UKA Final c/plan & 6-7 Agility c/plan Lune Valley

Here are the UKA finals course from Saturday, and also my grade 6/7 agility course from Lune Valley on Sunday after my 300 mile drive up Saturday evening!

It was a long hard weekend with all the driving, but I enjoyed it and was very pleased to be running my own dogs again Monday. I still have not managed to get a clear with Scott, It was my mistakes, but he looked great. Jack had a 4th & 5th in grade 7.

This week I have lessons, then Tuffley at the weekend, another two day show and I am not judging or going away, I am running both days! Looking forward to it!

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6&7 Agility Lune Valley (Sunday)

UKA Canin Final (Saturday)

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Thank you Tonsberg (Norway)

Thank you to Tonsberg club for a great weeks training.

We have spent time working in detail about contacts and releases, method & reinforcing methods. We have analysed body language and reinforcing arm-verbal command. Issues about “timing” “rolling” ;) “collecting & sending” have all been practiced. We have also talked about creating time and space for ourselves to work in, use to send the dog, and use to make our various types of turns in.

I would like to say how well every member of the seminar groups did during my 5 6 days training here, it was so good to see people improving so much. However those of you who were on the seminars know you can be working with these ideas and concepts for a long time now, and you will see improvements.

I look forward to seeing how you are all getting on when I return ;)

Thank you to the fantastic people. Birgitte has looked after me so well, and everyone at the training sessions have been superb. We have had such a good laugh along the way.

Well done to Anne-Marie (think I spelt it right?!) and Tarzan for making such good progress. Glad you liked the cap ;)

I fly back to Birmingham Thursday evening, and I am spending the weekend judging at UKA and Lune Valley, before competing on Monday! It will be nice to see the dogs.

Best Regards to everyone – Lee x

Enjoy the photo's below:

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Wednesday update from Norway

Here (below) are some more pictures from training today (Tuesday). You will also notice me acting rather like a child at the restaurant afterwards (it had nothing to do with the beer!), where I had Nordic Crab and then Shrimp & Steak... what we know as Surf & Turf!

Happy Midsummer :)

Regards

Lee

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Norway Training Pic's June 22nd

Tonsberg Waterfront

These pic's were taken during Sunday & Mondays training sessions!

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Norway update

Hello from Tonsberg, Norway.

I have managed to get internet so I can update this blog! Yesterday I was judging Class 1,2&3 (agility&jumping) at Sanderford. It was a lovely venue with a bowling green surface, the weather was pretty fine too, and the courses ran well.
Here is the class 2 agility course plan:
I had been staying at the Atlantic Hotel, Sanderford but am now back in Tonsberg for the rest of the weeks seminars. Sanderford is steeped in history related to its Whale Hunting past. The hotel was full of artefacts related to hunting, and there are constant reminders as you walk around the town.

It is quite an abstract emotion you feel as you come accustomed to the sense that the whole town has been made what it is today by a hugely unpopular and controversial hunting activity. I even get a sense that some of the people who come from this area are proud about the past.

The town is indeed lovely, and there are lots of tourists here. The people are really friendly too, both at the show and around the town (I went to the nightspot area on my own Saturday night!) but Sanderford would not appeal to any green peace activists, I can say that much!

For the rest of the week I am working very hard... 8am – 11am and 60pm – 9pm everyday. We are going to cover lots of training concepts and idea’s, and I am very much looking forward to the week ahead!

The Radio Shropshire interview is not available on the iplayer I’m afraid, but I am hoping to get the radio edit at some point!

Lee

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Radio Interview 2pm Friday

Today I am flying to Oslo (Torp) where I will spend the next week training and judging (Saturday). Earlier this week I was interviewed by Radio Shropshire, and the interview is going out on the Clare Ashford show at 2pm on Friday 19th June. It should be a good listen!

Listen live on the iplayer link below:

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I will update from Norway over the next week!

Lee

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Thames Show Action Pictures

Nothing to much to report as I was very much out of practice!! Scott did well in his first weekend of grade 6, but I really need to be in the UK for more than a week if im going to do any good! Some nice photo's though, thanks to David & Ceri!

I leave for Norway for a week on Thursday!

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Training Plans From Denmark & Update

Well it seems like ages since I have written on here, and to be fair I guess it is.

I am back from Ribe now. I flew into Stansted Monday morning. I don’t know why I have such weird experiences on flights at the moment, but whilst cruising at 38,000 feet our jet suddenly banked violently right and the left again. It was totally out of the blue, quite scary I guess but the funniest thing was the women seated a few rows back from me, who screamed at the top of her lungs down the cabin... she must have felt so stupid after we all stared at her!!

The last week in Denmark I have been teaching the importance of the ability to be able to turn and work your dog at a distance. The handlers made some stunning progress, not just in actual handling terms, but also in the understanding of the method and principal behind what we were trying to do.

The other three trainers were Ann Brit, Jenny & Peter. I think the standard of trainers and participants was really high. A huge thank you to Pia Metz for the invite in the first place!

Here are the training plans for the exercises we did during the week:

The week also involved a great deal of social events too. Some of the best laughs I have had at a dog show. The biggest ever Ice Cream I have seen from Ribe (Thanks Peter!) as well as making a lot of friends. I really am made to feel so welcome and cannot wait for Julantia Cup in July.

This weekend is Thames Show, the best show for a good social in the UK. My dogs have hardly seen me this last month let alone trained, so I am not expecting too much in all fairness!

Next up is a trip back to Standford, Norway, leaving Thursday 18th June for a week.

Regards – Lee

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Update from Ribe, Denmark

Hello.



I am writing this from a friend’s house as the venue I am staying at has no internet and I have a feeling I may not have it again this week.



I flew to Billund on Sunday, and today (Monday) I judged the class 2&3 and also the Final of the Cup class. (Small/Medium/Large) it was really fun and I felt that the course allowed for speed as well as testing area’s. Well done to all the winners.



The rest of today I am relaxing, tomorrow also is a free day. On Wednesday & Thursday we have 6 hours of seminars with 4 different groups, who rotate around. I am paired up with Peter Krone, so the 4 groups who follow us will be taught by us both.



Friday is a rest day, and then we do the seminars again on Saturday & Sunday. I fly back to Stansted on Monday at around 11am.



I am sure this week will be fun and the training should be really good also. It is very hot at the moment, almost too hot, but it seems like it will be dry at least, which is very good!

Below is the final course plan.
If anyone needs to speak to me urgently, my mobile will not work, however you can leave a voicemail or text which I will pick up next Monday.

Lee

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