Sarah Westcott Agility at Tails
Sarah Westcott has been training in agility for over 15 years and competes nationally and internationally. In addition to running Doggie Academy and the Brooklyn Dog Training Center in NYC, she teaching agility at UnitedDog and Kruisin Kanines in PA. Her coaching style combines her career as a professional pet dog trainer & behavior consultant with her background in the theater. She strives to be specific and scientific, entertaining and supportive.
She regularly competes in the Northeast, at events such as USDAA Regionals, UKI Cups & Classics, ISC events, the European Open Team Tryouts and Westminster. Some of her accomplishments include 2023 Denmark Open Finalist (7th Place Large Dog), 2022 AKC National Agility Championship Finalist and 2023 UKI Speedstakes Finalist and 2nd Place Masters Series Finals. Her Novice A dog was a Labrador x Coonhound named Hank. She now competes with her Border Collies, Fever and Riddle, and is enjoying training her puppy, Gotham.
Sarah will be returning to Tails July 16th & 17th 2025
* 6 working spots per session $165 (Wednesday)
* Audit spots all sessions $65 (tails members 10%off)
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*Private Lessons $125 per hour (Thursday)
we can do semi privates (2 teams) per hour upon request
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Wednesday (Main Room) Morning 9 to 12:30pm
Next Level Agility: Advancing Skills for Novice/Open Teams
This seminar is for novice/open teams with a basic foundation who are ready to take the next step in their agility training. Focus will be on developing obstacle commitment, refining handling cues, and building speed while maintaining clarity. Dogs will work through short sequences designed to improve forward drive, independence, and the balance between responsiveness and obstacle focus.
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​Wednesday (Main Room)Afternoon 1:30 to 5pm
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Excellent/Masters Agility: Sequencing with Contacts
This seminar is appropriate for Excellent/Masters level teams (dogs should be able to to perform contacts and weaves). We will work on sequences with at least one contact. The focus will be on maintaining speed and flow while balancing precision, obstacle commitment, tight turns, and effective contact performance.
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if you want semi privates call the office
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