ATTENTION / ENGAGEMENT & IMPULSE CONTROL
FOR DOG SPORTS!
With Mary Horne, CPDT-KA, CTC
Please join us at Breeze Thru Agility in Brattleboro, VT for two back-to-back workshops on two skills that are critical for so many dog sports. These motivational workshops are for friendly dogs (and people!) of all ages and skill levels who have an interest in or are already competing in Obedience, Rally, Agility, Field Work and more. Attend either or both!
When: Sunday, October 26th, 2014 (see times below)
Where:Breeze Thru Agility, 30 Bradford Drive, Brattleboro, VT 05301
Cost: Working Spots(strictly limited to 8 teams) $40 each/$75 for both;
Auditors (unlimited) $25 each/$40 for both
FMI/Sign-up:Please email Mary at
Please note: to maximize everyone’s learning experience, dogs must be comfortable working around other dogs and be quietly crated, held by the handler’s side or safely in cars, weather permitting, when not working.
Attention and Engagement for All Dog Sports 1 – 3 p.m.
Attention and engagement between dog and handler are core skills that underlie success in most all dog sports. This workshop focuses on fun ways to teach, advance and proof attention skills, both up close and at a distance, and further engagement between dog and handler. Using fun motivational training techniques, we’ll build on success to enhance attitude andenjoyment at both ends of the leash.
Control Yourself! Waits, Stays and Impulse Control 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Start-line stays, waits and stays for obedience and Rally, steadiness in the field … they all come down to one key thing: impulse control! In this workshop, we’ll remind the dogs that controlling themselves (as opposed to our controlling them) has value, and then we’ll play with a variety of proofing techniques to ensure understanding and enhance reliability.
Mary Horne CPDT-KA, SFSPCA CTC is a passionate trainer/teacher and enthusiastic participant in a variety of dog sports. In addition to coaching students, Mary has trained multiple dogs to a host of titles in several venues. She is currently blessed with 2 fun-loving Lab girls -- 6 year old Pepper (OTCH-C ARCH Radiance Love That Spice UD, RE, BN, JH, UD-C, CD-CCH, RL1X, RL3, WC), and 3 year old Dakota (Rhumbline’s Rambling Dakota CDX, BN, RA, CDX-C, RL2), who has so far earned AKC and CDSP HITs, multiple CDSP High Combined awardss and 9 perfect 200 scores. Dakota is Mary’s first Agility prospect and they are having a blast learning about agility together! FMI about Mary, please visit or