Welcome to Dragonfire Agility and Dragonfire Dogs.  These pages will introduce you to me, Louise Wetzel, I live in Queens NY.  I am currently teaching agility classes and private lessons on Long Island, NY. I also have students in Westchester County. Let me introduce you to My Dogs, past and present, who have taught me so much about agility and how to get this information to my Students and their own dogs.  Click here for my teaching Schedule, updated weekly. Click here for descriptions of the agility classes I am teaching at the various facilities.

I am a current member of Long Island Agility and Doggie U K9 Academy, LIRR Flyball Team and a past member of Contact Agility Club.  I have been the Show Chairman for Long Island Agility's spring NADAC trial for the past number of years.

One large area of interest besides my dogs and agility, are wolves and all things wolf.  I have an extensive collection of all types of wolf collectibles, dog statues and horse figurines.

Dragons are my second passion, hence the name Dragonfire and all my dogs have Dragonfire in their "fancy" names. I also read quite a bit science fiction, fantasy and mystery.   Books in these genres fill my book shelves.

Devin and I, pictured along with judge, Jean Mackenzie, who gave us that elusive Masters Jumpers leg at the CATS October 2003 USDAA trial. This was our MAD title, Master Agility Dog, something we worked long and hard for.  Thank you Jean and everyone else along the way who helped us achieve the title, all the judges and the five Masters Pairs Relay partners:  Ella DuPree and Mick, Judy Reilly and Brodie, Brian McGunigle and Edna, Nancy Obara and Majel, Sandy Costello and Maui.

Kane pictured here at the Paws in Motion USDAA trial in NJ in August 2008.  We are working on that Advanced agility dog title and on this weekend he was in his first Masters Snooker runs and did well. He is an fun dog to run in agility.  This lovely photo of Kane jumping was taken by Jennifer Nannery at the PAWS trial.

Kane enjoys playing in the tunnel, as you can see from this awesome photograph.

  Check out Kane's page for some new agility photos, such a good boy!!!!!!

Chute Photo by Donna Kelliher Photography

The Kelpies have been doing some CPE Agility this spring and enjoying it.  Here is a photo of them with the bling from the trials.

Doggie U K9 Academy information

I am also teaching in Bay Shore, LI, NY at Doggie "U" K-9 Academy, new state of the art indoor facility which opened the week of  June 20th, 2005.  I am teaching agility classes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings for Doggie U, contact Doggie U for info on these classes. Doggie U's telephone number 631-968-7972.  My schedule page has info on these classes.

Click here for descriptions of all the agility classes I teach.

 The Wednesday evening agility classes at 5:30 and 6:45 are both Competition classes, using the full floor at Doggie U.  The size of the ring is 100 x 75.  Great for training on full sized courses before  and during the trial season.

New session began on June 10

New upcoming session  information which begins on June 10

Please note class time changes

5:30pm Competition - full floor course will be run. This class is full, no drop in's.  

6:45 Competition - full floor course will be run.   This class is full, no drop in's.

8:00pm Advanced Beginner Agility  taught by John, his first class will be on June 17

Monday Holbrook Daytime Agility  New schedule afternoon

Click here for the form

Class schedule:

(classes are one hour in length and session is 6 weeks long)

Agility Novice/Pre Competition 12:00    ________   fee $115 (class limit is 6 dog and handler teams)

Agility Novice/Pre Competition  1:15       ________   fee $115 (class limit is 6 dog and handler teams)

New session class dates: June 8, 15, 22 & 29 (no classes on these two days in blue),  No Class on July 6, June 13, 20 and 27, August 3

Long Island Agility has a page on my website. 

 Click here  to get to the page, our May 23 & 24 CPE  Agility Trial 2009 results are available on this page

My dog Devin jumping one of LIA's very colorful and unique jumps.

2006 has been an exciting year for Carmen.  A move to the country where in addition to agility her new hobbies include chasing birds and digging for China. 

The season started off strong with 2 QQ at the Pine Barrens Cluster.  As a new team, we were still adjusting to each other.  We were earning qualifying rounds towards our MX and picking up MACH points and extra jumpers legs.  In May we took a break to do NADAC and earned her EAC-V and WV-N titles.  In August Carmen participated at the All Star tournament in York PA.  She was awesome coming in second out of 24 dogs in the 8” class.  We settled down in the Fall and at the Springfield cluster in November Carmen completed her MX title.  In addition, we found out the Carmen is now qualified to go to the AKC Nationals in March.  At the Non-Sporting trial in December Carmen finished off the 2006 agility season with her 7^th double ending the year with 445 points.  She is well on her way to her MACH.  Carmen picked up two more double Q's at the Agility for a Cause cluster in Springfield, she is now over the half-way mark for the MACH!!!!

The dogs of Dragonfire

  The current Dragonfire dogs:

  Devin, Border Collie -

   Riki, Papillon -

  Kane, Australian Working Kelpie -

  Raven, Australian Working Kelpie

 Carmen, Papillon (who now lives with Teri Nolan) -

     click on their name to go to their personal pages!

    Riki's summer 2008 haircut

Check the Our Photos page for more photos of the dogs.

Check out the page of  Beach Photos that I took of the dogs when they played in the sand at Montauk  November 9, 2008.

Check out the disc dog photos, when Kane and Raven went to their first competition in April