High Octane Agility was started by Dan & Maureen Burke in February 2006. Our current training facility is a spacious 15,678 sqft indoor facility with a 95’x95′ TrueTurf Agility ring as well as a 40’x50′ training room perfect for training tricks, fitness, manners, nosework and more. We offer group training classes, private lessons, and specialty workshops 7 days a week. We also host several agility trials for UKI and USDAA during the year at our facility and off-site.
Select students are allowed to rent our training facility for personal training time. Up to 4 students can participate in a single rental. Private instruction or group lessons are NOT allowed. Rentals can be completed in 4 easy steps. Please contact Dan directly if you have any questions or issues
Please use the links below to schedule a private lesson with Dan or Maureen. Dan offers private lessons on Tuesday mornings and early afternoons. He also offers private lessons on select weekends throughout the year. Maureen offers lessons on select weekends during Spring, Fall and Winter. During the summer she
Below is the list of available classes, seminars and workshops currently open for registration to the public. In addition you can find links to the registration forms to book appointments with Dr. Lauren Blackson. Online registration for classes automatically close 1 week after the class has started, but you may
High Octane Agility & Dog Training is excited to everyone to our Grand Opening and Open House on December 3, 2022 from 12P – 8P. Come check out our new digs and find our what High Octane is all about. Do you have questions about what we will be offering
High Octane Agility is super excited to announce WE ARE MOVING!!! That’s right, after 13+ years in Doylestown, we are moving our training center to Colmar, PA. We have secured a lease on a 15,768 sqft space with, to the enjoyment of our students and instructors, HEAT and AIR CONDITIONING!!!!!
Registrations for the June/July 2022 session of our Monday, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will be opening on Monday at 8 PM. The registration forms can be accessed from the links page on our website: https://highoctaneagility.com/2020/11/06/registration-links/ Students in Monday’s early and late classes are both advancing to the next level.
We are thrilled to announce that our nosework classes are growing. Beginning on May 24th we will be adding a new Level 1 – Intro to Nosework class taught Joyce Smuda along with our two Level 5 classes. Our nosework classes are held on Tuesday evenings. Joyce is also going
We are excited to hold our annual 3 day Spring USDAA trial on April 29-May 1. The premium and electronically fillable entry forms can be found at https://k9trialservices.com/HOASpringUSDAA/. We will be offering 2 dog DAM team event on Friday, Steeplechase/PSJ on Saturday and Grand Prix/PGP on Sunday. We are thrilled
The premium for our upcoming USDAA trial on July 10-11 is now available. The premium and entry form can be found on https://k9trialservices.com. This trial is being held at Orchard Hills Dog Training Center in Barto, PA. We are super excited that our judge, the ever friendly Leslie Bickel, has
Where
Colmar, PA (unless noted)
When
Wed February 16, 2022 (night)
Thurs March 17, 2022 (night)
Sat/Sun April 9-10, 2022
Thurs April 21, 2022 (night)
Sat/Sun June 18-19, 2022
Wed September 21, 2022 (night)
Sat/Sun October 1-2, 2022 (Barto, PA)
Sat November 26, 2022
Where
Orchard Hills Training Center
45 Bella Vista Lane
Barto, PA 19504
When
Fri/Sat/Sun April 29 – May 1, 2022
Sat/Sun July 9-10, 2022
Sat/Sun October 22-23, 2022
Where
High Octane Training Center
94C County Line Road
Colmar, PA 18915
Who — When
Currently in planning state
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When I partnered with a new pup, I knew he and I needed the patient and expert class experience that High Octane would provide. The classes are small and the instructors work with each dog and handler to make them a successful team. I love the training I and my boy receive, and I learn just as much from watching the instructor teach my classmates and their canine partners. Just amazing.
I have trained 3 dogs under the guidance of the HOA trainers from puppy kindergarten to conditioning for Nationals.
I started out wanting to develop a fun activity for me and my dog, then we “got into” Agility.
In all levels the instructors keep it fun, interesting and challenging (especially for the handler-my coordination isn’t as good as I think it is!!) and the dogs always, always come first.
Great people and fun courses
I joined High Octane with Agile Kindergarten in September 2018, with absolutely no knowledge of agility besides what I saw from a few YouTube videos. From the start, we received excellent, hands-on instruction from knowledgeable and friendly instructors. The classes are small and have a heavy emphasis on dog safety. Everyone is very welcoming and the atmosphere at classes and trials is very positive!
High Octane has provided a safe, and collaborative learning environment for my dog as well as myself. All the instructors are there to help you build a relationship with your dog, and make sure that each team is successful with their goals. I’ve brought my fearful mixed-breed dog there to help build a solid bond with my dog, and I’ve gained so much more than that. I’m very happy to take classes at High Octane, and can’t wait to progress further with my canine partner!
We love High Octane Agility. The teaching style emphasizes safety while learning each obstacle, which was priority to us. You learn to master each step of the process before moving to harder levels to be sure you can succeed. As a team, my dog and I are progressing in a way that I didn’t think we would. Many thanks to Maureen and her team.
Maureen Burke is a teacher by trade and presently teaches sophomore and senior English at Girard College. With summers off from her teaching job, Maureen spends her days at High Octane instructing group classes and offering private lessons.
Jan is a molecular biologist by training and works in pharmaceutical drug development. She started agility training with her Australian Shepherd, Addie, as a way to channel Addie’s endless energy and very active mind. Jan and Addie competed and titled in ASCA, NADAC, and AKC. Addie taught Jan the need for a strong foundation and the importance of maintaining consistent criteria, lessons she incorporates in instruction of the HOA Foundation Skills class.
Janet began training with High Octane Agility in 2014. She has three Vizslas and does conformation, rally, agility, obedience, and tracking with her dogs. She has begun competing in UKI and USDAA.
Tina started doing agility when she realized her Welsh Terrier, Caru, needed an outlet for her nonstop energy. She was out for a drive and stopped at a trial to see what it was about and she was hooked. She started training at HOA in 2012.
Jennifer Lake is a Mechanical Engineer by trade and currently works in the manufacturing industry as a New Product Development Engineer.
