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Lynn Spagnesi:
Lynn brings a diverse
background in behavioral education to her
learning sessions. She has accumulated 30+ years
of experience in special education working in
the fitness area with extremely challenging
populations. Lynn also accrued 6 years of
coaching experience, and more recently, 7+ years
of work with
Connecticut
Valley Dog Training
under Martha Bailey.
Lynn began working with dogs in 1978 when she
was coaching women's college basketball and one
of her players arrived at practice with a puppy
in every pocket of her jacket. The puppies were
abandoned during the blizzard in the Northeast!
From that venture, she sought to increase her
skills in the canine world. She was gifted to
share 17.5 years with "GEORGE" a behaviorally
creative "mix" from that rescued litter.
Lynn regularly attends behavioral seminars. She
has attended canine seminars and workshops with
John Rogerson, Steve White, Patricia McConnell,
Debbie Hutchinson, Terri Cesarak, Brenda Aloff,
Ray Wheeler, Judy Reilly, Pat Miller and Mary Jo
Lavin. She credits most of her hands on learning
to Martha Bailey, Monique Plinck, Ray Wheeler,
Kathy Shea, and Sue Sternberg.
Lynn specializes in
directional activities designed to build
confidence and improve the human/handler
connection in the pre-novice and novice level
team.
Lynn spends the majority of her time outdoors,
enjoying life and "Cross-Training" her dogs, a
method which integrates confidence and
directional work with various movement
activities.
Lynn places
the human-canine "TEAM" connection above all
other skills. She has enjoyed "playing" FORMAL
agility since 2000 with Buddy, a robust rescue
Labrador retriever, who has been one of her
greatest agility instructors. Buddy taught
LYNN how to guide him to his C-atch, Nadac Elite
titles and the level of Excellent in AKC. More
recently, Billy Joe has joined the family. Billy
has achieved his Mx, MxJ, C-atch, and Elite
Nadac titles. Known for having fun - Q or NQ -
you can often catch them smiling as they
negotiate their courses.
(Email Lynn)
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