Upcoming Seminars

April 28 & 29, 2012

Linda Koutsky
Balance Point Problem Solving Obedience Seminar

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Saturday 9am - 5pm and Sunday 9am - 4pm

Cost: Club members: $140 for working spot, $80 for auditor 2 days ($40 for 1 day)

Non-club members: $175 for working spot, $100 for auditor 2 days ($50 for 1 day)

Working spots must be for 2 days.  Limit of 24 working teams

Linda is the author of the popular "Front and Finish" column Balance Point. She has won over 50 High in Trials and High Combined awards. She has earned multiple AKC 200 scores. Linda has over 15 years experience teaching competition obedience to students with dogs from all the AKC groups. Her students have earned HITs, HCs and have been nationally ranked in their respective breed standings.


July 21 & 22, 2012

Karen Holik Agility Seminars -- three seminars, three levels

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Karen Holik is an 8-time AKC/USA World Team Member, 4-time National Champion at the United States Dog Agility World Championships, and a Silver Medalist at the prestigious FCI World Championships.  Karen has had successes with many different breeds.  She has a reputation of being an outstanding, positive, and inspiring instructor.  Read more about Karen on her website www.oncourseagility.com

Each seminar will focus on improving handling skills.  The objective of each seminar will focus on providing you with the tools to run smoother, faster courses and increase your team's successes, whatever the team's level.  Consistency in handling will be emphasized at all levels.


September 22 & 23, 2012

Betsy Scapicchio & Linda Brennan Obedience Seminar

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This workshop will focus on a fun and practical approach to training, polishing, and motivating the open and utility exercises. We encourage participants to send in their problems and questions ahead of time. Specific problems will be addressed during the workshop.

Betsy Scapicchio, owner and training director at Top Dog Obedience School, has been teaching and training dogs successfully for over 30 years. She has obtained 6 OTCH titles and more then 60 other AKC obedience titles. During this time she has earned also 18 perfect 200 scores, over 100 HITs and over 50 HCs. She has worked with many breeds and sizes of dogs, both her students and her own dogs.

Linda Brennan, started training with Betsy in 1986 and has been an instructor at Top Dog since 1991. Her BC, Spy, went from CD to OTCH in 11 months. They went on to earn 27 HITs, 16 HCs, over 1000 OTCH points, and over 60 first places. Linda has also trained several number one Welsh Springers in obedience through the years.


December 1 & 2, 2012

Jennifer Crank
Agility Seminar

Description and registration information will be available closer to the seminar date


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