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Join us for our second year of summer camps. We are thrilled to announce that joining us this year will be favorite Jen Pinder, along with returning instructors Mary Ellen Barry and Barb DeMascio. This is a great value for a camp of this caliber. You will get 3 full days of instruction with national and world champion instructors as well as fantastic catered lunches for under $500!
Stay tuned for information on workshops on Thursdays July 24th and August 7th to compliment our summer camps.
Wait list only for both Masters and Skills Participants - Register to add yourself to the list! Room still left for auditors for both camps!
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The purpose of this seminar is to provide an overview of Linda's handling system and hopefully provide everyone with a basic understanding of how to make it work. There will be a 3+ hour lecture/demo that will cover the "theory" and basic skills the dog must have for the system to be successful.
The next day is spent doing drills that are designed to show how to apply the system. The exercises are very basic. The purpose is NOT to perfect the skills, but to try and help everyone understand how to apply the concepts to common sequences. The intent is NOT to have each individual master each drill. Because most of the dogs won't have the foundation skills, that is not realistic. The goal is simply to give everyone an idea of how the system works.
Dogs and handlers working in these sessions must be at Excellent/Advanced level, but, of course, auditors from all levels are welcome and are highly encouraged. These seminars will focus on handling, not obstacle performance skills.
Specific needs of each individual will not be addressed as one might expect in a "regular" seminar, unless the individual is having a common problem that others might also encounter (including the auditors). In those cases, Linda will help the individual work it through to give everyone an idea of what was going wrong, why, and how to fix it.
Dates:
- Wednesday, February 27th – 6 to 9 pm or until finished: Evening Lecture (Unlimited)
- Thursday, February 28th – 9 to 4 pm or until finished: Working Day (12 working spots)
Experience:
- Working Spots - Dogs and handlers must be at the Excellent/Advanced level.
- Auditing – All levels of experience are welcome and are encouraged.
Fees:
- Wednesday evening lecture: $100
- Thursday working spot: $185 (Wed + Thurs $285 total)
- Thursday auditor spot: $125 (Wed + Thurs $225 total)
No Frills:
- There will be a one hour lunch break on Thursday.
- Lunch, drinks or snacks will not be provided. There is a Subway nearby as well as a pizza place and a pub.
Cancellations:
- For cancellation more than one month prior to the start date of the seminar, 50% of the fees paid will be refunded if the spot can be filled. For cancellation less than one month prior to the start date of seminar, no fees will be refunded.
- Bitches in season are permitted as long as they wear pants at *all* times while inside the building.
Registration Information:
- Seminar will be held at Orchard Hills Training Center, Bella Vista Lane, Barto, PA
- Registration for working and auditing spots opens Wednesday January 2nd by postmark date. Working spots will be limited to 12 dogs.
- Mail registrations to: KineticDog, LLC c/o Mary Ellen Barry, 1246 Quarry Hall Road, Norristown, PA 19403
- No hand deliveries. Overnight delivery must have signature waived
- Anyone that is currently registered for the VA seminar at ACA Dec 26/27 *may* transfer their registration if desired (don't panic!). If you wish to do that, contact both Carrie terrierjr@cox.net) and Linda at awesomepaws@aol.com to guarantee yourself a spot in this seminar prior to open registration
- For registration-related questions only, please call 610-222-3645 or email mebarry@kineticdog.com.
- Make checks payable to “AWESOME PAWS”.
- You will be considered registered for the seminar and will be sent confirmation, via email, when completed registration form and payment are received through the USPS mail only.
- Download the registration form here. (PDF Format, Download the PDF reader from Adobe if neccessary.)
Keystone Agility club will be hosting 3 time AKC World Team member and USDAA Champion Jen Pinder for seminars March 20-23 rd , 2008. The seminars will be held at Orchard Hills Training Center, Bella Vista Lane, Barto, PA (outside of Philadelphia).
These seminars will be open to Keystone members at 8AM on January 2 nd by e-mail and will be open until January 8th, at which point spots will open to the general public. In order to receive member priority and pricing, Keystone members must be in good standing with 2008 dues paid in full. Payment must be received within 7 days in order for spots to be held. Checks will not be cashed until March.
There will be 2 working auditing spots per day available to Keystone members who are willing to work at each seminar, i.e., course building, hospitality, lunches, bar setters, etc.
There will be 5 seminars as follows:
Masters Handling - Jumpers Courses - Thursday March 20 th , 9-5
For dogs and handlers working at the USDAA Masters level. Dogs must be proficient on all obstacles and be able to handle technical sequences. Cost $165 members/$175 non-members. Auditing $75 members/$85 non-members.
Handling Drills - Friday March 21 st , 9-5
Acceptable for dogs of all levels, but geared towards novice/green dogs. This will be a handling seminar focusing on drills and jumpers course type work. Sequences will not include weaves or contacts. Dogs MUST be sequencing competently and have a stay at the start line. Cost $165 members/$175 non-members. Auditing $75 members/$85 non-members.
Teeter Tune Up - Saturday March 22 nd , 9-12:30
For dogs still progressing through teeter training or dogs in need of improvement of their teeter performance. Cost $80 members and non-members. Auditing $40 members and non-members.
Weave Pole Trouble Shooting - Saturday March 22 nd , 2-5:30
For dogs that are already weaving 12 poles. Learn how to improve your weave pole performance. Jen will help you work on entrances, exits, cueing, etc... Cost $80 members and non-members. Auditing $40 members and non-members.
Masters Handling - Standard Courses - Sunday March 23 rd , 9-5
For dogs and handlers working at the USDAA Masters level. Dogs must be proficient on all obstacles and be able to handle technical sequences. Cost $165 members/$175 non-members. Auditing $75 members/$85 non-members.
About Jen:
Around the nation, Jen Pinder is a highly sought after agility educator. Her abilities to evaluate and problem solve are some of her finest skills. Even better is her way of communicating this information to the handler and getting them to communicate better with their dog.
Jen has represented the American Kennel Club at the World Cup in Europe with Border Collie Static. She also was invited to compete at Crufts (the Worlds largest dog show) in England in 2003. She is the first American to compete at Crufts in Agility. In the USA, Jen has been competing at the highest level of agility in both USDAA and AKC. She won the 26" USDAA Nationals in 2003 with Static and has been a USDAA Finalist for the past 8 years. She has achieved this with four different dogs: Ajax (Border Collie), Static (Border Collie), Divot (Jack Russell Terrier), and Soda (Border Collie). The ability to train and compete with different styles of dogs is what helps her educate both larger dogs and small dogs alike.
Jen has taught at Say Yes as well as both Clean Run Camp and Power Paws for several years. Jen shares her life with fellow agility competitor and husband Bill in Lapeer MI.eMail Registration is preferred. To register contact Mary Ellen at mebarry@kineticdog.com.
Payment should be made payable to Keystone Agility Club, Inc. and sent to:
c/o Mary Ellen Barry
1246 Quarry Hall Road
Norristown, PA 19403
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