Competition Obedience, Trick Training and Conformation

Updated on 11-3-19 SCROLL DOWN

Instructor: JoAnne Griffin DVM

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Trick/Animal Acting
Competition Obedience Class:

Novice
Open
Utility

Private Training
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TRICK TRAINING/Animal Acting

Learn Over 20 Tricks!

Ride a Skateboard
Jump Through Hoop
Roll Over
Wave
Back Up
Spin/Chase Tail
Beg
Bow
Crawl
Cover Face
Shake Hands
Watch
Speak
Stays
Lift Hind Leg
Go to the Mark
Directional Changes to 2 Marks
Play the Piano
Ride a Skateboard
Ring a Concierge call bell
Distance Control
Paws Up/Close the Door
Come on Command(Recall) with distractions working on reliability and distance
Sit Stay (with Distractions)
Down Stay (with Distractions)
Touch an Object with their nose/Shape a retrieve
Come Easy to a Wait
Cross Front Legs
“Wait” vs. “Stay”
Crawl
Go With/Heel with a person
Wave
Back Up
Beg
Bow
Head Down and Stay (keep their head on the ground)
Cover Face/Cute
Shake Hands
Watch
Speak
Quiet
Wait at a distance on the Mark
Rollover
Jump Through Hoop
Directional Changes to 2 different Marks
Go to a Large(1 foot in diameter) and small Mark (coaster size)
Combinations of Tricks and multiple dogs doing tricks at the same time (ie. a group
rollover)
Down, sit and stand(behind the ground pole)
Spin/Twirl/Chase tail
Shake Head No

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Competition Obedience:

Instructor: JoAnne Griffin DVM

ALL Open, Utility, Novice and Beginner Novice Exercises for AKC Competition

How to Teach Come/ Fronts/Recalls
How to Teach Attention
How to Teach Straight Sits
Stationary Attention
Heeling With Attention
Footwork for Right/Left and About Turns
Left Abouts "Tuck"
Figure Eight
Pace Changes: slow, normal and Fast
"Ready"
"Hustle"
"Hurry"
"Tuck"
Stays With Proofing/Distractions
Heel Position
How to Teach Off Leash Heeling
Ring Preparation
Retrieve a dumbell
Drop on Recall
Jumping (High Jump, Broad Jump, Utility Jump)
Command Discrimination Exercise
Moving Stand
Signals(Stand, Down, Sit)
Back
Directional Jumping
Go Outs
Turn and Sit

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Private Training:

JoAnne Griffin DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) is the owner and Training Director of Camera One CANINE ACTORS and has been training dogs for over 30 years. First and foremost she believes in positive reinforcement and uses kind and gentle training methods which build trust, confidence and help to make training fun for both the dog and the trainer. Her accomplishments in the professional competition obedience dog training world include:

#1 Ranked Obedience Dog in the United States for 3 years

Four Perfect 200 scores

Four OTCHs (Obedience Trial Champions)

An OTCH is the highest obedience title the American Kennel Club (AKC) Awards. There are only about 75 dogs of all breeds (per year) in the entire United States that have been awarded this distinctive title. In addition JoAnne has:

Multiple "Highest Scoring Dog" AKC awards

Utility Dog Excellent UDX (titles)

The First Champion/OTCH/UDX dog in sheltie history

three time National Specialty Winner

Dog World Awards

CH and OTCHs

Multiple Conformation Champions

JoAnne has trained a multitude of different breeds and her students have achieved OTCH's, UDs, UDXs, Highest Scoring Dog in Trial awards, High Combined Score awards in addition to National rankings, National placements and Dog World awards.

She has completed course work in Canine Physical Rehabilitation at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine and completed Veterinary rotations in Canine Sports Medicine with Dr. Robert Gillette at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.

JoAnne started riding horses when she was 7 years old and also has experience with hunter/jumpers, english, western, hackney, 3-gaited, and cart horses. Having a menagerie of animals from birth, JoAnne has a deep bond and almost a 6th sense with animals making her a natural trainer. She considers it a true gift and cherishes this connection that she has always had with animals.

JoAnne has a Bachelors Degree in Veterinary Medicine and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree (DVM) from Michigan State University.

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Private and Group training offered in:

Competition Obedience:

Novice
Open
Utility
OTCH Level

Private lessons:

Group Classes:

Camera One Canine Actors Training Services:

Puppies
Competition Obedience
Performance Dogs
Focus and Attention
Adult/Beginning
Trick/Movie Training

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Makeup/Refund Policy:
There are no makeup classes for classes that you are unable to attend
and no refunds after the first class meeting. If there is a serious
medical emergency please notify me via email or phone and in some
instances makeup group classes might be permitted.

For private lessons: 24 hour notice is required for cancellation of a lesson. If 24 hours notice is not given then there will be a charge equal to the value of the lesson.
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                    OTCH Emerald Isle Scat'n Jazz O'Tara UDX HC