"Training Novice through Utility with
Enthusiasm!"
March 26th and 27th 2011
Piedmont Kennel Club
About
Bridget Carlson
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Bridget has been training dogs for over 30 years. She has
put 52 titles (and counting!) from the sports of Obedience, Field and Agility on
seven Golden Retrievers and a Norwich Terrier. Her accomplishments include 6
Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH) titles, 9420 lifetime OTCH points, 168 High in
Trial (HIT) awards, 218 High Combined (HC) awards, and perfect 200 scores in
both Open and Utility. She has the first and only Obedience Trial Championship (OTCH)
on a Norwich Terrier, "Hemi". Bridget and Golden Retriever "Soupy" also won a
placement while representing the United States in international obedience
competition at Crufts in England. She is also an accomplished field trainer
putting Master Hunter (MH) titles on five dogs.
Bridget's
training style can best be described as "old school" meets "new school". Her
primary goal is to develop dogs that like to work. She feels that a dog who is
having fun and enjoys what he is doing, will show the animated working style
that her dogs are known for. While she values accuracy, she does not want a dog
that is just "going through the motions" with no love for his work. Bridget's
dogs train and compete in Obedience, Agility and Field Trials.
To find out more about Bridget and her dogs, please visit
her website
http://bridgetcarlsen.com/index.htm
Seminar
format: This will be a 2-day working seminar.
Learn how
Bridget teaches the Obedience exercises from Novice through Utility. The goal of
this training program is to create and maintain the skills and enthusiasm needed
to hold up through years of showing in the obedience ring. There will be an
emphasis on motivational techniques and the use of ''jackpotting''
