saturday no-host dinner with lara at 5:15 pm
location:
Las Margaritas
1525 a street ne #100
auburn, wa 98002
Link to their website and driving directions: click here
final email has been sent to attendees registered through
10 16 2023. click here to download a copy of the email.
we have room for a few more auditors and private lessons. register below.
COMPETITION OBEDIENCE TRAINING SEMINAR
Mastering Your Ring Performance
PRESENTED BY Lara Avery
TWO-DAY SEMINAR: saturday & sunday OCTOBER 28-29, 2023
PRIVATE LESSONS: MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023
SEMINAR LOCATION: donida farM, AUBURN, WA
About Lara:
As a dog trainer, Lara Avery has had a successful career competing nationally over the past 20 years. She has achieved numerous titles in conformation, herding and agility while earning numerous #1 national wins and rankings in Obedience. Other accomplishments include an OTCH10 as well as OTCH titles on 5 different dogs, multiple perfect 200's, High in Trials, and having the #1 ranked Border Collie and Herding Dog in the nation.
Lara is constantly pursuing the most positive and progressive way to train dogs for competition. Her current OTCH dog, Sailor, has been taught the hand touch heeling method without ever needing to use a leash or collar and is all reward based. This method has earned multiple 200's and an OTCH this past year. Competing in the horse world and winning at both the National and World level has also made her a more well-rounded competitor who can show you how to channel nerves into winning energy! Lara takes great pride in her students’ successes, from their first title or to an OTCH. She has experience working with many different breeds. Lara consistently customizes her methods to bring the optimum out of each team.
Lara currently teaches classes and lessons at her facility in Somers, CT. Join Star Power Dog Training on Facebook for more information about Lara, her dogs and her students’ accomplishments!
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About the Seminar
Transitioning from training to trialing is one of the most difficult aspects in competition obedience. Statements such as, “my dog has always nailed this exercise in training” and “my dog is so happy in training yet falls apart at trials” are heard all too often.
During this two-day seminar, Lara will cover important topics and share her own training approach and strategies that will maximize your ring performance, including: how your training picture affects show ring performance, and how to merge those two pictures; tackling pressure and how to reduce it in the ring; proofing for confidence in the ring; how your energy can greatly affect your ring performance (and how to change your energy); why ring entrances and set ups matter, and how they can dictate your overall ring performance.
Working teams will have ample floor time with Lara to learn new strategies and help problem solve issues relating to the subject matter.
Working Teams
Working teams are limited to 15. Handlers must register for both days so the seminar maintains fluency from one day to the next. Each working handler may bring a maximum of two dogs and choose which dog to work during each session. Working teams will receive a questionnaire about two weeks prior to the seminar so Lara may have more background about each team their needs. No aggressive, reactive or noisy dogs, please. Throughout the seminar, working teams will rotate and work in small groups with Lara on exercises and/or issues they have in common. The cost for working teams is $275.00.
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Auditors
Auditors are limited to 20. Auditors who need to bring their dog(s) with them in order to attend the seminar may crate them in their vehicles in the parking lot that adjoins the facility, or in one of the horse stalls that adjoins the arena. The cost for auditors is $85.00 per day or $150.00 for both days.
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Private Lessons
Private lessons with Lara will be available on Monday, October 30. The cost for each 45-minute private lesson is $100. When you register you'll be given a list of available times. Please note that we may need to make minor revisions to lesson start times, depending on enrollment.
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Seminar Location, Motels, RV Parking & Other Details
Seminar hours are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The building will open at 8:00 am each day. Coffee, tea, water, soda and snacks will be available all day. Lunch (soup and salad) will be provided. On Saturday evening we will coordinate a no-host, group dinner with Lara at a nearby restaurant.
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The seminar will be held in the arena at Donida (where we have held other seminars), with a packed dirt floor. The footing will be specifically rolled for the seminar. Lara will have access to a professional PA system and headset so everyone can easily hear her. This arena has "real" bathrooms and a lounge where refreshments and lunch will be served.
The arena is heated with portable propane heaters, as the weather requires. (You are also welcome to bring your own “Buddy” type propane heater to keep at your chair. No electric heaters, however.) Bring your own comfortable chair and dress in layers. Parking is very close to the arena on gravel.
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The Farm is approximately 40 minutes from SeaTac Airport. Donida Farm & Equestrian Center, 16600 SE 376th, Auburn WA 98092 Driving directions are available here.
On-site RV parking is available. The cost for a spot without hook-ups is $10/night and $20/night if you would like power. RV reservations and payments should be made directly with Donida. Email Gwen Blake at go410s@aol.com to reserve your space. Motels (and a casino) are located within a 15-minute drive. Contact Kathy at AskKathyLang@aol.com if you need a list of nearby motels.
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No audio or video recording is allowed, with the exception of private lessons, and those recordings may not be shared via email or social media.
Registration, Payments, Refunds, Etc.
No refunds unless we have a waiting list and we can fill your spot; however, you may sell your spot to a friend provided you give us written confirmation (email is fine).
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Online registration is preferred and may be done at https://www.kathylangcaninecoaching.com/seminars. We accept credit cards as PayPal. If you prefer to pay by check or cash, email Kathy Lang for instructions.
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PLEASE READ: To register for the seminar, click the appropriate button below. That will take you to a page with a calendar and a 9 AM button. Just go ahead and click NEXT to continue entering your information. To register for a private lesson, click that button below. That will take you to a page with available times. Please note that we may need to make some minor adjustments to lesson start times, depending on the number of lessons that are reserved.
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EFFECTIVE AUGUST 10, 2023 ALL WORKING SPOTS ARE FILLED. If you want to be on the waiting list for a working spot, we suggest you register for an auditor spot for both days. We will contact auditors in the order we received their registrations and offer them working spots if anyone is interested in selling their spot due to last-minute change of plans.