The most important aspect to any agility training starts with foundation.  Dogs of all ages start to learn about various obstacles, cues, body language, without actually having obstacles at full height.  Every dog learns at their own pace and I cater to the pace of both owner and dog.  People new to the sport learn a wide variety of handling which enables a dog to understand what is expected of them.  Not all dogs who come to foundation training go on to compete.  But foundation can enable dogs to learn body language and obedience which could be useful in every day life.  Many techniques are based on the One Mind concept training.  Use of food, toys, some clicker and tons of praise enables the dogs to have a love for wanting to do agility.  Homework is given weekly to build on what is taught.