Thank you Anne, Mia and all our training pals at Goleta Valley Dog Club!
Anne and Kylie: 2017 AKC Agility Invitational National Champions
On December 10th, we left the ash and smoke from the local fires to start our RV journey from Santa Barbara to Orlando, FL for the AKC Agility Invitational. This was our fifth time making the journey east for this
2015 AKC Agility Championships
I am so thrilled with my girls this weekend, here is our weekend wrap-up at the Agility Championships from Reno, NV: So happy with my awesome girls at the 2015 AKC Agility Championships! There were 230 dogs in the 16″
Zippy Swan
3/10/99–9/17/14 It was time to say goodbye to our beautiful boy Zip, after sharing over 15 wonderful years together. Never have I had a dog with such tremendous heart, always trying to please and go beyond even when his capabilities
Way to Go Leo!
When it rains, it pours! Last weekend, Mach 2, this weekend Bronze ADCH! Leo and Dorothy earned their Bronze ADCH at Happy Dog on March 23, 2014.
Congratulations Dorothy and Leo on their MACH2!
Leo finished his MACH 2 at the Golden Retriever Club of Greater LA on March 16!
Maizey, 2013 #1 Australian Cattle Dog!
My girl Maizey started out as a feisty, independent puppy who would bite me purposely so that I would leave her alone. It has been quite a journey but I have to say that with relationship-based training and positive reinforcement,
Kylie, 2013 #3 Australian Cattle Dog
This time last year, I was conditioning Kylie to return to agility after surgery to repair her torn cruciate ligament in her right knee. Kylie was so sad to sit on the sidelines and watch me work with Maizey, but
The icing on the cake!!
Stevie earned her MACH, the weekend of October 18-20th, at the Samoyed Club AKC trial in Simi Valley. Along the way she also qualified for 2014 AKC Nationals in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. As Stevie makes her way down to 8 inches
MACH 4 Maizey!
Maizey finished her MACH 4 title on Monday September 2nd at an AKC Agility trial at the City of Industry, she has earned 80 double-Q’s and 3,000 points to accomplish this. This was the final run of a 4-day trial,