Yelp Reviews for Dog Agility

Dog agility is actually fairly casual, but could work for a special date night or other special occasion as well. Sometimes the dogs were slow and sometimes they were fast. Prefer the fast kind myself. Found some of the social interactions with others a bit awkward, they kept wanting to tell me about their dog’s run and I was not always interested to hear this yet they did not stop talking until I disengaged eye contact and said, “Oh shoot, I have to go get my dog,” which seemed to work quite well.
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Steve C, Houston

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Have been going to dog agility for years. Feel treated like family, the runs are amazing and the atmosphere is wonderful. If you want a somewhat dirty yet amazing experience with your dogs, this is it, totally worth the wait even if it's more than 20 minutes. Make sure to apply sunscreen first, though. I always look forward to dog agility, if you enjoy dog agility, this place is for you!
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Lizzie S, Salt Lake City

Dog Agility Response:
Thanks so much for your review. We are so glad you enjoy Dog Agility and look forward to seeing you again.

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My experience at Dog Agility lasted just a few minutes.
First of all, the parking was not convenient and there was quite a lot of mud surrounding my vehicle.
Nextly, there were a lot of dogs everywhere and this made my dog way too excited and being a rescue, she can’t help this and it was not very easy to get from the muddy car parking to the dog agility.
Ambiance was somewhat rustic, the restroom was a porta potty which was located quite far from the parking area, while reasonably sanitary, there was a can of spider spray on the floor which really did not help me feel welcome. Not sure if the classic rock being played over a loud speaker near the competition rings was appropriate, but I was willing to still give it a try. One of the songs was Aqualung and I find the flute work in that song to be excessive. I just played my Zumba playlist from my phone to drown it out.
I would say not to be avoided at all costs but but you should just know experience may not be as authentic as at some other Dog Agility locales.
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Paige N, Springfield

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Spent a weekend at dog agility recently and found it somewhat bland. Probably won’t go back, seems to be overrated. Did not bring a dog however, do not recommend for cats.
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Eric H, Laramie

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We had to drive quite far from the freeway to a large covered arena in an agricultural locale, various cows and horses were located nearby. The dirt was soft in some places and hard in some places, prefer my dirt a bit more juicy. Meh. It would seem with all the tractors in such a homespun environment one could be driven over the dirt to make it more fluffy? Many people there were older adults. It is my belief that even if one is old, they should be helping out in the rings. I had to keep going in and setting bars and have you ever set bars with a bunch of old people out there? The ring steward would yell out “Sixteen INCHES!” and nobody could hear him and they would just shamble around out there like a bunch of zombies and set things at the wrong height and then look up and be all, “WHAT?” and someone would yell, “ Sixteen INCHES!” again and this just kept happening over and over and it took way too long to set the bars. It was brought to my attention that the payment was in raffle tickets to win prizes such as bully sticks, however, so that may explain the slow pace. Two stars.
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Cliff P, Brooklyn

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Hope they improve the footing. I helped set bars even though I got there late.
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Shannon F, Canada

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It’s official, I will never go to this dog agility again. A lot of people there were young and sporty, I think this is called hipsters? Since when are hipsters allowed at agility trials? Many of the females were wearing tights or yoga style trousers, hate seeing their long lanky legs running around so fast. Snack table served snacks from Costco containing hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup, even in the so called “healthy snacks” which were dry and unappetizing. I did notice that the ribbons were colorful, with bountiful, flowing streamers, especially the ones used for champion titles when the person getting one ran around on a long lap after their run with their dog, waving a jump bar over their head. Unfortunately this took quite a long time and held up the trial. It’s a pity, weather was great and grass was stunning. Won’t return.
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Pat R, Las Vegas

Dog Agility Response:
Thanks so much for your review. We hope you will come back again and give Dog Agility another try.

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There was a coffee truck that served espresso drinks ALL DAY LONG! My dog loved it! Hope to come every week. Five stars.
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Laura H, Santa Cruz

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This place is a joke. Gritty locals were lurking nearby at the trial, they may be pleasant people but seemed off putting with all their eyes watching us. Judge did nothing to chase them off. Did not get any Qs as my dog was scared of judge and the so called spectators. Not a good value, as each run cost $13 and we spent $78 and did not receive a ribbon.
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CJ, Jacksonville

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Pros: The judge is one of the best judges around. He wore festive cool outfits and helped build courses.
Cons: I did not Q in Jumpers, did not like how he set numbers 2-17 on the course.
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Jenny T., San Diego

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Not great, only tried this place because it was in my neighborhood, so close by. Hated the lady judging. Wore the ugliest sweater without irony. Will not trial under her again. Unless she’s judging nearby. Challenging course, way too open with backsides that were difficult, there were little flowers mixed in with the grass and very distracting. I have been to a lot of dog agility previously and did find the score table staff to be more helpful here than at some of the other places, (shout out to YOU, Karey and Raymond!) so three stars.
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Maria C., Columbus

Dog Agility Response:
Thanks so much for your review. We hope you will come back again and give Dog Agility another try.

