ALIVE aka Flyin' Ali, Barkin' Ali
Fallowfield Beat the Odds ADC, MJDC ADC was born in December 2006 . Ali is an all or nothing dog Ali is Diaz's daughter and not only is different in colour but also sports an undocked tail
DIAZ my soul mate and amazing agility partner
CH Auld Sod Pride of Cameron ATCH is the most amazing agility partner. She has saved my butt many times and has helped me learn so much about many different ways to handle and teach agility and handling skills
MY DOGS - THE ENGLISH COCKER SPANIELS
DOGS WHO HAVE PARTNERED WITH US IN TRAINING
OSYRUS a great example of beauty, brains and birdsense
CH Relativity Farm Northern Lights SADC SGDC AS AJ was born in May 2003. He is the 1st Gordon in Canada with an agility title and the first to compete at the Masters level. He is currently working on his CKC field dog titles
GINGER the dog that allows me to say to my students " I understand, I've been there "
Scottsbrae Ginger Spice SADC VGDC was born in April 1999. She is the most lovable and happiest English Cocker I've had my hands on. Nicknamed Gingee-Chatter Feet, she is so excited to be with you doing anything, that every muscle chatters. Ginger is the energiser bunny of the dog world..
Olyver (Long haired standard Dachshund) - doesn't know the meaning of "I can't"
Parker - All Canadian ( Lab/Great Dane mix)
Riley (Brittany Spaniel) - the penultimate athlete
MY DOGS - THE GORDON & IRISH SETTERS
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Kiera & Shadow with Laurie & Josee - 1st Team Relay Q's
Kiera AAC Nationals 2008 - Sussex, NB
Thank goodness for trees & cool grass :)
Loki AAC Nationals 2008 - Sussex, NB
ABOUT ME - THE TWO FOOTED ONE ON THIS TEAM
Fifty-three years of living with Irish & Gordon Setters and English Cocker Spaniels has brought me here. There has never been a point in my life I didn't have at least one of those breeds and wasn't doing some form of dog training with them. Our dogs have always been started with basic obedience training, a fundamental for any dog, anywhere and several have gone on to get their CDX titles. While the basic obedience requirements have not changed, how we train it has. We use a lot of clicker training in all areas, including when training dogs for conformation shows and in field training.
With the exception of Osyrus, all my dogs have been owner handled to their Canadian championships and represented themselves well in their breeds. It is our belief that dogs should be versatile, maintaining their original purpose but also participating in as many other activities as possible and living nicely in a family environment.
I got involved in the sport of dog agility purely as a way to have my show dogs do an activity, that was similar in movement to what they encounter in their field training, but that would preserve their long show coats. How little I knew about how hooked I would become, and that it would become my career.. This year, 2009, was was exciting year for me as the Chair of both the Ontario Regional & National Agility Championships, here in Ottawa.
As part of the training components I have a great interest in canine & human structure, having studied Kinesiology at university. Understanding dog structure makes it much easier to identify weaknesses in my students dogs and help them correct or accomodate it.
I have been training dogs in agility for 10 years and over that time have competed in a number of AAC Ontario Regional Championships and attended 3 National Championships. 2008 Ontario Regionals was a high point for me with Alive placing 8th in her Jumpers run and Diaz achieving 20 more Nationals qualifying points at 8 1/2 years old than she had ever earned before. Sadly the 50 point increase in required points made her just shy of qualifying for the 08 Nationals. Diaz earned her Agility Trial Champion title earlier this year making her only the 7th English Cocker in AAC to do so.
One of my characteristics is that I love training people who have dogs that are " wound up ", that other trainers find annoying in class, that others don't have the patience for. As a hyperactive person, I can relate to dogs & people that simply get bored sitting in class waiting for their turn. It is exciting to watch dogs and handlers grow as they learn to work together to bring out the best in both. People who have trained with me know that I find it sad to watch dogs that have " gone flat, lost their spark, that are simply doing it for mom "
New later this year we will be using more video in class and You Tube postings to let each student see how they are progressing and to help analyze problems, and problem skills.
Small but mighty, Puddles a miniature Dachshund weighs in at just 8 pounds
Gotta love them when they do what you asked
No tunnel is safe with Parker on course
