JULIE FLANERY - USA
DWDCQ members benefited from Julie’s expertise at a workshop held at St Benedict’s College, Mango Hill, on 13 and 14 June 2015. Workshop topics included
- Focus and attention
- Transitions and flow
- Creating meaningful verbal cue/eliminating hand cues
- Choreography cues
- Back chaining and delayed reinforcement
- Training complex tricks and behaviours
- An introduction to Rally FrEe
Julie Flanery, CPDT-KA has been working professionally with dogs and their owners since 1995, focusing on the needs of the dog and forming a stronger relationship through clear communication and positive reinforcement. She has placed Obedience, Musical Freestyle, Rally-Obedience, Rally-FrEe and Agility titles on her dogs. She has earned Championships in both Musical Freestyle, Heelwork-to-Music and Rally-FrEe. She has placed many freestyle titles with her dogs, earning both High Technical Merit and High Artistic Merit in both Musical Freestyle and Heelwork to Music several times over, including the prestige’s “Attila Challenge Award”.
In 2012 Julie developed the sport of Rally-FrEe to help freestylers increase the quality and precision of their performances. It has since however become a stand-alone sport enjoyed by dog sport enthusiasts all over the world. In 2014 Julie added Freestyle and In Sync (HTM) to the titling classes offered by her organization RFE.
In 2012 Julie developed the sport of Rally-FrEe to help freestylers increase the quality and precision of their performances. It has since however become a stand-alone sport enjoyed by dog sport enthusiasts all over the world. In 2014 Julie added Freestyle and In Sync (HTM) to the titling classes offered by her organization RFE.
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Julie introduced attendees to many innovative techniques to assist when training complex behaviours and tricks.
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Raised platforms were used for a variety of training scenarios. |
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