Fun with Puck

My 6 month old puppy Puck attended his first agility seminar with Anna Eifert hosted by The Agility Facility.
Here is a little video of his fun day!
Enjoy

Memorial Day

Reminder! No classes Memorial Day

Anna Eifert International Handling seminars!

The Agility Facility is hosting Anna Eifert for 5 days. 3 days in CT and 2 days in NH

About Anna:
I started doing agility in 1999, with my Miniature Bull Terrier male Giovanni. I ran huge Belgian Sheperds and one small Schipperke too, belonging to my friend, achieved with them the FCI World Championship (2005 Valladolid – Flört; 2008 Helsinki – April; 2009 Dornbirn – Chester). The dog of my life is Nevian, a very unique smooth Border Collie female. She was born in 2004 and took the Silver medal in 2006 at the FCI World Championship in Basel. After it, we have been each year in the National Team, won a lot of trials in lot of countries – National Championship, Crufts, IABC, IFCS Biathlon etc. – but the most important thing that I still have the feeling after each run she’s so special! Last year I got a new present from God: Dú is a Miniature Bull Terrier female with Border Collie brain and Terrier spirit. She learns everything very easily and I’m sure we will have a lot of fun at agility trials! Our first trial will be in February 2013.
I’m holding agility seminars since 2007.
As always I want to show my whole handling and teaching system, combining with European style courses, focusing on active and positive handling with different kinds of „blind” crosses. My idea is the good handler knows everything and therefore can choose the best solution at trials. The participants will learn how to find the ideal line and shaping the line close to the dog/obstacle and far away from the dog/obstacle.
Some results with Nevian:
2006 - FCI World Championships, Switzerland – 2.place
2008 - Border Collie Classic , Netherlands – 2. place
2010 – Crufts, Great Britain – 1. place (British Open and International)
2010 – Hungarian National Champion
2012 – IFCS World Championships, USA – 1. place (Biathlon World Champion)















Watch some of Anna's runs on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/user/eifertanna



Portland, CT
Dates: May 22-24, 2013

May 22-Puppies!!! Handling seminar for our upcoming superstars!! Handling with tunnels/jumps stations or low jumps/cones. No contacts will be used Full
2-7pm $125/day working, $65/day audit
May 23-International Skills for dogs and handlers ready to learn International handling skills or for experienced teams to clean up their skills. Full
May 24 International Course work-Run International courses with Anna! These are not for the faint of heart and will prove to be difficult. Prepare to run! Full
$175/day working, $85/day audit

Portland, CT is outdoors on grass. Plenty of parking and shade. No RV parking on site. Hotels nearby and campgrounds within 30 minutes. This is a no frills seminar

Nashua, NH Riverside Canine
Dates: June 5/6, 2013
June 5-Masters level handling-This handling seminar is geared towards dog running at the Masters level with a little International flair. Great for handlers who want a challenge but don't plan on competing at the International level-2 Openings

June 6-International sequences-This seminar will focus on common sequences found on International courses and how to handle them. This seminar will keep you sharp with your handling-1 Opening
$175/day working, $85/day audit

Nashua, NH is indoors on Great Mats! Plenty of parking and RV parking on site. Hotels within 20 minutes. This is a no frills seminar


To register email: agilebug@gmail.com

Jeannette Hutchison is coming back!!!

2 days of Agility with Jeannette Hutchison

Use of Motion

Saturday June 1
 9-5
Motion is your biggest cue when running agility.  How you use you motion is so important. You need to understand how your motion affects your dog’s extension and collection. When you have motion forward for to long you get wide turns leading to off courses and knocked rails. Wide turns change your dogs line or path to the next sequence of obstacles.  Deceleration from the handler signals collection. If you don’t support the obstacle you want your dog to take as you decelerate he may get a refusal.  How you move, when you move and where you move sends different info to your dog.  This seminar will cover much of the information you need to teach you and your dog to run a fast and efficient course

Puppies and young dogs-Teach them right the first time

Sunday June 2

8:20-12 Handling with cones or jumps (depending on age/skill level) and tunnels.
Give your dog the proper foundation for handling around a course. Use your cues effectively to direct your puppy around short sequences consisting of cones and tunnels.

12:30-4:00 Contacts
Give your dog great foundation for their contacts. Whether you are just starting out or mid way through your training, this workshop will be very helpful to know you are on the right track.

Puppies should be a minimum of 4 months old

Saturday Use of Motion $150/team, $75 Auditors limit 10
Sunday each workshop $75/team, $35 Auditors limit 10 each

• No frills
• Workshop will be held in the Portland location. Outside on grass in fenced ring. Lots of shady parking spaces and a cool, clean babbling brook

Email Mary Champagne for more information and to register:
agilebug@gmail.com

Spring Classes are here!!

Agility Facility Classes

Portland

Monday

 1-2:30 Masters Handling (8) Starting 4/29

Masters level course work with the introduction and introduction of some international style handling skills.

2:30-3:30 Agility Foundations (6) Starting 4/29

This class lays the foundation for a successful agility career for you and your dog. Dogs and handlers will learn how to work together, teach balance and body awareness. Some basic “obedience for agility” will be included. Several dogs will be on the floor at once so some focus exercises will be touched upon as well. Introduction to obstacles included

4-6 (private lessons)

6-7 Agility Foundations (6) Starting 5/6

This class lays the foundation for a successful agility career for you and your dog. Dogs and handlers will learn how to work together, teach balance and body awareness. Some basic “obedience for agility” will be included. Several dogs will be on the floor at once so some focus exercises will be touched upon as well. Introduction to obstacles included

7-8:30 Agility Basics (6) Starting 5/6

This class follows Foundation II. Dogs will begin their sequencing using jumps and tunnels. Contact and weave pole training will progress.

Tuesdays

(11-1:00 Private lessons)

1-2:30 Novice handling/Obstacle basics (8) Starting 4/30

This is a “tweener” class where the dogs are sequencing with jumps and tunnels and contacts and weave poles are still in the “training stage”. Dogs will finish up their training and begin sequencing with all obstacles. This is where it will all come together

(3-5 Private lessons)

Colchester

Tuesday

 

6-7:30 Novice Handling (8) Starting 4/16

This is a novice level course that will include short drills with all obstacles. At least one contact obstacle and/or weave poles will be included in the sequences. Dogs should be doing all obstacles and handlers have an understanding of terms/cues.

7:30-9 Masters Handling (8) Starting 4/16

Masters level course work with the introduction and introduction of some international style handling skills.

Congratulations to our own Lora Abbott and Spy!!!!!

On a FANTASTIC weekend at AKC Nationals in Tulsa!!!!!

I want to give a huge congratulations to my friend, colleague and student, Lora Abbott and Spy for their FANTABULOUS showing at the AKC Nationals in Tulsa this weekend!!!!! 6 runs-5 clean runs and a trip to the finals!!! Finishing 6th place in the finals with 143 dogs overall in her jump height!! That's pretty frickin awesome!!!!!
When I first met Lora and her Terriers, I knew little Spy had some...thing special inside of her. She was a little independent, leaving the course to hunt rats or sniffing out the horse nuggets in the dirt of the barn. She got easily distracted when you would least expect it. Then the weave pole bobbles that were difficult to figure out why. Sometimes frustrating but Lora and Spy perserved to greatness!!!!! Very proud of you both!!!!

 

Shaping fun with Puck

I'm having a blast with my puppy! He is an eager pup who wants to go go go!
Shaping behaviors for fun and brain exercise. I think I accidentally clicked a bark

If you want to have some fun with your puppy or adult dog and see how their minds work, come to my clicker workshop April 6!