Dr. Chris Zink --------- Coaching the Canine Athlete©
Took place on:
Nov 4-5, 2017
30 working spots. Unlimited Auditing.
Coaching the Canine Athlete© seminars provide information on how the canine body works, and what you can do to improve performance and keep your dog healthy and injury-free. Seminars can be geared towards those interested in any or all performance events – it’s your choice! The seminars are highly interactive and provide ample opportunity for attendees and their dogs to participate in structure and gait analysis, lameness evaluation, conditioning exercises and jump training, alternating lecture time with working activities. There is abundant opportunity to ask questions.
About Dr. Chris Zink
Chris Zink DVM PhD DACVP DACVSMR CCRT CVSMT CVA*
Chris is a consultant on canine sports medicine who presents Coaching the Canine Athlete seminars worldwide and designs individualized rehabilitation and conditioning programs for canine athletes. She is the award-winning author of the books Peak Performance: Coaching the Canine Athlete, Dog Health and Nutrition for Dummies and The Agility Advantage and co-author of the book Jumping From A to Z:: Teach Your Dog to Soar and the DVD Building the Canine Athlete. She co-edited the first ever book on Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, which was published by the veterinary textbook publisher Wiley-Blackwell. Dr. Zink was instrumental in establishing the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation as the newest specialty in veterinary medicine. She presents seminars worldwide.
Chris has put over 85 titles in Agility, Obedience, Conformation, Tracking, Hunt Tests, and Rally on dogs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier and Herding groups. She is currently competing with her Golden Retriever Hobby in all of the above dog sports. Her Norwich Terrier, Vespa obtained her MACH as well as obedience and rally titles and now travels to events as Chris's demo dog.
Want to know more?
Read Best in Show Daily's article on Chris Zink:
Peak Performance - She Wrote the Book On It!
Nov 4-5, 2017
30 working spots. Unlimited Auditing.
Coaching the Canine Athlete© seminars provide information on how the canine body works, and what you can do to improve performance and keep your dog healthy and injury-free. Seminars can be geared towards those interested in any or all performance events – it’s your choice! The seminars are highly interactive and provide ample opportunity for attendees and their dogs to participate in structure and gait analysis, lameness evaluation, conditioning exercises and jump training, alternating lecture time with working activities. There is abundant opportunity to ask questions.
About Dr. Chris Zink
Chris Zink DVM PhD DACVP DACVSMR CCRT CVSMT CVA*
Chris is a consultant on canine sports medicine who presents Coaching the Canine Athlete seminars worldwide and designs individualized rehabilitation and conditioning programs for canine athletes. She is the award-winning author of the books Peak Performance: Coaching the Canine Athlete, Dog Health and Nutrition for Dummies and The Agility Advantage and co-author of the book Jumping From A to Z:: Teach Your Dog to Soar and the DVD Building the Canine Athlete. She co-edited the first ever book on Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, which was published by the veterinary textbook publisher Wiley-Blackwell. Dr. Zink was instrumental in establishing the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation as the newest specialty in veterinary medicine. She presents seminars worldwide.
Chris has put over 85 titles in Agility, Obedience, Conformation, Tracking, Hunt Tests, and Rally on dogs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier and Herding groups. She is currently competing with her Golden Retriever Hobby in all of the above dog sports. Her Norwich Terrier, Vespa obtained her MACH as well as obedience and rally titles and now travels to events as Chris's demo dog.
Want to know more?
Read Best in Show Daily's article on Chris Zink:
Peak Performance - She Wrote the Book On It!
Barn Hunt Seminar
Photo by Mary Huff
March 25th, 2017
This was a great seminar .... watch this space for more, to read our other offerings see below below ......
The morning session was spent going over the current Barn Hunt Association's Official Rulebook with Deb Chvilicek, who is an experienced Barn Hunt judge and Barn Hunt instructor. Knowing the details that she provided, will help everyone who attended to perform and score better in the ring.
Watch for more Barn Hunt Trials in the future .....
This was a great seminar .... watch this space for more, to read our other offerings see below below ......
The morning session was spent going over the current Barn Hunt Association's Official Rulebook with Deb Chvilicek, who is an experienced Barn Hunt judge and Barn Hunt instructor. Knowing the details that she provided, will help everyone who attended to perform and score better in the ring.
Watch for more Barn Hunt Trials in the future .....
Sara Brueske Disc Dog Seminar - May 12 -14, 2017
This is over and was a great success !! See below and watch for future seminars.
