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Ashley has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the sport of Agility. She has been involved in the sport for a total of 19 years and has trained/handled a variety of dog breeds.
She is always eager to learn more about dog training techniques and agility handling. She has studied under a number of top level agility coaches and dog training professionals: Natalie (Lewis) Mauchmar, Ronda Carter, Tracy Riley, Brian Ferrand, Dudley Shumate, Kathy Keats, Karen Holik, Melanie Miller, Laurren Bastian, Ashley Castro, Britney Collins-Imhof, Lynne Stephens, Anna Eifert, Tuulia Liuhto (with OMD), Enya Habel (online training diary), Tamas Traj, Lee Gibson and Svetlana Tumanova.
Ashley also furthers her knowledge through other resources (online/books/video) -
Agility University, Fenzi Dog Sports, Karen Pryor Academy, One Mind Dogs, Daisy Peel's Agility Challenge, Clean Run magazine, Bad Dog Agility, Linda Mecklenburg, Susan Salo and Sylvia Trrkman.
In the competition ring she is a medalist in multiple UKI Classic events and the 2019 UKI National Championship with her Border Collie, Currie (The Spotted Wonder). She has been a UKI National Finalist 11 times with two different dogs and has finished in the top 5, five times. Currie ended her Championships career by finishing 9th overall in the 2021 UKI Biathlon National Final. Ashley and Currie have also finished 6 Championship titles across two organizations (USDAA and UKI). Not to be left out her young dog, Strider has recieved 1st-4th placements and overall at ISC cups in 2021 and 2022.
Ashley is dedicated to helping teams develop a concise language together. She believes there is no one size fits all to training and handling agility. Ashley strives to meet the dog/handler team where they are in the moment and works towards helping them expand their abilities upwards.
Seminars are typically 3 to 6 hours in length with a wide range of topics (foundations, handling, connection, contact/weave training, obstacle independence, course analysis, strategy, event prep, "International" skills/handlling/ coursework, distance training, directionals/verbals, and more)
Ashley has availability several times a year to teach a weekend of seminars at your facility.
Email her for seminar scheduling details. spottedwonderdogtraining@gmail.com
The Spotted Wonder is currently taking a hiatus from hosting seminars, but check out some of the seminars and camps we've hosted over the years with several top agility handlers/coaches:
-Natalie Mauchmar (2015)
-Brian Ferrand (2015)
-Tracy Riley (2015)
-Laurren Zimmerman (May 2021)
-Ashley Castro & Britney Collins-Imhof Summer camp (August 2021)
-Mini camp/collaboration with Tracy Sklenar & Ashley Allison (December 2021)
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