DD's Dog Training offers Obedience Seminars & Clinics...
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The following is an overview of Seminars and Clincs offered by DD's Dog Training:
Two-Day Obedience Seminars
The purpose of this seminar is to provide a unique opportunity to hear and see one of the top obedience instructors in the country give an overview of her training methodology from puppy hood through Utility. Dee Dee's methods and "training rules" are based on development and learning stages common to all dogs. They are appropriate to dogs of any breed or age.
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The purpose of this clinic is to do more in-depth problem solving than can be accomplished at a non-working seminar. The clinic format gives Dee Dee time to help find the missing links in training and recommend and demonstrate how best to replace the missing links.
Dee Dee works with each dog/handler team, one team at a time. In addition to helping each team, this format provides the other handlers and auditors the opportunity to see Dee Dee work with each team and see how she solve problems.
This clinic is recommended for dogs that have had some training.
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Rally Obedience Clinics
We offer a series of half-day and full-day Rally Obedience Clinics:
Introduction to Rally Obedience
The purpose of this clinic is to introduce handlers and their dogs to the newest AKC competition sport, Rally Obedience, and to provide them with the information and experience necessary to successfully navigate any Novice level course. We provide an overview of each of 31 signs used in Rally Novice, including a demonstration of how each sign/station is performed.
Additionally, we provide general handling and course navigation guidelines which show the handler how to successfully navigate any Novice level course. This includes how to motivate and control your dog on the course, knowing when to repeat a station, etc.
Attendees will be given the opportunity to walk through a Novice Rally course using copies of the course map just like at a real trial, then each dog/handler team will be given a run-through. We will be available to answer questions and provide assistance during the walk-through and run-throughs
This clinic is geared to handlers and dogs of all levels from very beginners to those with experience in other AKC competition sports, and even those with experience in Rally Obedience who want to learn more about this new and growing sport.
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We provide everything needed to set up a complete Rally Novice course, including copies of the course map. We also provide for each attendee a copy of the AKC booklet "Rally Signs - Descriptions and Symbols for Rally Signs". This booklet provides descriptions and symbols for all Rally signs (Novice through Excellent).
Beyond Rally Novice
The purpose of this clinic is to introduce handlers to Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent stations, and to provide them with the information and experience necessary to successfully navigate any Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent level course.
We provide an overview of each of 14 signs specific to Rally Advanced and the 5 signs specific to Rally Excellent, including a demonstration of how each sign/station is performed. We will also work with dog/handler teams to show how we teach dogs to perform Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent stations.
Additionally, we provide general handling and course navigation guidelines which show the handler how to successfully navigate any Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent level course. This includes how to motivate and control your dog on the course, knowing when to repeat a station, etc.
Attendees will be given the opportunity to walk through the course using copies of the course map just like at a real trial, then each dog/handler team will be given a run-through. We will be available to answer questions and provide assistance during the walk-through and run-throughs.
The clinic is geared to handlers and dogs that have already earned a Rally Novice title.
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We provide everything needed to set up a complete Rally course, including copies of the course map. We also provide for each attendee a copy of the AKC booklet "Rally Signs - Descriptions and Symbols for Rally Signs". This booklet provides descriptions and symbols for all Rally signs (Novice through Excellent).
Private and Group Lessons following a Seminar or Clinic
Dee Dee and Billy Anderson both give private Obedience, Rally, and Agility lessons. Clubs can make arrangements for us to stay in the area following a Seminar or Clinic to provide private and or group lessons.
About Dee Dee Anderson:
Dee Dee has over 25 years experience in training and showing dogs in Obedience, Tracking, Field, and Agility. She has personally earned over 50 Obedience titles, including 6 OTCH's, and has consistently performed at top levels in this sport while also pursuing other venues with her dogs.
