Classes & Seminars in VT

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Stefanie Rainer: Connection – When? Why? Etc.

When: Thursday 7/16 full day (9am – 5pm)
Cost: $225/working team; $150/auditing spot
Max 10 working teams

Great agility isn’t just about handling techniques—it’s about connection. The strongest teams share an invisible conversation that happens through body language, timing, focus, and awareness.
In this seminar, we’ll explore one of the most overlooked skills in agility: where handlers should be looking, when they should be looking there, and how that visual focus directly impacts their dog’s performance and confidence.
Through demonstrations, practical exercises, and course work, participants will learn how visual connection influences timing, commitment, obstacle performance, and overall flow on course. We’ll break down how your eyes, shoulders, and attention communicate information to your dog, often before you realize you’re giving a cue.
Whether you’re struggling with missed lines, dropped bars, off-courses, or simply want to strengthen your partnership, this seminar will help you develop a clearer understanding of how to stay connected to your dog while also looking ahead and planning the next sequence.
Suitable for dogs 8 months and older, that are sequencing with jumps and tunnels. Can be good for older teams too.

Stefanie Rainer: BIG! Discriminations

When: Friday 7/17 full day (9am – 5pm)
Cost: $225/working team; $150/auditing spot
Max 10 working teams

Big Discriminations AKA Hard Shit lol
Stefanie will put your dogs listening skills to the test. We will be working on short sequences with many either or type challenges where your dog will be tested to listen to verbal cues that may over ride the handlers natural physical cues. Some skills that will be featured include: tricky dog walk exits, backside vs tunnel, finding hidden weave entries, and much more!

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