Stacy Leah Winkler has been teaching agility for 12 years. She was in the USDAA World Championship Finals in with 2 different dogs. Her Jack Russell, ADCH MACH2 Dakota's Little Nomad, “Dakota”, was in the Challengers Round at the AKC Nationals and was rated the # 3 Jack Russell in AKC agility in and the #1 Jack Russell and #1 Terrier in AKC agility. Dakota was also the 2nd Jack Russell in the country to attain the MACH2 title and was qualified for The AKC Invitational (the event from which the AKC chooses the USA World Team) at the AKC Nationals 2 years in a row. Stacy’s border collie, ADCH Contact Point's Jib MX MXJ FDCH, “Jib”, made the USDAA National Semi-Finals for three consecutive years. Stacy’s newest dogs are is Swedish bred Border Collie Manfares Born Ready AX AXJ "Keen" and Double J Cinch NA OAJ " Groove". Her other dogs have been Rival's Wild Ride "Thrill" NA NAJ AD, and she also has “Cheyenne”, Little Brave Cheyenne AX AXJ, a West Highland Terrier.
She has trained and handled a great number of breeds such as: Border Collies, Shelties, Brittany Spaniels, Aussies, Welsh Terriers,Cocker Spaniels, Poodles and Golden Retrievers to name a few. Some of her students have dogs that are recognized as some of the best and the best agility dogs in their respective breeds.
Stacy's training utilizes positive motivation and clicker training. She has trained with and mentored by some of the best agility trainers in the world. Susan Garrett and Greg Derrett to name a few. She exclusively uses the Greg Derrett handling system. She has also done puppy and drive work training with Michael Ellis.
Stacy training emphasizes foundation work and drive. She maintains that if you have fun in your training, teach clear understanding of your behaviors, add great value to those behaviors, and work with great attention and drive, you will not only have a great agility dog but you will also have a dog you will love to have as a pet!
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