Dee Dee has earned the following titles & awards in Obedience (through 2007):
30 CD’s, 18 CDX’s, 8 UD’s, 15 UDX’s, 7 OTCH’s,
3750 OTCH Points,
162 High In Trials
130 High Combineds
15 Perfect 200 Scores
13 Dog World Awards
Winner 2007 AKC National Obedience Invitational
Winner 1985 Gaines Super Dog Classic
As impressive as Dee Dee's own accomplishments are, perhaps even
more impressive is the list of accomplishments achieved by her students, as
these demonstrate the value of her teaching methods. Her students have earned
(through 2007):
126 CD’s, 103 CDX’s, 84 UD’s, 58 UDX’s, 25 OTCH’s
133 Rally Titles
Multiple High In Trials
Multiple High Combineds
Multiple perfect 200 scores
Multiple top 25 All Breed by OTCH points
Multiple AKC National Obedience Invitational Invitees
Multiple Group placements at the AKC Obedience Invitational
About Billy Anderson:
Billy has been training and handling dogs on a limited basis for over 20 years. In mid-2004 he began giving private lessons and training/handling dogs full-time. He gives private lessons and trains and handles dogs in Obedience, Rally Obedience, and Agility.
Billy has earned the following titles & awards in Obedience, Rally, and Agility (through 2007):
13 CD's, 9 CDX's, 6 UD's, 1 UDX, and 2 OTCH's
13 RN's, 9 RA's, and 10 RE's
Multiple High in Trials
Multiple High Combineds
Multiple Agility titles at all levels
In 2007, Billy Anderson earned 17 titles on 6 different dogs: 2-CDs, CDX, RN, 4-RA's, 5-RE's, OA, OAJ, AX, and AXJ
Billy's students have earned (through 2007):
23 CD’s, 12 CDX’s, 7 UD’s, 31 RN's, 23 RA's, 17 RE's, and 1 RAE
Multiple High In Trials
Multiple Agility titles at all levels
Articles written following a couple of past Obedience seminars:
Published in NORCAL Golden Retriever Club newsletter "Golden Notes", December 2004, Obedience VP update, Obedience Seminar: By Louise Bryan
April 2005 two-day obedience seminar hosted by the NORCAL Golden Retriever Club
"In early April 2005, NORCAL GRC hosted a profitable two day obedience seminar presented by club member Dee Dee Anderson. The seminar was held in Redwood City, CA. Over 50 participants attended, including a participant from Alaska and one from Vancouver, B.C.
The first day of the seminar focused on puppy training through Novice, Dee Dee demonstrated how she begins to build a foundation with puppies when they are eight weeks old. From there, Dee Dee used a variety of breeds to demonstrate her training and motivational methods. The participants asked excellent questions, to which Dee Dee gave thorough responses.
On day two Dee Dee started with off leash heeling and continued through all of the open and utility exercises. Dee Dee provided a detailed demonstration of each step of the force fetch method that she uses as well as her method of teaching the scent articles. The participants posed a variety of training problems that Dee Dee addressed, including how to handle problems particular to small breeds, etc.
Judging from the feedback that I received at the conclusion of the two day seminar, it was a huge success - providing all of the participants with very concrete dog training information."
Excerpt from article published in "Collie Expressions", November 2004, Obediently Yours, Dee Dee Anderson Seminar: Part I - Puppywork: By Diane Hemphill & Judy Cummings
May 2004 two-day obedience seminar hosted by the Deep Peninsula Dog Training Club
"We had the opportunity to attend a two-day obedience seminar given by one of our Northern California gurus, Dee Dee Anderson, who has put OTCH titles on several of her own dogs. Dee Dee is known for her highly enthusiastic Golden Retrievers, which she breeds occasionally, but has titled other breeds as well.
Although she specializes in teaching for obedience competition, she has a large clientele of pet people, too. In addition to obedience, Dee Dee does tracking, agility, and field work, and teaches agility classes.
Her busy teaching schedule and her family, consisting of husband and two teenage sons, don't leave a lot of time for training her own dogs, but it is obvious from her trial results that the time she spends is sufficient. Many of her students have also achieved high levels of obedience success, and all of them are a credit to their teacher in presenting lively, happy, well-schooled dogs in the ring."
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