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| Dogs A’ Flying offers agility classes,
focus and reactive dog classes, and private instruction. Private
lessons can be scheduled on problem-solving, relationship issues,
clicker training, reactivity issues, agility, or basic obedience
training. I hope you enjoy this website.
New classes start again in July. A reactive dog/focus class will also be provided. Go to the classes page for more info.
Open Agility Practices
will be held on the following Sundays from 9:00 to 11:00 am.
Contact me if you would like to join us. Cost is $5 per
dog. Practice dates are: June 21, July 19, Aug 2, Aug 9, Sept
20, Oct 4, Oct 18, Nov 1.
On June 27, a Focus and Crate Games mini-seminar will be held from 8 am to noon. See the Classes page for more information. AKC Top Dog National Ranking News Addy and Badger finished out 2008 ranked the #8 Australian Cattledog in the country in AKC agility based on point accumulation. Congratulations Addy and Badger! To learn more about this great team, click here. Ginny Hordemann and Muligan finished out 2008 as the #3 Boston Terrier in the country in AKC events based on point accumulation. Way to go Ginny and Muligan! And Mary's Belgian Tervuren, Dani, is ranked #12 in AKC for the breed based on points accumulated in 2008. It was a fun year. To learn more about Dani, click here. Ginny and her Boston Terrier, Muligan, also completed their MACH (Master Agility Champion) AKC title on October 25, 2008, at the Upper Snake River Dog Training Club Agility Trial. Ginny is a very committed and talented dog trainer and agility addict. She and Muligan went from their first Novice A competition to their MACH in just 2 years and 2 weeks! Way to go Ginny and Muligan. They then competed in the AKC Agility Invitational on Dec 13 & 14 and finished #18 in the 12 inch dogs with all clean runs! To learn more about this very talented team, click here.
For dog training hints, click here. To learn a little about what Mary learned in 2008, click here, and in 2007, click here. For a little poem from the dog's perspective, click here. This is something nice I found on an email list that I thought was especially nice.
The training facility is located on one grassy acre in Eagle Idaho. The completely fenced outside agility ring includes all agility equipment meeting American Kennel Club standards. There is ample parking and easy access.
Trainer, Mary Hunter, has put titles on her three Belgian Shepherds, and has been teaching agility since 1999. Katie made it to the top rankings Belgian Sheepdogs in AKC; #1 ranked in 2003, #2 in 2004 and #1 for lifetime achievement, #3 in 2005. Katie also won the Top Belgian Sheepdog at AKC’s first Agility Invitational in December 2006 and was also 20th finisher in over 100 dogs in the 24 inch jump height at the Invitational. Katie accomplished her success at the Invitational at the age of 8 after being essentially retired from agility for a year. Dani started competing in agility in March 2006 and finished her excellent titles a year later and is now working on earning her MACH title. Rosie, at the age of 12 in 2007, would be very happy to do any kind of training and competing if only there was enough time. Rosie has novice through open AKC obedience and agility titles.
Mary’s students have done well along with having a good time with their dogs. One
finished her MACH title and competed in 2007 at the AKC Nationals.
Ginny of course earned her MACH in 2008. Others have zoomed through their novice and open titles in short order and are now competing at the excellent level. Mary hopes to provide canine freestyle instruction in the near future. In the meantime, training is provided in Eagle Idaho, just west of Boise. Contact Mary Hunter at dogsaflying@msn.com. Note:
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you have any questions, please contact Mary Hunter. |
