Upcoming events & classes
North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) Lessons
Dogs using their noses to sniff out rats (either by tracking or air scenting), shed antlers and “lost” human items (wallets, keys, credit cards, glasses, cell phones etc) is what North American Sport Dog (NASDA) is all about. We work the dogs in urban (lots of human scent) and field environments, each with their own natural distractions. Nothing artifical about NASDA - real world work! SchaSam, the first NASDA club in the state of Washington, hosts numerous NASDA trials a year either at the Farm, our new field location “the Feld” or at another venue. Sam teaches private lessons throughout the week at either the Farm (urban classes in Urban Locating (rats) or Lost Item Recovery and at The Feld for Trailing & Locating, Trailing Brace or Shed. Cost is $30 for a 30 minute session. Use the contact page to set up a lesson.
Agility Private or Group Lessons - New through Competition Level
New to the sport and want to learn how to play with your dog? Competing in agility and want to improve your teamwork and skills? Found a gap in your training you want to close? Ready to work some big distance? Sam Lietz is available for private lessons at SchaSam Farm. Sam has 13 years of NADAC agility with three of her dogs in the NADAC Hall of Fame and with 55 NADAC Agility Team Championships (NATCHS). Two of her dogs have been on the podium (2nd or 3rd place) in NADAC Championships in Illinois, Ohio, and Wyoming (2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022). She will work with you on anything from the basics to the advanced competition and distance. She is the only certified NADAC trainer in the state of Washington. $20 for a 30 minute session. Most lessons are private (one handler/dog team) but if you want to work with another team or teams, we can do that too ($20 per team for the hour). Contact Sam via the CONTACT page of this website or just email SchaSamFarm@yahoo.com to arrange a lesson time that works with your schedule..
Barn Hunt Private Lessons
For year round private lessons or practices, please use the contact page to link up schedules for a session with Sam Lietz. Sam has been participating in Barn Hunt since 2015 with multiple dogs at Master level and two youngsters - terriers and border collies. From introduction to master she can help you work through issues or learn more about the sport. The cost for private lessons is $30 for a 30 minute private lesson, or three practice runs or one “intro to barn hunt” session. Payable via cash, check (SchaSam Farm) or paypal (SchaSamFarm@yahoo.com) - if using PayPal please include the 4% paypal fee in your payment. Payment due at time of training.
Barn Hunt Group Lessons
For group lessons or practices, please use sign up genius (found at the link below) to sign up for a specific time/date. From November until spring, Barb Krause teaches at the Farm on Wednesday (10-3pm) and in the late spring, summer and fall months Barb teaches here on Mondays (9am to 3pm) and Wednesdays (10am -3pm). Barb can take your team from “never smelled a rat” to getting ready for Barn Hunt Association National Championships. Barb’s August, Sept & October signup is provided here. The cost for each group lesson is $35. Payable via cash, check (SchaSam Farm) or paypal for $37 to pay for the PayPal business fee (use paypal address of SchaSamFarm@yahoo.com). Payment due at time of training.
NO TRAINING WITH SAM - NADAC CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!!
Sam, Bling and Mertz will be competing in the NADAC Agility Championships in Gillette Wyoming during this time. Students are welcome to come to the Farm and practice on the courses set.
PLANNING North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) trials
NASDA trials at the new SchaSam property - SchaSam Feld (23261 Odessa Drive, Mt Vernon) Saturday & Sunday October 19/20 24, Hoping to have two new judges. We will be working out the classes to be offered but at least from Puppy Aptitude through Level 3. Field classes along with LI and UL will be offered. We hope to have a professional photographer out to capture our successess and laughter! Bring your chair and enjoy socializing with our dog community around the firepit. Come and join us for a weekend of “finding things” up on the hill side of SchaSam Feld. We will be using Secreterrier as our entry/scoring system. Premium will be posted here when approved by NASDA.
AKC Farm Dog Certification - Open for entry
AKC Farm Dog Certification trials for November have been approved by AKC. If you have a qualifying run in both trials (under two separate judges), you can gain your AKC Title. Can you and your dog successfully navigate through typical farm sounds, sights , and critters? Ten stations must be negotiated on loose leash - examples include politely going through gates, dealing with farm noises, walking around farm related obstacles, ignoring another dog walking by, getting up on straw bales and submitting to a little grooming session by the dog’s handler are all parts of the actual certification. We have two local judges, Tonya Hirtzel and Lisa Ford. Premium posted here.
