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PUP 'N IRON™ CANINE FITNESS & LEARNING CENTER presents....

2010 WINTER WORKSHOP SERIES

If you can't stand the cold ...........
Come play with us in our nice and comfy, climate controlled facility!

Pup 'N Iron Canine Fitness & Learning Center in Fredericksburg, VA presents ......

TWO Agility Skills Workshops with Nancy Hudson Walkins

CONTACTS & WEAVES WITH HANDLING
Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010
1:30 - 5:00pm
Requirements:Dogs need to have an established contact behavior on all three obstacles and mastery of at least six weave poles.

This workshop will include:

maintaining contact criteria
front and rear crosses before and after the contacts and weave poles
developing independent contact and weave pole performance
weaves pole entrances and exits

COMPETITION HANDLING SKILLS
Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010
1:30 - 5:00pm
Requirements: Dogs must be able to sequence jumps & tunnels.

This workshop will include practicing and perfecting handling maneuvers using primarily jumps and tunnels:

front crosses
rear crosses - including send work necessary for a rear cross
blind crosses
pulls
push-throughs
wraps
forward and lateral turning cues
use of both motion, and acceleration and deceleration to cue the dog as to where they are going on course
Serpentines
threadles
180s
270s
pinwheels
and other common patterns found on an agility course
Start line work

About Nancy:

Nancy is a partner and instructor at A Click Above, LLC, in Leesburg, VA, one of Virginia's premier agility training schools. Nancy has been training dogs since 1984, has a Masters degree in Education and teaches high school mathematics for Loudoun County Public Schools. She has competed with Australian Shepherds and Border Collies in the highest levels of agility, obedience, rally obedience, flyball, and herding, locally and nationally. Her dogs have earned titles in numerous registries including third national ranking for ASCA Novice in 2003 (Riley); USDAA Top Ten Snooker Master for 1996 (Skye); eighth place in 20” at the 1998 NADAC Nationals (Riley), and top thirty in 20” at the AKC Nationals in 2000 (Riley). She currently owns four Border Collies with whom she competes in agility, obedience, rally obedience, and flyball. In addition, she has put numerous agility titles on a Border Terrier who is presently working toward his AKC MACH title. Nancy's hobbies include gardening, sports, reading, and raising Katahdin sheep, pygmy goats, and chickens on her 16 acre farm in Waterford, VA.

REGISTER EARLY! THESE WORKSHOPS ARE SURE TO FILL!!

Each Workshop Limited to 8 working slots
Unlimited Audits

Workshop Fees:

3.5 hour workshop session - $60 ($45 - VIP Members)
($SAVE$) Register for BOTH sessions - $110 ( $80 - VIP Members)
Audits - $20 ($15 VIP Members)

Download mail-in registration form here.

Or register and pay online.

For questions, comments or registration forms, please email us here.

Pup 'N Iron™ Canine Fitness & Learning Center
21 Perchwood Drive Unit 111
Fredericksburg, VA 22405