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Found it not flavorful. My dog is distracted by the trees nearby, I believe there to be squirrels residing in them. Would try it again if squirrels could be removed. Feels unprofessional, as if staffed by a team of all volunteers who only work on weekends. Service quite slow.
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Greg A, Auburn

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My son hit a large pot hole on the way to dog agility while delivering pizzas for them at dinner time. Since this time he has not been able to use his car for delivering pizzas, going to his college classes, or anything else. We have left messages for dog agility and no one is returning the calls. He has also tried and no one has gotten back to him. Do not go here for dog agility!
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Courtney W, San Jose

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I came to this class with the simple request to do dog agility. Teacher wanted us to use a clicker and feed our dogs treats to do things like hop on boxes with back feet and stay. If I wanted my dog to learn to stay, I would take a dog training class. Did not let us climb up on the teeter totter thing or let the dogs play together on the field at the end. Probably won’t return.
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Sarah Z, Latrobe

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Teacher had a large bag of toys. I think that there may have been some pornographic things in there. We were supposed to “Play with our dog?” Certainly never going back there, seems to be a hotbed of unhealthy perversion. Do not recommend.
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Jose R, Phoenix

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Brought my dog to a class called Foundations Agility, teacher talked quite a lot and very fast. However we were allowed to let our dogs run through the “Tunnel” and give them a “Treat” and my dog found this to be very enriching so we will return, am buying a “Clicker” on the instructor’s recommendation and will cut up a hot dog into smaller pieces next time. My dog gives it 5 stars.
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Elizabeth P, Moorpark

Dog Agility Response:
Thanks so much for your review. String cheese also works well. We look forward to seeing you again.

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My dog is perfectly trained as long as she is wearing a pinch collar. Came to this class, said No Pinch Collars allowed on the sign up sheet but assumed they would make an exception for my dog as she’s perfectly trained. First thing was they did not let us lead our dogs over the blue rubbery bridge thing. My dog knows perfectly well how to use a bridge as I’ve seen this on tv! Also wanted us to give treats to our dogs, which I would never do as she’s already quite fat.
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Theresa J, Perry

Dog Agility Response:
Thanks so much for your review. Shaping behavior without a pinch collar helps your dog learn that they can control their circumstance with purpose and enthusiasm, we hope you will come back again and give Dog Agility another try.

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I wish I could give zero stars. I emailed them about my dog and they emailed back about joining a class. I didn’t want to join a class, I wanted advice about dog agility that I could do on my own. They did email back several times with some ideas but I wasn’t able to get my dog to do the agility with their advice, also we need to use the course equipment. Kept suggesting to try a class. I am flabbergasted! Tried to call the number but the teacher did not pick up after our first phone conversation. I have now tried to call and email several times a day for TWO SOLID WEEKS to get more advice to do the agility and NO RESPONSE! Totally unprofessional.
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Hanna F, Murfeesboro

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Shout out to my dog agility teacher, forget her name but she is AWESOME! She does tell me I’m quite late on occasion but she showed me how to get my dog to run really fast with a special start line and a toy. I’m supposed to use more quiet voice when I say tunneltunneltunnel (sort of weird, but it works) and my dog can now run whole courses really fast and stop on all the contacts. Five stars.
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Richard D, Scotts Valley

Dog Agility Response:
Thanks so much for your review. We are so glad you enjoy Dog Agility and look forward to seeing you again.

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This may appear to be your average dog agility, but it is even better as the lunch was macaroni and cheese with really big pasta, not the little tiny macaronis! WOWEE! Also it would seem that there were several types of cheese used as opposed to just orange cheese from a box. Getting this lunch was a wonderfully refreshing and thrilling surprise! Thanks Roger for making this lunch! Other dog agility lunches pale in comparison, dare I say pathetic? Also very green, soft grass for my dog to run in and I enjoyed the courses, except for Snooker. The heck with Snooker. Will go back.
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Trudy M., Jacksonville

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Worst dog agility. Gate person was rude, hoping they did not get paid for that performance, running all over, shouting my name, acted as if she was “worried” I would miss my run. Hoping they notify corporate to get things more on track, that will certainly be my next email! Avoid this dog agility til they clean up their act.
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Rick B, Indianapolis

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Makes me tired.
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Rob M, Salinas

Dog Agility Response:
Thanks so much for your review. We hope you’re less tired soon, Dog Agility looks forward to seeing you again.

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What a happy experience! Dog agility is the best kept secret around, looks and smells GREAT! My favorite toy is a round bungee with a ball on it, and it’s BLUE! We like ALL THE THINGS. We will definitely be coming back. Thanks, Dog Agility, you’re the best!
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Banksy, Santa Cruz

Dog Agility Response:
Thanks so much for your review. We are so glad you enjoy Dog Agility and look forward to seeing you again.