2015 Summer Agility Training

The schedule for our Summer 3 day camping show are now on our website!

June 12th, 13th and 14th are Show Dates but we also have some mid-week training sessions with TOP handlers. 

Here are the details:

MID WEEK TRAINING WITH VANESSA LLOYD AND ANNA HINZE

Tuesday 9th June, Wednesday 10th June and Thursday 11th June.

Vanessa is an Agility Instructor at Dig It Dogs in Sandbach and has followed Linda Mecklenburg’s handling and training since 2003. She has consistently trained with world-renowned top handlers/ instructors Daisy Peel and Lind Mecklenburg and has worked intermittently with Silvia Trkman, Jenny Damm and Silas Boogk. She has an abundance of international competition experience under her belt.. Competing for 12 years, USA EO team member 2012, USA WAO reserve 525 team member 2012, USA WAO 650 team member 2014
Grand Prix 26" finalist 2012 and 2013 at World Cynosports, 6th and 8th place. 1st and 4th place team relay 2012 World Cynosports, 2005-2009, 2011-2013 World Cynosport semi-finalist, 2010-2014 AKC Nationals, 20" and 26" 9 Agility Champion titles and the First Triple Crown Agility Vizsla in the USA. 

Anna has taught several seminars in Germany and the USA and enjoys sharing her knowledge with the agility community. In her seminars she finds the best line for each individual team on challenging international courses. Handlers will learn how to effectively handle their dogs on those lines. As not every team is the same, a close look is taken at what is the best way to handle for you and your dog.
Anna and her border collie ‘Jive’ represented Germany at the Border Collie Classics 2012, qualified for German World Team Tryouts in 2013, 2014 and 2015, qualified for Nationals in 2014 and successfully represented Germany at the WAO in 2014. 

OUTLINE FOR MIDWEEK TRAINING:

2 handling skills 4hour each

FIRST DAY - TUESDAY
Hand cue (touch) - Anna

Front crosses - Vanessa

SECOND DAY - WEDNESDAY
Ketschker - Anna

Blind crosses - Vanessa

THIRD DAY - THURSDAY
Sequences in am: 2 groups each 2 hours, then switch

Courses in pm: Everybody in one group

In these workshops we will cover basic skills which will help you to get around UK and international style courses. We will cover how to teach your dog each of these skills in detail. After that, you will practice how to cue your dog in short exercises. Finally, we will put it all together and run a long sequence using the skills you have learned. Course maps with a variety of exercises on the seminar setup will be provided to enable you to practice at home. Young dogs are welcome!

Anna's workshop is designed as an introduction to international handling as well as a revisit of the foundations of international handling for more advanced handlers. Vanessa's workshop is designed to perfect when, how and where the front cross and blind cross is used as well as when to use a front vs. blind cross on course.

Tuesday Day 1: Anna will focus on a hand cue. Vanessa will show how and when to properly use a front cross .

Wednesday Day 2: Anna will be helping to perfect Ketschker turns and their use on course. Vanessa will cover how to execute blind crosses and when to use them on course.

Thursday Day 3: We will break down a challenging course into short sequences and run them individually. You will learn how to set your dogs line and when to use which cue combination to handle your dog efficiently. Since this workshop is about applying your handling skills, we will not spend much time on how to teach a certain maneuver. The focus will be on running courses using the skills you have learnt over the last few days. Course maps with a variety of exercises on the seminar setup will be provided to enable you to practice at home.

16 Handlers in total (2 groups of 8)

COST:
£50 for one day

£95 for two days

£135 for three days

£10 auditing / spectating

TIMES:
9:30-1:30 am

2:30-6:30 pm

If you would like to book please contact Vanessa on training@digitdogs.co.uk