PLANNING - UKI Shed at the Feld
UKI Shed trials are planned to be held at the Feld (23261 Odessa Drive Mt Vernon).
December - Freezing for a Reason - NADAC AGILTY TRIAL
What is the reason? To play with our dogs, connect with our dog community, provide some Christmas joy for local children and enjoy some crisp PNW weather INDOORS! SAG will be hosting a 2 day NADAC agility competition at Fun Fur Paws in Mount Vernon WA. This event will see all NADAC courses EXCEPT Tunnelers. Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater for a prize. Join in our caroling contest during walk throughs! Our designated charity to receive $$ from our ribbon buy back program, our challenges, raffle baskets and silent auction items is Central Oregon Rescue & Rehome (CORR). CORR is run by the founder of NADAC, Sharon Nelson. Judge Kari Hammargren from Graham WA will be bringing us fun courses! We hope to have a SAG club end of year meeting and potluck at the SAG Barn on Odessa Drive (just follow Starbird up the hill) Saturday night with end of year gag gifts and discussion of the 2025 trials. We will also be accepting new, unwrapped toy donations for our local chapter of Toys for Tots. Bring a toy and get a certificate for $$ off your next SAG agility entry!
Barn Hunt Association Trials
Barn Hunt Association sanctioned trials planned for Friday - Sunday, May 2-4. Trial Chair Heather Haynes and judges TBD. Dogs must be registered with Barn Hunt Association to participate.. If you don’t want to compete but want to learn more about this exciting sport, come on out and VOLUNTEER - a great way to learn first hand!. The premium (entry form) will be available here and on the Barn Hunt Association website when approved.
JUNE NADAC AGILTY TRIAL
SAG will host a 2.5 day NADAC agility competition at SchaSam Farm in Stanwood WA. Jim Nalley from Minnesota has graciously agreed to judge this craziness! Our charity for this trial (ribbon buy back program) is to support NADAC judge Chelle Schumann as she fights against cancer. Come join us to celebrate this weekend with a potluck on the back porch, with plenty of adult beverages and silly yard games (ladder golf, tic/tac/toe, axe throwing - you name it, we play it). Saturday we will dedicate a run to all those pirates out there (run the course without physically walking it) and invite you to run IN COSTUME for our Spooktacular Summer! Premium is posted here.
Barn Hunt Association Trials
Barn Hunt Association sanctioned trials will be held Friday - Sunday, July 11-13. The Trial Chair is Heather Haynes and judges are TBD. Dogs must be registered with Barn Hunt Association to participate.. If you don’t want to compete but want to learn more about this exciting sport, come on out and VOLUNTEER - a great way to learn first hand!. The premium (entry form) will be posted here and on the Barn Hunt Association website when available.
Barn Hunt Association Trials
Barn Hunt Association sanctioned trials in planning for Friday - Sunday, August 15-17. Trial Chair Heather Haynes with judges TBD. Dogs must be registered with Barn Hunt Association to participate.. If you don’t want to compete but want to learn more about this exciting sport, come on out and VOLUNTEER - a great way to learn first hand!. The premium (entry form) will be posted here and on the Barn Hunt Association website when approved.
PLANNING - AUGUST NADAC AGILTY TRIAL -
SAG will host a 2.5 day NADAC agility competition at SchaSam Farm in Stanwood WA. This event will see all NADAC courses INCLUDING tunnelers. Our judge and we will have a designated charity for this trial’s ribbon buy back program. Come join us to celebrate this weekend with a potluck on the back porch, with plenty of adult beverages and silly games. August is usually our Puppy Pool Party so dust off the squirt guns and water balloons and floaties and come join the fun! Premium will be posted here and on the NADAC website when approved.
