Online Ninja Weave Pole Training

NEW! Extreme Ninja Weaves Challnges

Ready to take your weave poles to the extreme? If you and your dog have already mastered independent weaves and are craving the next level of challenge, this course is for you. Perfect for teams who love international-style handling as well as complex challenges, this program will push your handling skills and your dog’s understanding to new heights. And, you only need minimal equipment—just a few jumps, a tunnel, and weave poles.

This 8-week instructor-guided course starts April 1!

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Online Ninja Weaves Class

Ninja Weaves is a 16-week online course taught by Karen Holik through the Clean Run Learning Center. The course is comprised of 8 lessons total, with a new lesson every other week. It is also available for self-study at any time with a standard registration. 

Limited working spots available. Unlimited auditing spots. 

This class will focus on weave poles from basic through advanced skills. It is appropriate for all levels – from true beginners to competition-level dogs looking to proof skills or correct gaps in training. Lessons begin with an introduction to the weaves and build up to advanced skills and drills. Emphasis is on independence, reliability, speed, entries, exits and discriminations. This is a sixteen-week course with a new lesson every two weeks. Participants post videos and comments and receive feedback directly from me, and they can follow the progress of their classmates for additional insights.

Course Objective: Reliable, independent weaves with confidence and speed

Equipment Needed:

  • Channel weave poles (set of 12). The channels are only recommended for the first few weeks, so if you do not have a set, consider borrowing them. After that, a standard set of weave poles will suffice.  Stick in the ground weave poles would also work well.
  • Weave pole guide wires
  • One tunnel
  • One jump
  • Toys and treats and a great attitude!

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NEW! On-Demand Seminar

Ninja Weaves: Training Tools to Solve Common Weave Pole Problems

In this video filmed during a live seminar, Karen coaches handlers and their dogs through training skills, drills, and homework to address some of the most common weave pole performance problems.

Topics covered include

  • Dog popping out of the weaves when the handler attempts a blind and/or front cross
  • Dog entering at the incorrect pole, especially from challenging entries, including the 90-degree approach for on-side entry
  • Distractions and handler distance from the weave poles

The dog’s footwork in the weave poles is also addressed. 

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