Sarah Westcott Agility Seminar
Sarah Westcott has been training in agility for over 15 years and competes nationally and internationally. In addition to running Doggie Academy and the Brooklyn Dog Training Center in NYC, she teaching agility at UnitedDog and Kruisin Kanines in PA. Her coaching style combines her career as a professional pet dog trainer & behavior consultant with her background in the theater. She strives to be specific and scientific, entertaining and supportive.
She regularly competes in the Northeast, at events such as USDAA Regionals, UKI Cups & Classics, ISC events, the European Open Team Tryouts and Westminster. Some of her accomplishments include 2023 Denmark Open Finalist (7th Place Large Dog), 2022 AKC National Agility Championship Finalist and 2023 UKI Speedstakes Finalist and 2nd Place Masters Series Finals. Her Novice A dog was a Labrador x Coonhound named Hank. She now competes with her Border Collies, Fever and Riddle, and is enjoying training her puppy, Gotham.
Saturday 9/21/24 & Sunday 9/22/24
* 6 working spots per session $165
* Audit spots all sessions $65 (tails members 10%off)
Saturday Morning 9 to 12:30pm
Connecting the Dots
Does your coach keep telling you to "handle the line, not the obstacle?" Connecting the Dots is Sarah's concept to help handlers find those lines. Taking current concepts in handling and breaking it down, you will learn how to help your dog find the correct obstacles and avoid those annoying refusals. This seminar is especially helpful for visual learners and people who want to better understand the “rules" of handling. Jumps, tunnels and maybe weave poles will be used, no contact equipment.
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Saturday Afternoon 1:30 to 5pm
Either/ Or
Is your dog really following your cues? Is that handling plan your best option? In this seminar we will take the same set up and run it as a variety of sequences. This is especially helpful for obstacle-focused dogs. Help them follow your handling when the same obstacles are executed differently. Sequences may include obstacle discriminations and different handling options may be explored.
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Sunday Morning 9 to 12:30pm
Confident Stopped Contacts
Learn tools to build confident, fast and precise 2-on-2-off contacts. This seminar is appropriate for:
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Teams looking for a path to independent performances
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Dogs who creep over contacts
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Dogs who launch over the yellow
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Dogs who self-release
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Anyone looking to bring clarity to their dog's understanding of stopped contacts
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​Sunday Afternoon 1:30 to 5pm
Young Dog Skills
Short jump/tunnel sequences for the young/inexperienced dog. The focus will be obstacle commitment, clarity in handling and connection. Distraction work can be included. Appropriate for dogs sequencing at least 4-6 obstacles.
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