Treibball (Urban Herding)
Treibball is a positive-reinforcement, competitive dog sport which originated in Germany and entered sanctioned competition in 2008. The dog must gather and drive large exercise balls into a soccer goal. Eight balls of approximately 45–75 cm are set in a triangle formation, similar to billiards, with the point ball farthest from the goal. The object of the game is to get all eight balls into a confined space the size of a soccer goal within a set time period, usually about 15 minutes. The handler may not move outside of an area that contains the left half of and several feet beyond the goal area.
Intro to Treibball
Level 1
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Treibball (pronounced “Try-ball” and also known as “Drive Ball”), is a terrific new way to play with your dog. The game consists of “herding” a number of large inflatable exercise balls into a soccer-like net. It’s great for many dog breeds, and any other dogs who just like to chase things. In this 6 weeks class we will learn all the required skills needed for treibball away from the balls to begin with (they easily pop). We learn impulse skills, balancing skills and pushing skills so that you have the best connection, communication and impulse control needed for this fun off-leash game.
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Pre-requisite:
Vaccines/Titers (Rabies, Distemper and Parvo)
Price: $200
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Intermediate Treibball
Level 2
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This is our level 2 Treibball class, it is a 6 week class where we introduce the ball into the skills we have built in our Intro to Treibball class. We advance our skills by adding more distance, confidence and understanding as we start to piece together the picture of Treibball. The full inflated balls will be used in this class and it is critical that we teach our dog strong skills before introducing the balls. We add even more balls to the game so that they learn how to work amongst even more.
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Pre-requisite:
Intro to Treibball
Vaccines/Titers (Rabies, Distemper and Parvo)
Price: $200
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Advanced Treibball
Level 3
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This 6 week class is the third level of our Treibball series. In this class we take the foundations and introduction to pushing and start to put everything together into one. In this class we work one dog at a time in an even larger area and more complicated skills with more balls, so that we can finally start to put all the pieces together for a full novice run!
Now we have the ball rolling!
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Pre-requisite:
Intermediate Treibball
Vaccines/Titers (Rabies, Distemper and Parvo)
Price: $200
Duration: 6 Weeks
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Keep the Ball Rolling
Level 4
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The final stop in our Treibball series. This is a drop-in class where you can do full runs of Treibball that will mimic real life Treibball competition scenarios. You can work at any level you are at and strengthen your skills to climb the Treibball ranks.
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Pre-requisite:
Advanced Treibball
Vaccines/Titers (Rabies, Distemper and Parvo)
Price: $35
Duration: Drop-in