The Purposes of the Society are
• to promote a positive relationship between dogs and their handlers through the use of positive reinforcement, operant conditioning and motivational play training
• to help dog owners build a solid foundation for their lifelong relationship with their pet whether they become competitive agility dogs or not
• To encourage people to spend more time with their dogs through preperformance and agility training
• To train together, learn together and have fun with our dogs
Roadsters Agility Club Philosophy
At Roadsters we strive to create a positive relationship between the dogs and their handlers through the use of positive reinforcement, operant conditioning and motivational play training. Our goal is to build strong basics for solid future training. We provide quality training that allows handlers with their dogs to build a solid foundation for their lifelong relationship with their pet whether they become competitive agility dogs or not. We believe that skills required for a ‘great’ agility dog emerge from a ‘great pet’ and strive to help owners and their dogs to experience JOY throughout their training and performance.
At Roadsters we, as coaches, promise to uphold and encourage the following:
• To do no harm to our canine students and companions
• To promote healthy and positive relationships between dogs and people
• To promote only healthy and ethical breeding practices
• To promote the training program and techniques we teach at Roadsters Agility classes
• To encourage people to spend more time with their dogs through preperformance and agility training
• To bring the most up to date training methods to our students, human and canine
• To dedicate ourselves to the continual improvement of our training program
• To continue to work with and train our own dogs to the highest possible level
• To lead by example by always making our relationship with our dogs a priority in all situations
• To respect that there are many training methods available to the public and treat other trainers and handlers with the same respect with which you would like to be treated
• To respect all instructors/coaches, students, judges and volunteers and treat them with appropriate courtesy