Dogs can teach their handlers new tricks too. Averill’s Aussie Genie showing her how to balance.
Averill Ring
Averill has taught dog training classes since 1985. She trained and exhibited Saint Bernards and Australian Shepherds in obedience and conformation from the early ’70s until 1997 or so. Agility became her passion when she saw a demo at the Philadelphia Kennel Club show in 1994.
She has participated in many conferences, seminars, workshops and camps on dog behavior and training, and agility performance in particular.
She now teaches all levels of agility at Mountain View. She is committed to communicating fair treatment of the dogs who work so hard for us, and to sharing her enthusiasm for the sport of agility and the bond that is formed when training our dogs and playing with them in this (or any) sport.
She currently is competing in agility with her border collie Salsa and training her young BC Kip.
Sally Petty
Sally has had animals since *forever*. Started out training & competing with horses. She still trains, shows and does therapy visits with her Miniature Horses.
Sally started teaching dog training classes first in Vermont and now in VA since 1990. Before that she managed an animal shelter for 11 yrs in MA, gaining much experience from observing and working with dogs of many breeds a
Sally’s dogs doing a lovely group stay.
nd temperaments.
She started clicker training in 1991, and has attended many seminars, workshops and clicker expos, to keep current on new techniques and to improve her training skills.
Sally is very involved with therapy dog volunteering, having been a team with six of her Goldens and two of her Aussies since 1993. She became a Tester/Observer for Therapy Dogs Incorporated (now Alliance of Therapy Dogs) in 1994, and is the founder of Waggin’ Hearts Therapy Dogs group & Books & Barks Reading Partners Program, a local therapy dog group based in Rappahannock County.
Sally is also an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator.
Sally is proudly owned by 3 Golden Retrievers and 3 Aussies.