joined MAD in 2002. She is an experienced Grade 3 Handler.
Janette currently has two competing dogs, working Grade 3 in Large and Medium. Janette has overcome enormous difficulties and training challenges to get these two rescued ABCs (a weimy and a 'springer-x' spaniel) as far as the show ring. Janette's spaniel qualified for the DIN Finals in August 2011 and the Agility Club Starters Challenge Finals for 2012
As her weimy eases into retirement, her next challenge is a very bouncy vizsla pup who is doing very well in the breed-show ring and qualified for Crufts 2011 and 2012.
Janette is a versatile trainer at all levels of the club. She has a tremendous empathy for new handlers and a vast repertoire of training techniques for lesser-motivated dogs.
joined MAD in 2006 and has had an extremely successful show career to date including the Pedigree Chum ABC semi-finals in September 2010.
Jamie currently has one ABC dog (black lab), competing at Grade 4 and a collie pupy in training.
Jamie is a great student of style and handling technique. He is a KC Accredited Judge.
He is mostly found training the Core where he is famed and appreciated for his complex, technical courses and insightful handling critique.
joined MAD in 2002 from an obedience background. He is a Grade 6 KC and UKA Senior handler.
Roger currently has two competing collies, a father and son, working Grade 6 and veteran.
Roger is mostly found training the Improvers or Core groups where he likes to use his passion for detail to develop style, precision and flow in the partnerships.
Roger has a third, young collie in training.
joined MAD in 2006 from a field-trials and very successful breed-show background including multiple appearances at Crufts in the breed ring.
During her time with MAD Sharon has already trained no less than three of her dogs to competition standard only to be beaten back by dog's injury or joint issues. Third time lucky - her third dog has gone on to gain her Silver Agility Warrant! Sharon currently works in Grade 3. In June 2011 she competed in the finals at J D A show, in August the Finals at Dogs In Need plus qualified for the Proplan and Omnipro Finals. In November she won the Kennel Club Starters Agility Challenge at Discover Dogs after coming second in the semi-finals at KC Festival.
Sharon has recently deserted to the 'dark side' and has a collie puppy in training.
Sharon's experience of training a number of ABCs (large munsterlanders) in a variety of disciplines makes her a responsive and intuitive trainer in the Beginners and Improvers groups. Sharon's patience and gentle persistence with the younger dogs is greatly appreciated.
joined MAD in 2002. She is an experienced Grade 5 handler.
Michelle came 3rd in the DIN Starters final in 2006 and 6th in the Supadogs final in 2007.
During 2011 she qualified for the Agility Club Starters final and the Proplan 3-5 Novice final.
She currently runs one border collie at Grade 5, plus the occasional veterans class with her retired ABC (crossbreed) who achieved a Silver Agility Warrant, and her 'mostly retired' working collie.
Michelle is mostly found training the Improvers or Core groups, where she challenges her students to tackle courses and sequences she's spotted in competition.
joined MAD in 2006. She is an experienced Grade 2 handler.
Laura qualified for the DIN final in 2009 with Harvey, the older of her two working cocker spaniels, and the Agility Club Medium Starters Challenge in 2011.
She currently runs both spaniels at Grade 2 medium, and has another young working cocker in the training pipeline.
Laura is mostly found training the Improvers or Beginner groups, where her well-thought out sequences and clear lesson design are greatly appreciated.
