Tomball - Magnolia Edition | May 2023

Dog Gone Agility oers over 50 basic and specialized training classes for dogs and handlers. FOR THE DOGS

Fun-Dations : four-week class where dogs learn basic obstacles and handling skills

Dock Diving 101 : six-week class teaching swimming skills and jumping o the dock

Intro to Dog Sports : four-week class on the foundations of a new sport each week

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Tigger, a shorthaired pointer, jumps o the dock into a large indoor pool. (Photos by Cassandra Jenkins/Community Impact)

Panda, a border collie, demonstrates how to do the inside agility course at Dog Gone Agility.

Dog Gone Agility Training facility gives dogs a place to practice, play in Magnolia S itting on 5 acres of land o Dobbin-Hufsmith Road is Dog Gone Agility. The dog training facility, located in Magnolia, features a 6,000-square-foot crating building, two 18,000-square-foot training warehouses and a 1,000-square-foot indoor pool. agility and dock diving, Monica said. Dog agility, according to the American Kennel Club, is a sport where dogs are directed through dierent obstacles like tunnels, weave poles and tire jumps. “Agility was really the start of [the business],” Monica said. BY CASSANDRA JENKINS

Dan and Monica trained at a facility o the Grand Parkway and FM 2920 for 6 1/2 years before building their Magnolia training center, which hosts dog competitions every weekend. “A lot of people compete just for fun because they enjoy the time with their dog,” Monica said. “Others are competing to go to national events, world team events—it’s a broad range.” Dock diving teaches pets to swim and jump o a 44-foot-long plank into the facility’s 1,000-square- foot heated pool. Monica said it’s one of her favorite competitions to watch. “I just think it’s fun,” she said. “We’ve had every type of breed from large dogs to dachshunds and French bullies.” Available in the morning, afternoon or evening, classes are oered seven days a week and cost $125- $250. All breeds and ages are welcome. “It might sound corny, but we’re basically Disneyland for dogs,” Dan said.

Owners Monica and Dan Lindquist opened the facility in August 2021 to give both dogs and han- dlers a place to practice agility, play and compete, both owners said. “My favorite part of the job is just giving people the opportunity to have a place to do things with their dogs, a place that is just for dogs,” Monica said. “It’s a place where people can come and have fun with their dogs and get the training they need at the same time.” With over 50 classes listed on the business’s website, basic training classes include obedience training, puppy courses, scent work and trick classes. Dog Gone Agility also oers training such as shed hunting—a dog sport that involves search- ing for antlers naturally shed by deer or elk—yball and treibball—a course for reactive dogs—and a junior handler class for kids under 18, Monica said. Two unique classes oered at the facility are

Dan Lindquist (left) and wife Monica (center) pose with trainer Deva Wilson and dog Panda outside Dog Gone Agility training center.

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Dog Gone Agility 26310 Dobbin-Husmith Road, Magnolia 936-827-1612 www.doggoneagility.com Hours: vary by classes

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