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About Sally Boarman

Sally
and MACH2 Aussie CDX, XF (Dec. 2009)
Yes,
that's right I have a aussie named Aussie.
So I may not be the most creative mind when
it comes to naming my dogs but I do love
training dogs and training people to train
their dogs!
I have
been training dogs, informally and formally,
since the early 90's. I first began
training and competing in Obedience and then
was thrilled to discover Agility and it
quickly took over my life! I was
living in the suburbs of Washington DC at
the time and began formally teaching classes
with an area club. My passion grew, I
began competing more and more (primarily AKC
but dabbled in NADAC) and I then learned of
the opportunity to purchase Dogwood Training
Center in Ohio. My passion won out, I
left my job, sold my home and in 2007 moved
to Ohio.....the best decision I've ever
made!
Aussie
achieved her first MACH title in October 2008
and her MACH2 title in December 2009.
We also qualified for and competed in the
2009 AKC National Agility Championship.
I am proud to say that Aussie and I finished
13th out of 242 20" dogs in the State
tournament on Friday. We finished
122nd out of 260 20" dogs in the
Championship rounds, achieving my goal of
being in the top 50%. Not bad for her
first national competition! We then
competed again in the 2010 AKC National
Agility Championship, finishing 68th out of
270 dogs - wow , was I proud of her!

MACH Aussie and I with our
agility buddies, Caramel/Kim and Gromit/Ruth,
at the 2009 AKC National Agility
Championship
In
addition to teaching Obedience and Agility,
I have also trained dogs for Flyball.
I helped to establish the first Flyball team
in Greenbelt, MD, the "Greenbelt Flyers".
My dog, Aussie, has an amazing passion for
Flyball!
I am
also competing with my "baby" dog, Fly.
She began competing in 2009.
She's done extremely well and is currently
competing at the Excellent level of AKC.
She has dabbled in USDAA as well and will be
doing much more soon.
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Sagehill's Flyin' By Ya "Fly" at her first
trial!
In April 2010 I added another aussie to the
household, Superior's Razzle Dazzle aka
"Dazzle". He is quite the sassy little
boy and will be a joy to do agility with
when he's older. Now he is learning
the basics and to be a good puppy!

Superior's Razzle Dazzle, "Dazzle" at 4 mos.
of age
Sadly,
I lost my oldest dog recently. He was
a wonderful rescued cocker
spaniel, Ike. Ike was blind with
cataracts when I adopted him. He had
surgery, regained his vision and then,
unfortunately, lost it again to glaucoma.
He lived to be 16 years old and, I hope, had
a wonderful life. I certainly enjoyed
sharing mine with him.

Ike's
favorite pastime - Nap time!
Three
felines tolerate life with this canine clan.
All rescues, they are loving life here in
Ohio as much as the dogs!
So,
there's a little about me. Feel free
to contact me if you have any other
questions about me, my training style, my
experience, etc. I do believe in a
very positive approach and the priority is
always for the dog and handler to be having
Fun!
Thank
you for taking the time to learn more about
me and my dogs.
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