September - NADAC Santa in September Agility Trial - Toys for Tots NADAC Fund Raiser
The SAG sponsored 4th annual Toys for Tots Fund Raiser NADAC agility trial calendar date has been approved by NADAC and is found at this link for entry. In addition to the normal NADAC trial (2.5 days) we will be playing silly games (leash throwing, weave pole dancing, Santa sack race, puppy kissing contest) between classes, holding silent auctions and raffles to raise money for our local children through the Marine Corps Toys For Tots program. In 2023 our amazing competitors, NADAC corporate, judges and local folks helped up raise over $11K during this trial which went to the program BEFORE the holiday season so toys could be purchased and we gathered up four bins of new unwrapped toys which were then taken to our local T4T distribution center after our December trial. We hope to see you at the grass agility field at SchaSam Farm in Stanwood for this great “tis the season” celebration of giving. Trial runs Friday midday to Sunday completion. We hope to have a professional photographer to help you document your accomplishments andn get a holiday portrait done. New unwrapped toys will be collected to add to our stash that will be donated to our local Toys for Tots chapter (in Everett) after our December NADAC trial. Multiple judges will be assisting and as of August - Patti Cavin, Pam Kaye, and Traci Bruchok have signed on to help us celebrate!
North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) trials- Opened 15 July. Saturday Trials FULL.
NASDA trials at the new SchaSam property - SchaSam Feld (23261 Odessa Drive, Mt Vernon) Saturday & Sunday August 17/18 2024, Niki G from Livermore California is our judge for these trials. This will be a field trial offering Trailing &U Locating, Trailing Brace and Shed Dog from Puppy Aptitude through Level 3. Bring your chair and enjoy socializing with our dog community around the firepit. Come and join us for a weekend of “finding things” up on the hill side of SchaSam Feld. Premium posted here with opening date of 15 July. Saturday trials are full, a wait list will be established. Sunday has runs available.
Dog 4H Fun Day at SchaSam Farm
SchaSam Farm and students will host local dog 4H teams for a fun day at the Farm. All SchaSam students are welcome to come out and help teach the kids about learning with their dogs. We hope to have fun from about 10-2.
1) Agility - we will have a course set up to run in the competition agility field. - this will be a qualifying run for State Fair.
2) North American Sport Dog Urban Locating - We will provide several Urban Locating hides (rats in box) for dogs to find in the big barn.
3) While waiting to take your turn in the barn for NASDA or the course for agility, there will be an AKC Farm Dog course set up in the common area by the barn with self-explanatory signs so you can practice your dog's Farm Dog skills such as going through a gate, walking over unusual surfaces, waiting quietly while handler "feeds" the stock (goats/sheep), climbing on a straw bale, standing nicely for grooming and walking on loose leash around numerous farm implements.
North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) trials
NASDA trials at the new SchaSam property - SchaSam Feld (23261 Odessa Drive, Mt Vernon) Saturday & Sunday July 27/28 2024, Puppy Aptitude through Level 3 in TL, TB, SD, UL and LI. Judges will be Callie Kiehl & Mary Shaver. We hope to have Cynthia Kelly of Campfire Photog out to capture our successess and laughter! Bring your chair and enjoy socializing with our dog community around the firepit. Come and join us for a weekend of “finding things” up on the hill side of SchaSam Feld. The premium is posted here with opening date of 23 June 2024.
JULY NADAC Patriotic Puppy agility trial
SAG will host a 2.5 day NADAC agility competition at SchaSam Farm in Stanwood WA. This event will see all NADAC courses INCLUDING tunnelers. Judge Keri Daun from Alberta Canada. Please come wearing your best red, white and blue while we pay tribute to our military. Our designated charityi for this trial’s Ribbon Buy Back program is Salmon for Soldiers (free fishing trip out of Everett for soldiers and veterans). Come join us to celebrate this weekend with a potluck on the back porch, with plenty of adult beverages and silly games. Can you think of a good idea for some craziness which could include an Army cassion, an Air Force jet, a Navy ship, and a Marine “jarhead”? Premium posted here with opening date of 1 June.
Keri Daun Workshops & Private Lessons
Keri is back for two workshops ( 29-30 June for teams who have competed in agility, and 1 July for teams who are new to the sport and need some foundation work) and private lessons 2-4 July between 9am and 5pm. Clinics will be held at the Farm on a grass surface with NADAC equipment. Well behaved dogs may crate on the field, others in their vehicle. A coffee/pastry bar in the morning and casual lunch will be provided for all clinic participants. A non-refundable deposit is due by 25 June to reserve your working spot for the two day clinic (total cost $275). The one day clinic on 1 July is $140 payable at time of clinic. Both clinics are limited to 8 teams. Cost for auditing (no dog) is $50 a day.
