Melanie is available for private lessons in the Raleigh, NC area or online at your own location.
Melanie is available on a limited basis to travel to your location for seminars on a variety of topics including raising sport puppies, agility foundation, handling for all levels, training running contacts, canine conditioning, mental management, and more!
There are a variety of self-study options available. For facebook group self-study options, send paypal to completecanineathlete@gmail.com and include a note with your Facebook username and the name of the class you are signing up for. You will then be invited to the secret group.
Teach a running dogwalk or A Frame from the ground up, or work with Melanie to improve an existing performance. Retrain efforts are also supported. Melanie will design a custom plan for your dog with step-by-step feedback along the way. Each module is 4 weeks and provides up to 5 minutes of video review per week.
Have you ever left a trial feeling like you didn't perform to the best of your abilities? Sign up for JAG's self study to listen to some idea from Melanie Miller to optimize the trial experience for your dog and yourself, and to set your team up for success!!! When you register for this self study, you receive access to the replay of the 90 minute seminar, a copy of the presentation and a published article with the same name.
How to Sign-Up: Go to JAG Agility
This class covers the introduction to the contact board and how to fully proof your contact behavior using a short contact board, perfect for small spaces! This class is suitable for all dogs six months and older, both those just starting out, as well as experienced teams looking to improve understanding and independence.
Equipment needed: Short 3-4 foot board, 2 jumps and one tunnel. No larger than 30x30 space.
This class covers several key topics that are essential for creating a confident, independent agility teammate, includes strong obstacle independence as well as instructions for teaching several verbal skills to help both when the handler is at a distance or would like to get ahead on course.
This class is suitable for dogs and handlers at any level. New skills will be introduced with low bars.
Equipment needed: 3 jumps and one tunnel, 30x30 space.
Exercises will include further proofing of skill understanding, introducing handling techniques and crosses, plus putting things together in short sequences. We continue our strong focus on obstacle independence and verbal understanding while learning key handling concepts important for all courses.
The class is suitable for dogs 9 months and older.
Equipment needed: 3 jumps and one tunnel; setups will be designed to fit a 40 x 40 space.
This class covers the blind cross foundation exercise that she uses to teach handlers and their dogs how to execute blind crosses on the tightest of turns. Then it covers a variety of short sequences to practice various blind cross scenarios. Master them all, and then YOU get to decide where you'd like to use them on courses.
This class is suitable for dogs 8 months and older.
Equipment needed: 3 jumps and one tunnel (however the foundation exercise is ONLY one jump!!!)
Includes 6 weeks of sequences to test your foundation skills. Purchase the 4 weeks of feedback add on to receive handling insight. Background from Handling Foundations Part 1 and Part 2 is recommended but not required.
Equipment needed: 5 jumps and 1 tunnel; sequences will be designed for a 40x60 space
6 weeks of challenges to take your skills to the next level. You can add on 4 weeks of feedback to receive handling insight. Background from Handling Foundations Part 1 and Part 2 is recommended by not required.
Equipment needed: 5 jumps and 1 tunnel; sequences will be designed for a 60x80 space
Weekly tips and training setups to build the confidence and independence to make your team successful no matter what challenge is placed in front of you. Background from Handling Foundations Part 1 and Part 2 is recommended by not required.
Equipment needed: 5 jumps and 1 tunnel; sequences will be designed for a 60x80 space
Add four weeks of feedback to any self study class.
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