Dog agility guides
Becoming an agility instructor, starting young dogs safely, equipment and course design, and choosing a credential that shows what you know.

How to Become a Dog Agility Instructor: A Practical Guide
What a dog agility instructor does, the knowledge the job needs, how to build teaching experience and how agility instructor certification works, step by step.
9 August 2026

Agility Instructor Certifications Compared: What Each One Proves
Club schemes, handler programs, trainer credentials and knowledge assessments: how agility instructor certifications differ and how to choose one.
13 September 2026

Agility Equipment Safety and Course Design
How agility instructors check the ground and equipment, design courses that suit each level, and read a course for the places where dogs get hurt or go wrong.
1 September 2026

Starting Puppies in Agility Safely
What young dogs can safely learn in agility, what waits until they are physically mature, how to run a puppy class and when to send a young dog to its vet.
20 August 2026