Take advantage of this opportunity to work with Keri to gain her insights into your timing and handling at whatever distance you are aspiring or at whatever level you are working. Keri’s teaching style is uniquely focused on each individual team, offering precise and clear=sighted direction. Training sessions with Keri are always tailored to your specific goals. Bring your goals/issues to the clinic so she can focus on thosse. Every agility sequence Keri sets is designed to help you build a deeper connection with your dog, improve your timing and handling skills and create a strong, well connected and confident team.
Contact Sam for more info: SchaSamFarm@yahoo.com. Flyer with more information is attached here.
Stopping to Smell the Roses -NO TRAINING WITH SAM/NO agility field use (except for Keri Daun Workshops)
There will be no training with Sam at the Farm from Friday 28 June through Monday 1 July as she attends the Keri Daun workshop (Sat/Sun) and attends a friend’s memorial service. She expects to be back for training on Tuesday 2 July. Keri Daun will be at the Farm doing workshops and lessons during that time so the agility field is reserved for her use. No VTs or practice times available.
May 17-19 - NADAC AGILTY TRIAL - FULL FRIDAY, runs available Saturday & Sunday
What the Duck??? Time to say goodbye to the mud and muck and welcome the glorious SPRING weather with an OUTDOOR trial on green, green grass, play with our dogs, and connect with our dog community for a back yard potluck on Saturday night. SAG will be hosting this 2 1/2 day NADAC agility competition at SchaSam Farm in Stanwood. This event will see all NADAC courses including Tunnelers. We will also be hosting our annual doggie yard sale with all proceeds going to the Humane Society of Jefferson County. If you have any dog related or heck, just fun stuff to donate, bring it to the trial or drop it off at the Farm before the trial. Judge Patti Cavin of Puyallup WA will be providing our courses. Premium is posted here and this trial is open for entry except for FRIDAY - FULL !
North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) trials - Opening 1 April 2024
NASDA trials at the new SchaSam property - SchaSam Feld (23261 Odessa Drive, Mt Vernon) Saturday & Sunday May 4-5 2024, We will be doing levels from Puppy Aptitude through Level 3 in Trailing & Locating, TL Brace and Shed Dog . Callie Kiehl from Monroe WA and Niki Ghofranian from Livermore CA are our judges. We hope to have Cynthia Kelly of Campfire Photog out to capture our successess and laughter! Bring your chair and enjoy socializing with our dog community around the firepit. Come and join us for a weekend of “finding things” up on the hill side of SchaSam Feld. Premium is found here with opening date of 1 April.
Stopping to Smell the Roses -NO TRAINING WITH SAM
There will be no training with Sam at the Farm from Sunday April 14 through Sunday April 21 as she attends a funeral at the Arlington National Cemetary in Washington DC. If you are taking agility lessons or are a SAG member, you may use the field for VTs or practice from the 14th through the 17th. Please text Sam to know you will be using the field to deconflict use. With the Barn Hunt competition set up and competition - NO VTS OR AGILITY PRACTICE on the field 18-21 APRIL.
AKC Farm Dog Certification - open for entry
AKC Farm Dog Certification trials for April have been approved by AKC. If you have a qualifying run in both trials, you can gain your AKC Title. Can you and your dog successfully navigate through typical farm sounds, sights , and critters? Ten stations must be negotiated on loose leash - examples include politely going through gates, dealing with farm noises, walking around farm related obstacles, ignoring another dog walking by, getting up on straw bales and submitting to a little grooming session by the dog’s handler are all parts of the actual certification. Judges are (am) L:izzy Buller of Stanwood and (pm) Melissa Thompson of Vancouver WA. Premium has been approved and is posted here and is open for entry.
