Prestwick & District Dog Training Club

Prestwick & District Dog Training Club A Kennel Club registered dog training club who offer sessions in Agility, Obedience & Flyball. WHAT IS AGILITY? WHAT IS FLYBALL?

Dog agility is something akin to Badminton horse trials, without the hooves! Whilst a modest level of fitness is taken for granted one does not have to be a Linford Christie or Sally Gunnel to take part in this sport. The aim of the sport is to guide your dog through a series of obstacles within a course time. The skill levels involved range from good obedience control for Starter Agility through

to advanced commands at senior level. Opinion varies on the best way of training your dog for agility. Prestwick & District DTC uses motivational methods to encourage both handler and dog to achieve these aims. If the dog enjoys what it is doing it will want to learn more and the more a dog learns, the more it can learn. In general it is recognised that it takes about two years to train the dog and four or five years to train the handler! Flyball is a relay race with four dogs on a team. The course consists of a start/finish line, four hurdles spaced 10 feet apart, a box and a backboard. The first hurdle is 6 feet from the start/finish line and the box is 15 feet from the last hurdle. The backboard is placed 7 feet upwards behind the box. The dogs jump the hurdles and step on the spring loaded box that shoots out a tennis ball. The dog catches the ball and then returns over the 4 hurdles; when the dog crosses the start/finish line the next dog goes. The first team to have all 4 dogs run without errors wins the heat. Each heat consists of 2 teams in a knockout race.

17/05/2026

What a start to 2026 our Prestwick Flyball dogs have had with so many exciting things still to come!

10/05/2026

When your changeover is on point!

07/05/2026

We had a great time last weekend!

04/05/2026

All of our Prestwick Flyball dogs who were racing at the weekend! You were all absolutely fantastic!

03/05/2026

Our Prestwick Flyball open team of Lucy, Nell, Nova & Nala racing today at the Muddy Mutts Flyball competition at Dundonald!

16/11/2025

A big hello & welcome to our new dogs today - Skye, Skye, Kira & Harris! You did all did so well!

Fancy trying flyball? We are currently recruiting new members!
10/11/2025

Fancy trying flyball? We are currently recruiting new members!

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Foresters Hall, 46 New Road
Ayr
KA88EX

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