Winter 2026 Camps Overview
Dates: January 10-19, 2026

This year each Camp will have a different theme/focus.
Please read each description below for specifics. 

1. Camps are limited to 8 handler/dog teams per instructor. One Day Camps are $245 and Two Day Camps are $490. 

2. You may bring multiple dogs and trade off throughout the day, but each handler may only work with one dog during each turn, unless the handler has paid for multiple spots in the camp.

3. All handler/dog teams will receive equal instruction time, and turns will be timed to ensure fairness. Two Day Camps: Handlers spend one day with each instructor. One Day Camps: Handlers spend 1/2 day with each instructor. 

4. The agility field is not fully fenced, and there may be horses in the adjacent field from the nearby surgical center. 

5. This is a no-frills camp and will take place rain or shine. Camp starts at 9am and ends at 5pm, with a one hour break for lunch. Bring your own chair, crate, mats, food, drinks, snacks, dog treats, etc. 

6. There are restaurants nearby if you wish to leave for lunch. However, we do not encourage this as entering and leaving the facility may take substantial time as does negotiating Brandon traffic, even for the restaurants nearby. Experience tells us that you are better off packing a lunch, snacks and plenty of fluids.

Camp Descriptions:

1. January 10 and 11: 2 Day Camp: Coursework Camp - International Skills Broken Down – Shorter Sequences to Build Success for the future. All equipment will be used. Obstacles can be skipped if needed.
2. January 12: Handling Basics – Spend ½ the day on a jumpers course and ½ the day on an agility course working basic handling such as front cross, rear cross, blind cross, lateral push, and deceleration. Teams will switch instructors for the afternoon session. All equipment will be used, obstacles can be skipped if needed.
   
3. January 13: Discriminations – Spend the AM honing in on discrimination testing and proofing your dog’s “listening” skills. Switch instructors for the afternoon and test your skills in sequence. All equipment will be used, obstacles can be skipped if needed.
4. January 14: Reverse Start Lines – Learn the training behind reverse start lines and then test your new skill in the afternoon session. Teams will switch instructors for the afternoon session. All equipment will be used, obstacles can be skipped if needed.
5. January 15: Distance and Layering – Spend the AM honing in on the use of the proper physical cues, combined with your verbal to understand how to effectively use distance and layering in your handling. Switch instructors for the afternoon and test your skills in sequences. Only jumps, tunnels and weaves will be used, weaves can be skipped if needed.
6. January 16: Backsides – Spend the AM honing in on the use of the proper physical cues, combined with your verbal to understand how to effectively cue Backside Wraps and Backside S-Turns. Switch instructors for the afternoon and test your skills in sequences. Only jumps, tunnels and weaves will be used, weaves can be skipped if needed.
7. January 17: Threadles – Spend the AM honing in on the use of the proper physical cues, combined with your verbal to understand how to effectively cue threadle slices and threadle wraps. Switch instructors for the afternoon and test your skills in sequence. Only jumps, tunnels and weaves will be used, weaves can be skipped if needed.
   
8. January 18 and 19: 2 Day Camp: International Coursework Camp - Courses will consist of about 20- 25 obstacles and will be the equivalent of the highest level seen in the US. Dogs should be proficient on all equipment.

Registration/Waitlist Process:

*Please note: Once a Camp fills, a waitlist of up to five (5) teams will become available. If you would like to be added to a waitlist, please complete the registation form per the instructions below. Select the Camp Waitlist for the event you would like to attend. To sign up for multiple waitlists, you will need to complete & submit a separate registration for each one. Please select the payment method you will use if you are offered a spot. Please *DO NOT* send any money until you are contacted by Karen via text or email if/when a spot becomes available.*

1. Complete the online registration form for each handler/dog team. If you would like to register for multiple camps, please submit a separate registration form for each camp. If you would like to register multiple dogs for the same camp (each dog participating in all exercises), please submit a separate registration form for each dog. 

2. Payment is due at time of registration and accepted via Zelle or Venmo to 630.251.1557. You can use the QR codes below:
                           

3. You will receive a separate email confirming each registration and the information you provided. PLEASE VERIFY THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED. THE EMAIL IS YOUR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU ARE REGISTERED FOR CAMP. PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY. 

4. Complete the Agility Participant and Liability Release & Waiver located on the On Course Agility website. *Until this form is completed and signed, your spot is camp is not guaranteed, even with the email confirmation and payment. Please complete this form when you register for Camp.*

5. Email or text Karen Holik at oncourseseminars@gmail.com or 630.251.1557 with questions. 

6. Communications regarding camps will come from Karen at oncourseseminars@gmail.com and also from Mail Chimp. Please add these emails to your contacts so that you do not miss any important communications or updates. Handlers are responsible for checking their spam/junk folders for communications.  

Pricing: 

 One Day Camps: $245 per handler/dog team

Two Day Camps: $490 per handler/dog team

Cancellation Policy

Handlers may not sell or share their spot(s) in any Camp, for any reason, without prior written approval. 

On Course Agility reserves the right to cancel a handler's camp registration(s) at any time in return for a full refund. 

Before December 1, 2025:
Fees will be refunded except for $100 (Camp) or $50 (Seminar) administrative fee. 

As of December 1, 2025:
No refunds or credits toward future events will be made unless your spot can be filled. If your spot can be filled from our waiting list, fees will be refunded except for $100 (Camp) or $50 (Seminar) administrative fee. 

It is critical that you read this policy carefully as there are NO exceptions to our cancellation policy other than being called to active military duty. 

As much as we care about all of our customers and their dogs, and we are extremely pained when we hear of either personal or canine tragedies, seminars are a business. We cannot keep running seminars if costs are greater than income and labor expended. We budget and hire instructors for seminars based on being able to fill an exact number of spots. The instructors and the facility do not care how many people ultimately attend camp - they charge the same amount of money no matter what. We had to develop a cancellation policy that takes this into consideration and that treats everyone equally. We do not make exceptions to this policy as it is impossible to judge whether one person's emergency is more important and more deserving of a refund or credit than the next person's. We do the best we can to maintain an active waiting list, but we cannot guarantee that there will be a waiting list if you must cancel.