Soshana Dos Clinics: DogCentric is thrilled to start 2015 by hosting Soshana Dos! For more information and to register, please contact: Bobbie Bhambree Bobbie@DogCentricTraining iQ Agility 607 Warren Glen Rd., Bloomsbury, NJ 08804 (Indoors, Soccer Turf). ********************************************************************************* SATURDAY JANUARY 10, 2015 Advanced/Open Handling 9am to 5pm Handling your dog through sequences. Must have 2 Qs in Starters/Novice or competing in Advanced/Open level. Dog must have a start line stay. Tuition: $190-working teams, $65-auditors 12 working spots, unlimited auditors Lunch and snacks Included SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2014 Masters Handling 9am to 5pm Take it to the next level and strengthen your communication on course. Tighten your timing and deliver cues appropriately to consistently produce reliable results. Come explore handling choices, sharpen your strengths and challenge your weaknesses. Leave your security blanket behind and build confidence in your many options! Dogs should be competing successfully at the Masters Level. Tuition: $190-working teams, $65-auditors 12 working spots, unlimited auditors Lunch and snacks Included ******************************************************************************** ABOUT SOSHANA DOS: Soshana was introduced to the sport of agility 10 years ago when she brought home a fuzzy Australian Shepherd puppy, Portia, who was meant to be a running partner, but who instead opened up a new world. Together Soshana and Portia earned a MACH and an ADCH and evolved into a strong team competing at the national level and earning USDAA top ten placements. Since then, Soshana has trained and competed with 4 dogs (including Duncan, the #1 AKC Field Spaniel for 2009, and her young Border Collie, Glance) at the highest levels of the sport. Most recently, Soshana and Glance have been selected to represent the USA at the World Agility Open in Lignano, Italy this spring and are extremely honored to be part of the 2014 US Team. Soshana owes most of her knowledge and skill in this sport to the tutelage of Mary Ellen Barry and Rachel Sanders, who have shaped Soshanas handling and training style and philosophy. Soshana is fortunate to have worked with Jenn Crank, Linda Mecklenburg, Jen Pinder, Karen Holik, and Daisy Peel to build and maintain consistency in her handling, training, and teaching. Soshanas aussie, Pinch, and his struggles with jumping, led Soshana to Susan Salo. Soshana has worked with Susan numerous times, and incorporates Susans jumping work into her foundation training. Janita Leinonen and Jaakko Suoknuuti have been a huge influence. She is grateful to them all for their expertise and willingness to impart knowledge and affording her with the opportunity to develop her own unique style. Soshana is skilled at simplifying and effectively communicating complex handling maneuvers as well as explaining the theory and fundamentals behind the handling method. Soshana has been a teacher for most of her life. As a teenager she taught swimming, ballet, and horse camp. During college she taught aerobics and directed high school musicals. While employed by Pfizer, Inc., Soshana trained professionals in understanding 21CFR11 regulations, held workshops on how to use new software, and coached non-scientists in Good Laboratory Practices. Soshana is an avid student of the science of learning. She strives to promote a fun and healthy learning environment for all handlers and their dogs. She employs a motion-based handling system and advocates a dog-friendly, positive reinforcement training style. Soshana currently teaches at Paws N Effect in Hamden, CT, Criterion Agility in Middlefield, CT and Port Chester Obedience and Training Center in White Plains, NY. She is a popular seminar presenter in the Northeast. Agility Career Highlights 2014 WAO US Team Member (Glance) 2013 NE Regional Grand Prix Champion (Glance) 2013 Mid-Atlantic Showcase Biathlon Champion (Glance) 2013 Mid-Atlantic Regional Steeplechase 2nd place (Glance) 2013 Mid-Atlantic Regional Masters Challenge Biathlon 2nd place (Glance) USDAA 2010 Top Ten Performance Tournament - #4 overall (Portia) USDAA 2010 #1 Aussie Performance Tournament (Portia) USDAA ADCH (Portia) Performance Tournament Master - Gold (Portia) AKC 2009 #1 Field Spaniel (Duncan) AKC Qualified for the Invitational 2008, 2009, 2010 (Duncan) Qualified for the USDAA Nationals every year since 2005 (Portia & Pinch) Won Performance Speed Jumping at the local level over 20 times (Portia) Attended USDAA Nationals in 2006 (Portia) and 2010 (Pinch & Portia) Won IHC Jumpers at 2011 4-star event (Portia) Won Performance Speed Jumping at 2011 4-star event (Portia) Won Performance Speed Jumping at Mid-Atlantic Showcase 2010 (Portia) 2nd place PVP team at Northeast Regional 2011 (Portia) PSJ Semi-finalist bye at New England Regional 2012 (Portia) Steeplechase Semi-finalist bye at New England Regional 2012 (Glance) Limited working spots and unlimited auditing spots! Payment is required ahead of time to reserve your spot in the clinic. To register or for more information, email Bobbie Bhambree at bobbie@DogCentricTraining.
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