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Agility Events & Seminars
Marin Humane’s Behavior and Training Department is proud to offer diverse agility events. Practice, learn, and compete with us!
Agility Fun Match – Saturday, Sep. 26, 2026, 3:30-7:30pm at Marin Humane
Bring your agility energy along with plenty of pawsitivity and enjoy some fun for both you and your dog. The dogs will be flying as they wag their tails around 2 or 4 different courses designed for novice teams to practice their skills in a trial-like environment. Instructors will be available to act as a judge, but no scoring or prizes will be offered. This event is open to dogs one year and older. Dogs must be able to do the equipment safely and be off leash within the fenced ring area. Toys, hand-delivered treats and lavish praise are encouraged in the ring.
Links to register:
Agility Fun Match – 2 Runs
Agility Fun Match – 4 Runs
Dudley Shumate Agility Seminar at Marin Humane – Oct. 16-18, 2026
Learn from the best of the best in the agility world, Dudley Shumate. She and her pups have 12 National Championships between USA and Canada, and last year she was crowned world champion as part of Team USA competing at the European Open.
Dudley’s teaching style and philosophy are similar to her ideas on handling: “I provide choices and stress consistencies. I encourage students to think for themselves and create fluent communication for each pup. My goal as a trainer, competitor, and my pups’ best friend is to create a fluence of “language” while having a great time! I believe in thinking about why things work and practicing with intention so I can let all that go and be totally in the moment when it’s time to shine.”
Friday and Saturday seminars are limited to 6 Working spots and 10 Audit spots. The Sunday full-day seminar is limited to 8 Working spots and 10 Audit spots.
Friday, Oct. 16
9am-12:30pm Puppy Seminar
Work on foundation skills with your puppy 6+ months of age just starting their agility journey. Puppies may be introduced to very low jumps, tunnels, and maybe a table, along with a lot of open space to play a variety of engagement and foundation games.
Register for Puppy Seminar: Working Spot (waitlist only) or Audit Spot
1:30-5pm Novice Sequencing
Novice teams wanting to sharpen their skills on short sequences of jumps and tunnels won’t want to miss out on this workshop. Dudley will help teams with their timing, execution of side changes, rhythm changes, along with finding and staying on the correct line. Appropriate for teams who can sequence at least 6 jumps and tunnels.
Register for Novice Sequencing: Working Spot or Audit Spot
Saturday, Oct. 17
9am-12:30pm Advanced Sequencing
Teams that have all obstacles trained and are ready to fine tune their handling will be presented with challenges appropriate to their level so that they can improve the timing and execution of a variety of handling techniques.
Register for Advanced Sequencing: Working Spot (waitlist only) or Audit Spot
1:30-5pm Test and Tune
A fun little competition where you get to run a course for a score, then learn some great tips and techniques for course walking and determining your specific strategy, before you give the course another go and work on the tricky bits. A couple of courses will be tackled and there will be a few prizes to celebrate the amazing accomplishments. Appropriate for any teams running full courses.
Register for Test and Tune: Working Spot (waitlist only) or Audit Spot
Sunday, Oct. 18
9am-5pm Masters Level/International Coursework
In this full day seminar, teams will work through some of the current trends seen in ISC and other international courses. This seminar is for experienced teams that are competing at the Masters level, who want to work on challenging courses with layering and discriminations. All obstacles may be used.
Register for Masters/International: Working Spot or Audit Spot
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be emailed to athomason@marinhumane.org. Cancellations received by 5pm Pacific time on October 2, 2026 will receive a refund minus a 10% processing fee. Cancellations after 5pm October 2, 2026 will not be refunded, unless we are able to fill your working spot. This cancellation and refund policy applies to participants that must withdraw for any reason including but not limited to injury, illness, emergency, and personal or work-related reasons.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Annette Thomason at athomason@marinhumane.org. More information will be emailed to registered participants prior to the event.
