Fall Beginner Flyball Class starts September 14

Flyball is a team sport designed for high-energy dogs and their owners. Your dog will learn the basic pattern of jumping 4 jumps, executing a "Swimmer's Turn", retrieving a ball and returning over the jumps. Check out the sport at www.flyball.org . Ball drive is helpful but not essential.  You'll be strengthening your dog's recall (that's getting the dog to come back to you!) as s/he learns the game!  

If you and your dog catch the "Flyball Bug," New River Rapids is always looking for enthusiastic new members.

Our next Beginner Flyball training series will begin with a free but mandatory "Introduction/Test In to Flyball" on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at Flying Fur!   We'll do an introduction to the sport, teach one or two basic skills, and get a feel for whether flyball is likely to be a good fit for you and your dog.  We'll be looking for:

• ability to be handled by someone other than the owner
• at least a rudimentary recall
• some degree of self-confidence
• some interest in playing the sport
• dogs with no apparent dog/dog or dog/person aggression

The Beginner Flyball class will start on Wednesday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Flying Fur!

The cost of 7 classes is $70.   Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. at Flying Fur!.  (There will be no class on Wednesday, October 5.)  

Call Sharon at 540 552 1351 for more information, and e-mail flyingfurdogs@gmail.com to register for this class.