The program is designed to suit all healthy agility athletes – whether they are beginners, experts, actively taking part in training and competitions, or just getting ready to start. The course is also suitable for dogs who wish to return to the sport after a long break: because it was off-season, because your bitch had puppies, or even because your dog just healed from and injury and got the clearance to return to the sport.

However, if your dog has just recently recovered from an injury and needs to gradually regain their strength, drop us a message at info@dogs4motion.com . We will help you determine when the best time to start with the given exercises is for your dog, and the recovery stage they are currently at.

Also, whenever you and your dog are dealing with a specific condition (be it past injuries, joint pain, other weaknesses, etc.), make sure they are checked regularly by a specialist who can keep an eye on their well-being. You can also apply for our 1-on-1 personal consultations to receive a further follow-up on your dog’s specific case!

Our exercises are great for helping puppies and young dogs learn how to use their body in a safe, controlled and low-impact way. Dog fitness is also a great way to build a strong bond with your dog and to just have fun.

Therefore, young athletes can benefit greatly from conditioning programmes! However, the programmes have to be done properly and under a low intensity and volume of training. The goal with young dogs should be to build up proprioception, balance and flexibility, and not to gain muscle mass (at least not until they are 6-8 months old). Therefore, this means that this course is most suitable for dogs that are at least 7 months old so that they can take part in all the exercises that are presented!

If you own a dog younger than 7 months, you can, of course, join the class earlier, too. But make sure you start with the basics (or even first take part in our FUNdamentals K9 conditioning course first) and then slowly progress. We have dedicated a whole lesson to how it’s best to exercise young dogs – and made sure everything is properly explained within the course. It is important, though, that you follow the recommendations and adapt exercises to the age of your pup. Remember to slowly progress to mastering the exercises. However, for the serious strength-building exercises that are included in this class it is best that you wait a little longer – until your dog is older. That being said though, we believe working on separate exercises is great for younger dogs to start with!

Beacuse you get to keep access to the whole course for a lifetime, you can simply spend the first few weeks and months on teaching the foundational behaviours, and only then actually move to the more challenging exercises (when your dog is ready). You do not have to worry that the course will “end” before our young dog is old enough for it.

The difference lies in the NUMBER of repetitions, and the equipment SET UPS you decide to use. So, you will be impressed by how you can make the same exercise a foundational and easy one, as well as a super difficult one for the top athletes!

How you can change these exercises up is all included in this class, so that’s an extra benefit of this course if you own several dogs with different needs!

It is especially important to properly strengthen your dog before returning to sports skill training, so this course will definitely be the one for you! It will give you lots of useful information about the agility game, our canine athletes, as well as how to play it safer to help minimise the risk of recurring injuries.

The instructor is fully qualified in canine rehabilitation, but, whenever you’re dealing with a specific condition (past injuries, joint pain, other weaknesses etc.), make sure you have your dog regularly checked by a specialist who can keep an eye on their well-being.

If your dog has just recently recovered from an injury and is now ready to gradually regain strength, but you are unsure whether the course is suitable for your individual case, don’t hesitate to contact us at info@dogs4motion.com!

We will help you determine when the best time to start with the given exercises is for your dog, and the recovery stage they are currently at. You can also apply for our 1-on-1 personal consultations to receive a further follow-up on your dog’s specific case!

Knowing you have a compromised dog makes it even more important to perform exercises in the correct way and at the level of your dog’s abilities – and for that it is recommended that you check how your dog is getting along by asking for personalised feedback. Jana is available to do exactly that – with her knowledge she can give you the feedback that will allow you to achieve maximum safety and efficacy for your dog’s specific case. Her feedback will help you ensure you are taking the correct approach, and that you are performing the exercises in a way that benefits your dog’s condition and current abilities.

You will need:

at least two non-slippery platforms of different heights. For example, a lower plank/target that your dog can comfortably step on/target with either their front, or hind paws, and a larger object your dog can easily sit on – a simple do-it-yourself wooden platform or foam pad will suffice.

A set of cavaletti cones and bars, or a set of 5 jumps that you can use for some of the jumping/cavaletti exercises.

A plank covered in a grippy surface that is slightly longer than the length of your dog’s body, and slightly wider than your dog’s body width. Some of the exercises can be performed on inclines/declines, so it’s good if you use a longer plank, perhaps even the one you use for your contact training!

If you have access to some basic fitness equipment (or if you want to add in some difficulty), this is a plus, but it’s not necessary when signing up for this class – you can always use some stuff from your house inventory!

Although this course was designed to fulfill the true sport specific fitness part of agility, and many of the presented exercises are considered to be more advanced, you can be a complete beginner and still be able to follow the course. This course also contains all the foundations needed to get safely and effectively enter the world of canine conditioning!

The only knowledge you and your dog truly need to have is to be used to reward based training (more psecifically taking food from your hand). If you have that, you are good to go! In addition to that, it is good if your dog knows some basic behaviours like sit, lie down, give a paw, as this will make many of the presented exercises easier to teach.

That being said, the course will provide a sufficient challenge to every experienced handler (or dogs) so as to keep them occupied as well!

Yes! You keep a life time access to the Agility Dynamics in Control course. That means you can restart it, refresh your knowledge and start with other dogs anytime you want in the future.

Right now one of our satisfied FUNdamentals members already finished her 4th round of the 6 workout weeks in the course. She said that her dog is SUPER powerful and muscular, and she feels safer doing agility and loves the feeling of doing the absolute most she can for her dog.

Yes! Strengthening the musculature around such weak joints is of the greatest importance! It will help improve your dog’s stability and add the desperately needed support to the joints.

In this class we also focus on strengthening the core, which is needed to achieve a balanced and effective movement throughout the body.

The program is made by Jana Gams, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner. So, not only approved, but even made by one!

Agility Dynamics in Control contains exercises that work on and strengthen individual areas of your dog’s body (the front, the rear, and the core). In addition, the class also contains full-body exercises, exercises that improve your dog’s flexibility, and plyometric exercises for specific speed and jump power training. All these exercises are nicely organised and explained with step-by-step explanations and videos!

This course is not just for Border Collies! From Poodles to German Shepherds, and beyond. You name it. All dogs that enjoy the game of agility are welcome here. We love all of them ❤. Dog fitness even helps breeds with longer backs, that highly benefit from some extra core strengthening.

This course is designed as a SELF-STUDY program. But don’t worry! You can take an upgrade and purchase a 1-on-1 personal consultation with Jana where she will give you feedback on all of your work!

After one month. For example: if you buy the course on the 16th of July, the next payment is due on the 16th of August.

This program is much better with food – because it requires precision and repetition with exercises that are hard to get right with a toy reward.

Does your dog eat their daily meals? Switch from the bowl and use that food for training instead!

However, this course also contains some exercises that can be performed in a more dynamic way – so I am quite sure this can raise your dog’s food-motivation even for the more stationary work! 😉

The video material is not downloadable, but the PDF’s are. However, access to the online classroom is lifetime and the content platform can be reached very easily from any device (phone, tablet or computer), and is very simple to use.