Sara Brueske has been training dogs for over 15 years and has experienced a large variety of breeds and sports during that time. Having graduated as a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner in 2011, she jumped into the professional dog training world teaching in-person classes & as an instructor for Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. Sara believes in positive reinforcement not only for dogs, but for their handlers as well. Her biggest joy in training is watching a handler and dog become partners and grow as a team.
Currently, she is active in the sports of disc dog, agility, mondioring and dock diving as well as being a trick dog enthusiast. Sara and her dogs demonstrate the sports of disc, agility and dock diving in over 400 dog sport shows for the public each year at Purina Farms in Grey Summit, MO and they compete nationwide. Having just recently re-entered the competition disc world, Sara and her dogs earned the titles of 2016 UpDog International Finals Champion and Southern National Disc Champion for 2016. Rescue is a huge part of Sara's life, she is continuously helping dogs in need by fostering, transporting and through training.
Sarah Stremming - Worked Up !! Addressing arousal-related issues in sport dogs
Took place on:
Sept 16-17, 2017
10 Working Spots. Unlimited Auditing.
Worked Up! Addressing arousal-related issues in sport dogs:
This workshop is all about dogs that are over-stressed, over-aroused, over-adrenalized, and just plain over the top. Help your dog give his true performance in the ring by helping him be in a healthy state of arousal at trials. Part lecture, part hands-on, this workshop addresses everything that comes with problems of arousal: handler-biting, broken start lines and contacts, lack of focus, knocked bars, and more.
Ideal candidates are dogs that function well at home or in class, but can't seem to get it together in the trial environment. This includes, dogs that bite at or body slam the handler, dogs that become snarky ringside when they are generally not dog aggressive, dogs that can't think or function at the start line. Dogs that are not suited for this seminar are dogs that: 1) have environmental stress issues 2) have fear issues 3) have aggressive or reactivity issues towards people 4) dogs that have prey drive distractions. We strongly encourage all handlers to audit, even if your dog isn’t suited for a working spot. If you have any questions about whether your dog is suited for this seminar, contact Meredith at [email protected]
About Sarah Stremming
Sarah has been working with dogs in the realms of performance training and behavior solutions for over a decade. She currently operates online through her business The Cognitive Canine. Her special area of interest has long been helping dog owners address behavioral concerns in their competition dogs. Reactivity, anxiety, aggression, and problems with arousal are all major concerns for many competitors, and there is nothing Sarah loves more than helping her clients overcome these issues and succeed in their chosen arena. She has competed in Agility and Obedience for the past 15 years with her border collies.
Sarah is also a Fenzi Dog Sport Academy instructor, teaches group & private classes, offers a blog and podcasts about training and behavior, and presents seminars around the US. Sarah’s website is https://thecognitivecanine.com/
Sept 16-17, 2017
10 Working Spots. Unlimited Auditing.
Worked Up! Addressing arousal-related issues in sport dogs:
This workshop is all about dogs that are over-stressed, over-aroused, over-adrenalized, and just plain over the top. Help your dog give his true performance in the ring by helping him be in a healthy state of arousal at trials. Part lecture, part hands-on, this workshop addresses everything that comes with problems of arousal: handler-biting, broken start lines and contacts, lack of focus, knocked bars, and more.
Ideal candidates are dogs that function well at home or in class, but can't seem to get it together in the trial environment. This includes, dogs that bite at or body slam the handler, dogs that become snarky ringside when they are generally not dog aggressive, dogs that can't think or function at the start line. Dogs that are not suited for this seminar are dogs that: 1) have environmental stress issues 2) have fear issues 3) have aggressive or reactivity issues towards people 4) dogs that have prey drive distractions. We strongly encourage all handlers to audit, even if your dog isn’t suited for a working spot. If you have any questions about whether your dog is suited for this seminar, contact Meredith at [email protected]
About Sarah Stremming
Sarah has been working with dogs in the realms of performance training and behavior solutions for over a decade. She currently operates online through her business The Cognitive Canine. Her special area of interest has long been helping dog owners address behavioral concerns in their competition dogs. Reactivity, anxiety, aggression, and problems with arousal are all major concerns for many competitors, and there is nothing Sarah loves more than helping her clients overcome these issues and succeed in their chosen arena. She has competed in Agility and Obedience for the past 15 years with her border collies.
Sarah is also a Fenzi Dog Sport Academy instructor, teaches group & private classes, offers a blog and podcasts about training and behavior, and presents seminars around the US. Sarah’s website is https://thecognitivecanine.com/