Classes & Seminars in VT

Karen Holik: Weaves 101 – FULL

When: Saturday 6/13 (9am – 12:30pm)
Cost: $180/working team; $100/auditing spot
Max 6 working teams

Would you like independence, reliability and speed in your weave pole training? If so, this is the seminar for you. We will talk about the beginning steps to achieving this goal. Sending to the weaves without moving, recalling through the poles and training weave entries. If your dog struggles with entering the weaves on his own without help from you this is the seminar for you.

Karen Holik: Discrimination Challenges – FULL

When: Saturday 6/13 PM (1:30pm – 5pm)
Cost: $180/working team; $100/auditing spot
Max 6 working teams

Contacts, Tunnel, Jump, Backside, Weaves… These are just a few of the possible discriminations seen on course. This workshop will test and proof your handling skills combined with your dog’s listening skills to give you the advantage on course when faced with a discrimination challenge.

Karen Holik: International Skills & Coursework

When: Sunday 6/14 full day (9am – 5pm)
Cost: $225/working team; $150/auditing spot
Max 10 working teams

This seminar will focus on international-style course work, with challenges inspired by the types of skills and questions teams may see from the 2026 UKI U.S. Open judges as well as the 2027 WAO, EO, and AWC judges. These same skills are also valuable for teams preparing for ISC, Masters Series, and other similar technical course challenges. Dogs and handlers do not need to “just run the whole course.” Teams may choose to work the larger/full course sections, or break it down into small sequences, individual skills, and training pieces for ` who are newer to this style, need confidence, or benefit from more reinforcement.

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Rebecca Thrift: Keeping the Connection

When: Friday 6/19 full day (9am – 5pm)
Cost: $225/working team; $150/auditing spot
Max 10 working teams

This seminar will help you work on perfecting the 3 Cs of agility and help you keep the connection with your teammate- the most important skill in agility! Any level team welcome, focus will be on the CCCs in mostly masters level sequences. Drills can be broken down for young dogs as needed, Rebecca is great at adjusting for all levels!

Rebecca Thrift: Either/Or Training

When: Friday 6/19 full day (9am – 5pm)
Cost: $225/working team; $150/auditing spot
Max 10 working teams

Balance your training to strengthen your dog’s understanding of your handling and improve your technique execution in short sequences that show your dog how small differences can make a big impact. Appropriate for dogs sequencing at least 8-10 obstacles and have an understanding of jumps and tunnels. (jumps do not need to be full height). Dogs should be a minimum of 12 months, but appropriate for dogs of any age. Drills can be broken down for young dogs as needed, Rebecca is great at adjusting for all levels!

Rebecca Thrift: Masters Coursework

When: Friday 6/19 full day (9am – 5pm)
Cost: $225/working team; $150/auditing spot
Max 10 working teams

Handlers will be challenged on technical courses that will consist of 20-25 obstacles and will be the equivalent skill level of the masters courses in the USA.

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