You Do Not Have An Agility Problem

You stop trying to fix the visible behaviour on its own and start training the underlying skills affecting it.

Step 1. Join and download the workbook, which goes through the 6 core exercises that work on the 5 underlying behaviour skills required for agility.

Step 2. Fill in the weekly planner and decide what you’re working on that week.

Step 3. Find the exercises in the training library and learn how to start training them. Most of the content is written, with demo videos available for some exercises, so you can quickly find what you need without spending hours watching content.

Step 4. Practice the exercises in everyday life and gradually progress them into more challenging situations, including agility training and competitions.

Step 5. Ask questions in the Q&A space whenever you need help or want feedback from Erica.

You start at home with six exercises built around the five skills your dog is missing: arousal control, focus around distractions, frustration tolerance, switching off, and confidence. Most fit into a few minutes here and there, on a walk, before dinner, while the kettle boils, so they become part of daily life rather than another thing to find time for. Once your dog is solid at home, you bring the same exercises into harder environments, a friend’s garden, a busy car park, a local pet shop, and finally into the agility environment itself. The skill transfers because you built it in layers instead of expecting your dog to automatically generalise it to a show environment.