Classes & Seminars in VT

Mike Hughson

Layering & Lines

When: Monday 5/25 (9am – 5pm)
Cost: $225/working team; $150/auditing spot
Max 10 working teams

In the current trend of courses, layering and finding lines is a super important skill to have. This workshop will help build your confidence in finding the correct lines, how to set those lines, and how to handle those sequences in the presence of a layering challenge. In addition, we will spend time on course walking and creating solid bullet proof plans to help create strategies for you as the handle to execute that plan to assist your dog around a course. We will go through how to utilize your course walk to the fullest, visualizations, and practicing in a mock trial environment. This level of challenges can be catered to your dogs current skill level. Dogs must know how to sequence tunnels and jumps, weave poles not required but would be beneficial.

Cross Challenges: Fronts/Blinds/Rears

When: Tuesday 5/26 AM (9am – 12:30pm)
Cost: $180/working team; $100/auditing spot
Max 6 working teams

Timing is everything! We will work on different sequences with just jumps and tunnels to work on the execution and timing of front, blinds, and rear crosses. This workshop is meant for teams that are sequencing 5-10 obstacles or currently starting their competition campaign. 

Backsides & Threadles

When: Tuesday 5/26 PM (1:30am – 5pm)
Cost: $180/working team; $100/auditing spot
Max 6 working teams

Learn the basics of creating solid understanding of performing a backside or threadle for you and your dog with small skills/drills and sequences. We will go through proofing elements as well as creating independence for the dogs understanding of these cues/verbals/ Backside/Threadle slices and wrap require the dog to use their bodies in different ways as well as handler positions. We will go through different foundational pieces to teach the dogs how to use find lines for backsides/threadles as we are teaching them how to use their bodies for a slice/wrap for backsides/threadles. This is geared for dogs that have no or slight exposure to these skills, more challenge can be created for more advanced dogs. Dogs should be able to wrap a cone/wing, have value for a jump, and be able to at least sequence 3-5 obstacles.