEDULED |
With Neil Ellis,
UK Champion and international competitor and judge |
19.00 - 20.00 |
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20 February |
Canine Core Conditioning |
With Amy Lawson, a
qualified canine massage practitioner and licenced Canine
Conditioning Coach. |
11.00 -
12.00 |
| 20
February |
Who Wants to be an
Agilityaire? |
An
interactive Live agility and general knowledge quiz. |
19.00 - 20.00 |
| 20
February |
Intro to Hooperholics &
Distance Handling |
With Angela
Lucas, founder of Hooperhoics & medal winner of the UK ParAgiilty
Team |
16.00 - 17.00 |
| 13
-19 February |
Lockdown Doggy Dance to the
Jerusalema Global Dance Challenge |
This
challenge is global. People are dancing, stepping, waving, smiling
and even eating dinner to this great uplifting track. Film yourself
dancing from your chair, film yourself dancing from the air, film
yourself dancing anywhere. Flm within your social bubbles, keep safe
and have fun doing it.
|
7
days |
| 13
February |
Agility Course Running
Decisions over a European Style Course |
With Euan
Patterson, World Championship Gold Medal agility winner. This
session will be broadcast live for all Agility Together members, but
the 'Room' will only be open for Junior agility handlers. |
16.00 - 17.00 |
| 13
February |
Improving Your Running &
Fitness for Agility |
Presented by Alex
Loach, fitness coach & nutritionist, ultra-marathon runner and the
person behind Running for Fitness FB group. |
11.00-12.00- |
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7 February |
Intro to
Canine Conditioning |
An interactive canine
conditioning session with the super nice registered veterinary and
animal physiotherapist With Iain McDonald. |
13.30 - 14.30 |
| 30 January |
Introduction to Parkour |
Lots of fun activities you
can do with your dog with certified UK Parkour Instructor Karen
Laker. |
11.00 - 12.00 |
| 30 January |
Shaping
the Agility Dog |
Kamal
Fernandez, outstanding dog trainer, coach, speaker and author leads
a fun interactive session Lots of learning to be had. |
19.00 -
20.00 |
| 23 January
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Trick
Training |
Nicci
Hindson, Crufts Freestyle winner 2019, will be teaching tricks for
the Agility Dog, followed by Q&A on anything trick training related
|
19.00 - 20.00 |
| 23 January |
Fitness Training |
Warm
up and cool down routines and more with
Chris
Kerton, GB Agility Team fitness coach and owner of Karma Fitness
|
11.00 - 12.00 |
| 16 January |
Making a Will |
David Isbister answers your
questions. |
11.00 - 12.00 |
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For updated information,
go to Agility Together
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