March 16-17 - NADAC AGILTY TRIAL - Open for entry
Approved by NADAC - come celebrate St Patrick’s Day “Wearing of the Green” and support our designated charity of the Kidney Foundation (who’s color is also green!!!) through our ribbon buy back program. Time to welcome the mud season, play with our dogs, and connect with our dog community after a long winter and enjoy some PNW weather INDOORS! SAG will be hosting a 2 day NADAC agility competition at Fun Fur Paws in Mount Vernon WA. This event will see all NADAC courses EXCEPT Tunnelers. And with the GREEN theme, got extra veggie or flower starts to share? Bring them along to give away or trade or make a donation to our designated charity. Our able Judge will be Pam Kaye of Sequim WA. Trial opens for entry on 1 February. Premium is posted here.
North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) trials TRIAL FULL - Wait List Started
NASDA trials at the new SchaSam property - SchaSam Feld (23261 Odessa Drive, Mt Vernon) Saturday & Sunday March 2-3 2024 is FULL - we have started a wait list for both days. We will be doing levels from Puppy Aptitude through Level 3 in Trailing & Locating, TL Brace and Shed Dog and will hold MCH for Shed Dog. Jessica Clough and Mary Shaver have agreed to be our judges with Callie Kiehl as back up judge. Cynthia Kelly of Campfire Photog will be out capturing our successess and laughter! We hope to host a pot luck for all competitors at the property carport. Bring your chair and enjoy socializing with our dog community. Come and join us for a weekend of “finding things” up on the hill side of SchaSam Feld. Premium is found here. UPDATE: Trial is full as of 25 January 2024 with a wait list started.
North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) Off Leash Skills Workshop (Afternoon session)
Sign Up Genius for Jessica Clough Workshop on NASDA Off Leash skills appropriate for new and experienced teams. This is the sign up for the afternoon session to be held at SchaSam Feld - 23261 Odessa Drive, Mt Vernon on Friday 1 March. A full description is included in the Sign Up. Sign Up Genius found here. SchaSam NASDA Sports: NASDA Workshop Off Leash Skills (signupgenius.com)
North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) Handling Workshop (morning session)
Sign Up Genius for Jessica Clough Workshop on NASDA Handling appropriate for new and experienced teams. This is the sign up for the morning session to be held at SchaSam Feld - 23261 Odessa Drive, Mt Vernon on Friday 1 March. A full description is included in the Sign Up. SchaSam NASDA Sports: NASDA Jessica Clough Workshop (signupgenius.com)
SAG MEMBERS ONLY: Fun Day/VTs at Le Phantom Farm
This event is for members of the SchaSam Agility Group (SAG) NADAC club. 10am load up at SchaSam Farm with equipment unload at Le Phantom about 1100. We will play until we are tired of laughing and running our dogs! Jumpers course VTs wll be set for your recording pleasure at a dirt arena (indoor) at Le Phantom Farm in Stanwood. You don’t have to video tape your run - practice, play, and socialize! Beautiful setting on top of the hill abuting the Pilchuck Tree Farm. Bring finger foods to share and your adult beverage. SAG will provide coffee, tea, hot cocoa and flavored water and maybe some surprizes throughout the day. Well behaved dogs may be crated in the arena. Indoor bathroom, meeting room for our use. We will use a quick meeting to discuss March NADAC trial and other future events. The theme is Mardi Gras - so wear your purple, gold and green and get ready to find the baby in the King Cake!
Puppy Engagement and Future Sports Stars
Puppy Engagement & Future Sports Stars class series starting 7 February. Sam Lietz will be teaching our next series of Puppy Engagement & Future Sports Stars in February Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 7:30pm. This class is made up of four 1 hour classes for $120 per pup, with payment due at the first session. Sam limits her class size to five or 6 puppies so everyone gets enough individualized attention for their pup along with the best benefits from environmental distractions.
Our next courses will be held WEDNESDAY February 7 and end when we can get four sessions in (we are flexible and try to work around our busy students’ schedules). Another class is planned for the summer so if you can’t get into the running, please let Sam know you would be interested in a future session.
In this class we will work on engagement skills with distractions, and begin to build a solid foundation for a wide variety of sports including agility, barn hunt, treibball and nose work. This class is NOT going to focus on agility obstacles as we do not believe puppies should be on equipment before their bodies and minds are allowed to mature.
