In a Nutshell ...

I am a Certified Trainer with Teamworks Dog Training. I teach Beginner Agility, Intermediate Agility and Obstacle Proficiency on Thursday nights at the Teamworks facility in Youngsville. Since 2002, I have worked with four dogs in the sport of canine agility. I love the sport, and I love teaching it just as much.

My Contact Information

If you are a student, please feel free to get in touch with me if you want to talk about our classes or your goals in class. My phone number is 919-622-4373. If you are interested in taking classes through Teamworks Dog Training, you can still get in touch with me and I will fill you in, or you can hit the Teamworks website for class details. Sorry, but I do not give classes or do training outside of Teamworks.

Why Agility?

The great thing about agility is that it is the kind of activity that just about anyone can participate, regardless of age, personal physical limitations or breed. There are agility experts that are amazing to watch, and there are those that will never have a qualifying run, but they are inspirational to watch.

Agility builds upon the bond that already exists between a human and a dog. It’s a natural progression of that bond, built on trust and understanding. To study agility is to take that bond with your dog to a new level, where you really can function as a team. Most people feel like their dogs like agility classes because of the exercise, but I think another reason dogs like agility is because it is special time spent with their humans; they don’t have to compete with the television or a computers. It’s an hour outside where the two of you can work as a team. Even if you never compete, the time you spend learning can be some of the most valuable time you spend with your dog … to your dog!

Summary of Experience

Dog Training History:

  • Possum: CGC, Pre-agility through Advanced Obstacle Proficiency
  • Stella: Beginner Agility through Obstacle Proficiency
  • Tommy: NA, NAJ, PJ1, TN-N, NJC, CGC, Beginner Agility through Open Agility

Teamworks Certified Instructor:

  • Beginner Agility
  • Intermediate Agility
  • Obstacle Proficiency

Teamworks Class Assistant:

  • Pre-Agility
  • Beginner Agility
  • Intermedite Agility
  • Obstacle Proficiency
  • CGC Training and Testing
  • Pet Partners Testing

Agility Events:

  • Scribe, timer, gate steward, course building for AKC, NADAC and USDAA events
  • Show and Go "Ringmaster"
  • Chief Course Builder (AKC) 
  • Chicken Wrangler

Membership:

Continuing Education:

  • Teamworks Chicken Camp 2006 (one day chicken wrangler, one day participant)
  • Puppy Foundations Seminar with Paulena Renee Hope (17 Dec 2007) (1 hour)
  • Private lesson with Paulena Renee Hope (26 April 2007) (1 hour)
  • Course analysis and handling with Rhonda Carter (1 Sept 2007) (2 hours)
  • Agility Handling Seminar with Carrie Jones (16 Feb 2008) ( 7 hours)

Professional Education:

Volunteer Work: