I am pleased to announce that Donna Brown is willing to come over to the
> Eastern Shore for a day of Private Lessons. If she has enough people
> interested she will come once a month and probably on a Thursday or Friday.
>
> Now, for those of you who need a little more information on Donna and who
> she is; I will start off describing her with these two quotes I found from
> some famous horse trainers. Just replace the word "horse" with "dog" and
> you get my drift.
>
>
> "If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question, or you asked
> the question wrong." Pat Parelli
>
> "If you are going to teach a horse something and have a good relationship,
> you don't make him learn it, you let him learn it." Ray Hunt
>
> Donna is an excellent instructor, it is very important to her that you have
> a relationship with your agility teammate. Donna excels at bringing
> training techniques to her agility students and places emphasis on the
> handler-dog relationship to create a dog that loves to work. She has worked
> with new teams coming out of Novice A/Starters classes, who are now
> competing successfully in Excellent/Masters classes. Several students are
> working on their MACH/ADCH or have achieved them. She works with teams with
> motivational issues to bring them confidence and drive. She also works with
> driven teams that require improvement in handling skills and self control,
> while maintaining their speed and drive. Because Donna handles both mini
> and open dogs she can address the specifics of running a small or a large
> dog. She currently runs a Pembroke Welsh corgi in the 8/12" class and two
> border collies in the 22/24/26" classes.
>
> In 2004, Donna left the public school teaching profession to devote her
> energy and talents to teaching agility. Her students frequently comment
> that it is this "teaching skill" that makes her a successful instructor.
> She frequently attends seminars and workshops to keep up-to-date on the
> latest techniques and has successfully brought those techniques to her
> students.
>
> Donna will start her lessons around 10:00 am and end the last lesson by 7:00
> pm. Private lesson fees: $70 for one hour (one handler/up to 2 dogs), $80
> for one hour (2 handlers / 2 dogs), $40 half hour. She will be conducting
> these lessons at my place; we have a fenced in Agility Area. We are located
> in Henderson, MD which is about 25 minutes from Centerville where the TKC
> Agility Trial is held. I am about 6 miles from Rt. 301.
>
> If you are interested and want additional information please do not hesitate
> to contact me.
>
> Melanie Griggs
> 443-690-8639 (Cell)
> 410-482-2636 (Home)
> melanie@toad.net
>
> Eastern Shore for a day of Private Lessons. If she has enough people
> interested she will come once a month and probably on a Thursday or Friday.
>
> Now, for those of you who need a little more information on Donna and who
> she is; I will start off describing her with these two quotes I found from
> some famous horse trainers. Just replace the word "horse" with "dog" and
> you get my drift.
>
>
> "If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question, or you asked
> the question wrong." Pat Parelli
>
> "If you are going to teach a horse something and have a good relationship,
> you don't make him learn it, you let him learn it." Ray Hunt
>
> Donna is an excellent instructor, it is very important to her that you have
> a relationship with your agility teammate. Donna excels at bringing
> training techniques to her agility students and places emphasis on the
> handler-dog relationship to create a dog that loves to work. She has worked
> with new teams coming out of Novice A/Starters classes, who are now
> competing successfully in Excellent/Masters classes. Several students are
> working on their MACH/ADCH or have achieved them. She works with teams with
> motivational issues to bring them confidence and drive. She also works with
> driven teams that require improvement in handling skills and self control,
> while maintaining their speed and drive. Because Donna handles both mini
> and open dogs she can address the specifics of running a small or a large
> dog. She currently runs a Pembroke Welsh corgi in the 8/12" class and two
> border collies in the 22/24/26" classes.
>
> In 2004, Donna left the public school teaching profession to devote her
> energy and talents to teaching agility. Her students frequently comment
> that it is this "teaching skill" that makes her a successful instructor.
> She frequently attends seminars and workshops to keep up-to-date on the
> latest techniques and has successfully brought those techniques to her
> students.
>
> Donna will start her lessons around 10:00 am and end the last lesson by 7:00
> pm. Private lesson fees: $70 for one hour (one handler/up to 2 dogs), $80
> for one hour (2 handlers / 2 dogs), $40 half hour. She will be conducting
> these lessons at my place; we have a fenced in Agility Area. We are located
> in Henderson, MD which is about 25 minutes from Centerville where the TKC
> Agility Trial is held. I am about 6 miles from Rt. 301.
>
> If you are interested and want additional information please do not hesitate
> to contact me.
>
> Melanie Griggs
> 443-690-8639 (Cell)
> 410-482-2636 (Home)
> melanie@toad.net
>