Assistant trainer in Puppy Kindergarten courses and conformation practice sessions since 2014. Susie's dogs are Spinone Italianos. Previously, she's had Irish Wolfhounds. "I have enjoyed everything I've done with my dogs: rally, obedience, tracking, hunt training, nose work, and conformation."

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"I love working with the puppies in KPT. They are so eager to learn and everything is new to them. I also love the conformation classes. I learn something new every time I'm there about movement, structure, and the characteristics of the various breeds. As a trainer, I believe it's important to be consistent and to make sure the dog understands what you are asking. To me, the most important commands are the 'leave it' and the recall."

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   Most notable achievements in the dog world: Handling my own dogs to all of their titles. This includes 2 championships, a Grand Champion, a Junior Hunt title, 2 Beginner Novice titles, a Rally Novice title and 2 Canine Good Citizen titles.