About Central K-9

Dog sports center in Colchester

Central K9 is a dog training and sports facility on Norwich Avenue in Colchester. Owner and trainer Jessica Edgerly has been training dogs for over 25 years, with a background in agility, rally obedience, dock diving, frisbee, herding, nosework and barn hunt, and she describes earning numerous regional and national awards with multiple dogs and breeds. She also runs Central K9 Goose Patrol, training and working Border Collies for goose control and sheep herding, and her dogs have appeared on ESPN, Good Morning America, the Puppy Bowl and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Classes

Obedience runs from Puppy Kindergarten and Basic Obedience to Distraction Training, with competition obedience taught in private lessons. Agility is offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Central K9 calls itself one of the leading Barn Hunt facilities in Connecticut, with a dedicated area for nationally sanctioned trials, and it also offers dock diving with NADD events, herding, disc, FastCat, an academy program and facility rentals.

Prices

Six-week classes are $257, and drop-in classes are $41 at the instructor's discretion. Private lessons in any activity are $82 for a half hour or $154 for an hour.

What to ask

Ask which classes are running this session and what the academy program includes.