A workshop that offers creative solutions to training, practicing, and proofing weave pole performance. This workshop is for you if your teammate struggles with any one or more of the following weave pole challenges: missed entries, skipping poles, slow weave pole performance, popping out before the end or is easily distracted while weaving.

Many handlers address these problems with one solution, restarting the dog from the weave entrance. But learning opportunities can be missed by restarting. We will discuss training tips and strategies that enhance your teammate's understanding. Teams should have a basic understanding of how to perform at least 6 weave poles.

$85—working teams, limit 8
$35—auditors, unlimited

Register by September 27, 2017 by calling Paws 'N Effect, 203-281-7150.

About the presenter: Stephen McKay has been involved with competing and teaching agility for over a decade. Stephen and his teammates are recurring Nationals qualifiers and he has been an AKC Nationals Finalist. He has earned twelve championships with various teammates of differing heights and breeds. Stephen subscribes to the OneMind Dogs approach to agility and will begin studying to become a OneMind Dogs Instructor in September 2017. Stephen, and his wife Jamie, are both Certified Professional Dog Trainers, Knowledge and Skills Assessed (CPDT-KSA) and together they own and operative McKay9 Dog Training, LLC. They are owned and loved by two Shetland Sheepdogs and two Border Collies.