Outdoor · Spring 2026 · UWS

Real-world agility.
In real NYC parks.

Saturday cohorts in Central Park — for dogs that need open space, varied terrain, and the kind of distractions you can’t fake indoors.

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  • CPDT-KA Certified
  • Small group cohorts
  • Central Park · Riverside · UES
Dog mid-jump during outdoor agility training in NYC
What changes outdoors

Indoor agility teaches the skill. Outdoors is where you find out if your dog actually has it.

Most agility classes happen on rubber mats in a quiet, climate-controlled box. That’s a great place to teach a behavior — and a poor place to test it. Outdoor agility puts the same skills on grass and dirt, with people walking by, dogs barking nearby, and squirrels darting under benches. The skill that survives the park is the one your dog actually owns.

  • Generalization, not rehearsal
  • Real distractions instead of staged ones
  • Movement variety: slope, grass, gravel, roots
  • Built-in decompression between reps
See it in action

Real cohorts. Real Central Park. Real distractions.

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Reactive recovery on the lawn

Threshold work between agility reps in Central Park’s North Meadow.

First off-leash recall

One handler, three jumps, and a squirrel within sight. The recall held.

Confidence on uneven terrain

Slopes, roots, gravel paths — the obstacles that don’t exist indoors.

What we bring

Park-grade equipment that survives the city.

Portable adjustable jumps

Lightweight, height-adjustable jumps designed for grass, dirt, and uneven park terrain. We pack out everything we pack in — Central Park stays Central Park.

Outdoor-grade tunnels

Anchored, weather-resistant tunnels built for park surfaces. Short enough for confidence-building, long enough for real momentum work.

Platforms & pause boxes

Balance, precision, and impulse control. Most reactive dogs get worse without a clear “rest position.” A platform gives them one.

Urban “found” obstacles

Park benches, low walls, gentle hills, natural slopes — used safely as agility elements. Same skills, real-world cues.

Where we train

The Upper West Side corridor.

All sites are within a short walk of the 1, 2, B, and C lines. Specific meeting spots are confirmed at booking.

Central Park

West 103rd St entrance

Wide lawns, gentle hills, open fields. Best for full-distance agility setups, recall games, and longer threshold work.

Riverside Park

105th St dog run adjacent

Calmer riverside paths and shaded clearings. Best for beginner agility, reactivity threshold work, and quieter recall practice.

Upper East Side

East River esplanade parks

Open turf areas perfect for sprint work, platform drills, and structured jump sequences.

Safety first

Outdoor adds variables. We adjust for them.

Surfaces, weather, foot traffic, off-leash dogs. We move, reschedule, or modify when conditions stop being safe.

Weather adjustments

Heavy rain, snow, dangerous heat — we relocate or reschedule, not push through. Make-up sessions are built into every cohort.

Surface monitoring

Ice, mud, gravel, debris — checked before equipment goes down. Joint health and slip prevention are non-negotiable.

Reactive dog accommodations

Wide-open spaces give us flexible distance management. Reactive dogs are placed with extra buffer; we never trap a dog under threshold.

Common questions

Outdoor logistics

Light rain, we run. Heavy rain or thunderstorms, we reschedule and add a make-up week to the end of the cohort. You’ll know by 2 hours before class.
If your dog can hold a sit-stay outdoors and recover from a normal city distraction (someone walking by, a passing dog at a comfortable distance), they’re ready. Reactive dogs are welcome — we adjust placement and distance during class.
Long line by default. Off-leash work happens only when the dog has earned it and the location supports it (off-hours Central Park, fenced areas). Safety over ego.
One dog per handler per session. Multi-dog households can split into different cohorts or alternate weeks.
Spring 2026

See you in the park.

Cohorts are small and they fill. The schedule page has current dates and a live spot count for every cohort.

View the spring schedule Private session instead