Creating the Dream Team
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Freestyle, Heelwork to Music and Dressage

A two year training course developing young dogs for careers in competition or performance. Suitable for new handlers or young dogs (from 16 weeks) with experienced handlers. Clicker training experience needed.

The course will examine:

• the fundamental skills of a competition dog: focus, connection, reliability
• develop style and strength in natural movement: creating balance, co-ordination, rhythm, agility
• exercises to strengthen performance skills: reinforcement patterns, mental and physical stamina
• build repertories through creative teaching: behaviours with flair, complexity and minimal signals

Priority bookings for these units will be given to those already on the course. Some additional places may be available.

Unit 2 Feb 15, Mar 15, Apr 19

Unit 3 Jun 28, Jul 26, Aug 30

Unit 4 Sep 26, Oct 24, Nov 21

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Kay has successfully competed in Obedience, Trials, (Working and Sheepdog), Heelwork to Music and the Show Ring.

She competed in the first UK competition in 1996, and partnered Mary Ray to several successful wins in pairs competitions as well as demonstration at Crufts.

In 2000 she founded the Paws n Music Association, which is the only UK Kennel Club affiliated organisation that specialises in the sport. The Association incorporated the successful Progress Awards designed by Kay that serve as a curriculum for structured training across the four PNM divisions: Musical Dressage, Heelwork To Music, Freestyle and Dances with Dogs.

Kay is the author of Dances With Dogs which contains a range of recipes for teaching the movements for all four divisions. She has presented several workshops around the UK, Europe, South Africa, New Zealand and USA in Freestyle influencing the young sport from the outset.

She currently competes with Speck and Dottie (aka “The Spots”) in a handful of UK competitions and was a judge at Crufts 2008 for the finals of the Freestyle, Heelwork to Music and International competitions.