Extra Credit:
Bonus opportunities for self-motivated learners to ace their agility handling and achieve their performance goals.
About ECA
Extra Credit Agility offers a variety of learning resources and workshops for new puppy owners and dog agility competitors alike. In 2025, we added course design and agility judging (UKI) to our repertoire! Kelly’s also pursuing her AKC judging license in 2026, so stay tuned.
ECA’s core goals include:
Enhance communication between dogs and their humans, whether you’re at home or in the agility ring
Empower dogs and humans to succeed with fun and growth-oriented training
Encourage agility handlers to better-understand their own learning styles and elevate their performance mindsets
As implied by our name, Extra Credit Agility is intended to be a supplementary resource for self-motivated handlers who already have their own regular trainers/classes but want something “extra” to fill in any knowledge or skills gaps in their training and competition regimes.
About Kelly (Founder of ECA): Kelly is a community college professor with a Master’s degree in Communication Studies (emphasis in instructional communication), 8+ years of experience in teaching and instructional design, and 16+ years of experience as a competitor, coach, and judge for speech and debate tournaments around the world. As a former junior handler who originally quit agility in 2008 for financial reasons, Kelly’s particularly passionate about making agility more accessible and affordable for all. Since returning to dog agility in 2018, Kelly has successfully competed in AKC, ISC, UKI, and USDAA with her border collies Stark and Alibi.
The Dogs of ECA
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Stark
MACH WR Winter is Coming RN TKA T2B2 MFB PAD PJD
Visions Rey de la Corazone x Kelsies Little Jewel
UKI PENTATHLON: 1st Place at the West Coast Open (2023, 2024, 2026), 2nd Place at the 1-TDC Invitational (2024), 3rd Place at the 1-TDC Invitational in 16” select (2026)
BLUE RIBBON FINAL (1-TDC Invitational): Finalist in 2024, 3rd Place in 2026
UKI BIATHLON: 1st Place at the True Colors Classic (2025), 2nd Place at the West Coast Cup (2024), 3rd Place at the 1-TDC Invitational (2026), 1st Place at the West Coast Cup (2026)
UKI GAMES CHALLENGE: 1st Place at the West Coast Open (2024, 2025), 2nd Place at the West Coast Open (2026), 3rd Place at the Canadian Open (2024), 3rd Place at the 1-TDC Invitational (2024), 2nd Place at the West Coast Cup (2024, 2026)
UKI SPEEDSTAKES CHALLENGE: 1st Place at the Canadian Open (2024), 1st Place at the West Coast Open (2024), 1st Place at the West Coast Cup (2025), Finalist at the WCO (2023, 2025, 2026)
USDAA Northwest Cup Open Championship Winner (2022)
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Alibi
Triskele Surefire Story AXJ OF NA TKI
Gjerulff Awesome Number One x MACH Nifty Tegwen from Doggone Borders
OFA Hips: Excellent | OFA Elbows: Normal
1-TDC UKI Invitational (2026): 2nd Place in Biathlon Overall (out of 93 dogs). He was one of 8 dogs - out of 600+ competing - who ran clean on BOTH the jumping and agility courses, designed and judged by Tamás Traj and Stefanie Semkat.
AKC World Team Tryouts (2026): This was Alibi (and Kelly’s) first-ever tryout experience. No placements, but they did avoid E’ing in 3/5 runs on immensely challenging courses!
UKI West Coast Open (2025): 2nd Place in Snooker (Finalist in Games Overall)
UKI Canadian Open (2024): Nationals Finalist, 5th Place in Biathlon Challenge & 6th Place in Games Challenge
USDAA PNW Regionals (2025): 2nd Place in Grand Prix finals & 4th Place in Steeplechase finals (20”)
USDAA PNW Regionals (2026): 1st Place in the 2-Dog Team Challenge
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Bimini
Excel Release the Beast, Bimini!
Excel Eye on the Prize x Mind the Dog ET
Bimini is the newest member of the ECA family! She was born on January 30, 2025 and has an incredibly bright future ahead of her.
As of October 2026, Bimini has run NFC/FEO in a few events. In her first AKC “for reals” trial, she Q’ed in 2/2 attempted runs (FAST & Novice JWW) and she ran in Speedstakes Semi-Finals at the 2026 West Coast Open.
