Bridget has been training and competing with dogs since her teens. For the past 20 years, she has been heavily involved in dog training, dog sports, and dog activities of all kinds. Agility has been her primary sport, and she has traveled all over the country competing and teaching. She has owned and worked with multiple of breeds. Bridget and her dogs have done a variety of performance activities including agility, K9 Nose Work, flyball, rally, disc dog, dock diving, tracking, drafting, barn hunt, FAST CAT, dryland mushing, and trick training. In 2019, Bridget and Grape, her sports mix, were named to the AKC European Open Team USA and the WAO Agility Team USA. She is the owner of Dog Star in Florida. Bridget is also a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP), Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), Fit Paws Master Trainer (FP-MT), Professional Member, Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), AKC CGC/AKC Trick Dog Evaluator, Certified Trick Dog Instructor, Member of the Pet Professional Guild, and instructor at “Camp Gone to The Dogs”.

Seminar Topics:  

Friday Morning – “How to Stay Ahead of the Course” – Learn how to walk and run a course and train the skills to stay ahead of your dog on course. Appropriate for Open/Advance levels and above.

Friday Afternoon – “Sequencing with Layering, Sends and Distance” – Sequences to challenge and build upon your distance skills.  Learn how to train layers and when it is appropriate on course.  Appropriate for Open/Advance levels and above.

Saturday Morning – “Discriminations on Course’ – Sequences with discriminations of all kinds – tunnels, contacts, jumps, etc.  Appropriate for Open/Advance levels and above.

Saturday Afternoon – “Super Skills” – Training and proofing of verbal and body cues.  Appropriate for Open/Advance levels and above. 
 

Time: Friday – Morning seminar will be from 10am – 1:30pm & Afternoon seminar will be from 2:30 – 6pm

Saturday – Morning seminar will be from 9am – 12:30 pm & Afternoon seminar will be from 1:30 pm – 5pm
                                                                                        
Cost/day:              Oriole Members – Participant slots (6 per seminar) –      $100 per seminar, Auditor slots (6 per seminar) –          $35 per seminar
                               Non-members –    Participant slots (6 per seminar) –      $125 per seminar, Auditor slots (6 per seminar) –    $55 per seminar
 
Food: If you stay the day, lunch is on your own. There are several food establishments in the immediate area.

Online registration and payment are required. To register, click the names of the seminars below:

How to Stay Ahead of the Course (Fri Morning)
AUDIT ONLY – How to Stay Ahead of the Course

Sequencing with Layering Sends & Distance (Fri Afternoon)
AUDIT ONLY – Sequencing with Layering Sends and Distance

Discriminations on Course (Sat morning)
AUDIT ONLY – Discriminations on Course

Super Skills (Sat Afternoon)
AUDIT ONLY – Super Skills
 

Registration opens:  For members on Tuesday, July 19 at 6am and for non-members on Friday, July 22 at 6am.

• All ODTC policies including our Covid 19 policy will be in effect.
• Since Friday’s seminars are during a workday for the business in the complex, based on our rental agreement, we cannot allow dogs who excessively bark in the building.
• Location (Address):9 Azar Court, Halethorpe, MD 21227
• No refunds unless there is a waiting list, or you find a replacement.
• $5.00 for any clean-up of dog accidents
• Only non-crumbly treats may be used, and all dogs must be crated when not working
• Email all questions to either: rosiepup@verizon.net or sheilamehring@gmail.com