Course Details
Have you ever watched a breed ring dog show and thought, “that looks easy! It's just land handed circles and stand position?” There is a lot more to showing a dog in the breed ring than just showing up in fancy clothes with a groomed dog. In this class, you will be learning how to handle your dog in the show ring (handler mechanics), skills for teaching our dogs how to show and canine fitness specific for your dog in the breed ring. This class is for anyone who wants to learn the specialized skills needed to confidently show your dog along with conditioning exercises to build your dog’s muscles and improve posture leaving them to stand out in a crowd!
Teaching Approach
Ashley uses both video and written lectures with images. The first week includes multple lectures, however the remaining weeks will have concepts broken into small pieces. Lectures are released at the beginning of the week, each week. Working students will receive specific feedback designed to create a training plan that sets them up for that team's specific goals. This class incudes a weekly 6 minute video time limit.
Ashley Escobar (she/her) has been training dogs and their people for 20 years. She is a retired college professor of mathematics and is a Certified Canine Fitness Trainer (CCFT) as well as a Certified Human and Canine Physical Trainer. ..(Click here for full bio and to view Ashley's upcoming courses)