Main skills we will work on include:
1) Engagement games to build focus and connection
2) paw awareness/hind end awareness (aimed at contact behavior)
3) start line/sit stay foundations (impulse control, focus)
4) Play foundations (rewards and connection)
5) Sport manner basics (and what is expected in trial environments)
As a fun bonus we will do an introduction/play a fun game from several main dog sports throughout this series as well! All four of these sports are taught at SchaSam Farm - agility, barn hunt, real world nose work and treibball.
If you are seriously interested/ready to sign up please let Sam know by emailing at SchaSamFarm@yahoo.com for more information or to be put on the list for a future class session.
Dog 4H Fun Day at Evergreen Fairgrounds Monroe
Planning mode with the 4H leaders but we will be helping with 4H agility at the 4H dog program’s Fun Day at the Evergreen Fairgrounds in Monroe. All SchaSam students are welcome to come out and help teach the kids about learning with their dogs.
SAG MEMBERS ONLY: Fun Day/VTs at Le Phantom Farm
This event is for members of the SchaSam Agility Group (SAG) NADAC club. 10am load up at SchaSam Farm with equipment unload about 1100. We will play until we are tired of laughing and running our dogs! This is a throw back to our "hoopers circle of death” days. Let’s play a little distance and enjoy pushing the envelope with our dogs. This is a dirt arena (indoor) at Le Phantom Farm in Stanwood. You don’t have to even run your dog - just come and socialize with the club! Beautiful setting on top of the hill abuting the Pilchuck Tree Farm. Bring finger foods to share and your adult beverage. SAG will provide coffee, tea, hot cocoa and flavored water and maybe some surprizes throughout the day. Well behaved dogs may be crated in the arena. Indoor bathroom, meeting room for our use. We will use a quick meeting to discuss March NADAC trial and other future events. Our theme is “Luau at Lucy’s” so dust off your grass skirt, hang a lei around your neck and adjust those coconut bras!
Stopping to Smell the Roses -NO TRAINING WITH SAM- Field Open for VTs/practice ONLY
There will be no training with Sam at the Farm from Friday 15 December through Sunday 7 January 2024. If you are taking agility lessons or are a SAG member, you may use the field for VTs or practice. Please text Sam to know you will be using the field to deconflict use.
December - Freezing for a Reason - NADAC AGILTY TRIAL
What is the reason? To play with our dogs, connect with our dog community, provide some Christmas joy for local children and enjoy some crisp PNW weather INDOORS! SAG will be hosting a 2 day NADAC agility competition at Fun Fur Paws in Mount Vernon WA. This event will see all NADAC courses EXCEPT Tunnelers. Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater for a prize. Join in our caroling contest during walk throughs! Judge Traci Bruchok from Redmond OR. We hope to have a SAG club end of year meeting and potluck in the arena Saturday night with end of year gag gifts and discussion of the 2024 trials. We will also be accepting new, unwrapped toy donations for our local chapter of Toys for Tots. Bring a toy and get a certificate for $$ off your next SAG agility entry!
Barn Hunt Association Trials - 11-13 August
Barn Hunt Association sanctioned trials have been approved for Friday - Sunday, 11 -13 August under Trial Chair Susan Cole and judges Dix Dixon and Laurie McGivern. Dogs must be registered with Barn Hunt Association to participate.. If you don’t want to compete but want to learn more about this exciting sport, come on out and VOLUNTEER - a great way to learn first hand!. The premium (entry form) is posted here with opening date of 11 June 2023.
Rally Virtual Course at the Silvana Fair
Point of Contact for more Information: lynnpattison@gmail.com
MESSAGE:
Hi, I'm the dog show superintendent at the Silvana Fair, which is a week from Saturday (July 29th). We will have a Rally Virtual course set up, people can sign up and film their own run and submit it to AKC for judging, or just do the course for practice. It's FREE!!! I have entries set to close Sunday night, but I will extend it a few day if I have space available. Meanwhile, you can look at silvanafair.com to read more. This should be the SignUpGenius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c44acab29abfe3-2023#/
Thank you, hope to see some of your students there. - Lynn Pattison
Keri Daun Workshops & Private Lessons
Keri is back for two workshops (1-2 July for teams who have competed in agility, and 3 July for teams who are new to the sport and need some foundation work) and private lessons 4-6 July between 9am and 5pm. Clinics will be held at the Farm on a grass surface with NADAC equipment. Well behaved dogs may crate on the field, others in their vehicle. A coffee/pastry bar in the morning and casual lunch will be provided for all clinic participants. A non-refundable deposit is due by 25 June to reserve your working spot for the two day clinic (total cost $275). The one day clinic on 3 July is $140 payable at time of clinic. Both clinics are limited to 8 teams. Cost for auditing (no dog) is $50 a day.
Take advantage of this opportunity to work with Keri to gain her insights into your timing and handling at whatever distance you are aspiring or at whatever level you are working. Keri’s teaching style is uniquely focused on each individual team, offering precise and clear=sighted direction. Training sessions with Keri are always tailored to your specific goals. Bring your goals/issues to the clinic so she can focus on thosse. Every agility sequence Keri sets is designed to help you build a deeper connection with your dog, improve your timing and handling skills and create a strong, well connected and confident team.
Contact Sam for more info: SchaSamFarm@yahoo.com.
Stopping to Smell the Roses -NO TRAINING WITH SAM - Field Open for VTs/practice ONLY
Sam will not be available for training at the Farm from Wednesday afternoon (21 June) to Tuesday night (27 June) for a SchaSam Agility Group road trip to compete in the Flint Creek Flyers NADAC trial in Hall Montana. If you are taking agility lessons or are a SAG member, you may use the field for VTs or for practice.
Barn Hunt Association Trial - 9-11 June
Barn Hunt Association sanctioned trials have been approved for Friday - Sunday, 9-11 June under Trial Chair Susan Cole and judges Dix Dixon and Scott Andersen. Dogs must be registered with Barn Hunt Association to participate.. If you don’t want to compete but want to learn more about this exciting sport, come on out and VOLUNTEER - a great way to learn first hand!. The premium (entry form) is posted here. Opening date for entries is 8 April.
Stopping to Smell the Roses -NO TRAINING with SAM - Field Open for VTs/practice ONLY
Sam will not be training at the Farm from Memorial Day (Monday) through Tuesday. If you are taking agility lessons or are a SAG member, you may use the field for VTs or practice after coordination for day/time with Sam (SchaSamFarm@yahoo.com).
North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) trials (No TL)
NASDA trials at SchaSam Farm Saturday & Sunday May 27 & 28 have been approved by NASDA. We will be doing Levels 1-3 in both UL and LI and levels 1 & 2 in Shed Dog throughout the weekend. Judges Donna Morgan Murray and Mary Shaver with backup from Callie Kiehl have graciously accepted this assignment. Trials are open for entry as of 25 April . Click here for premium.
4-H Dog Caper Day at Evergreen State Fairgrounds
SchaSam Farm students and SAG members are invited to assist with the 4-H Dog Caper day to be held at the Evergreen Fairgrounds in Monroe WA the afternoon of 13 May. We will demonstrate several of the dog sports taught at SchaSam Farm - agility, treibball, NASDA and trick dog, then rotate groups of kid/dog teams through the four stations to learn some of the basics of each sport. Agility will work on basic ground obstacle behavior (jump, barrel, tunnel, hoop and maybe weaves with gates). Treibball will work on go to mat/spot, push a rolled up yoga mat to get to a treat, and push a ball off a dish to get to a treat. NASDA will introduce dogs to a rat in a quarry box, find a lot article, and find a shed antler. Trick Dog will work on several basic tricks from the AKC trick dog listing (Novice). Goal is to provide more opportunities for kids to interact with their dogs and have fun doing it!
AKC Farm Dog Certification
AKC has granted permission to host two AKC Farm Dog Certification trials with two judges (you need two qualifying runs under separate judges to gain your AKC title of Farm Dog) on 7 May. Can you and your dog successfully navigate through typical farm sounds, sights and critters? Ten stations must be negotiated on loose leash - examples include politely going through gates, dealing with farm noises, walking around farm related obstacles, ignoring another dog walking by, getting up on straw bales and submitting to a little grooming session by the dog’s handler are all parts of the actual certification. Judges will be Sam Lietz and Lizzy Buller. One will the judge the morning and the other the afternoon certification trial - so you can gain the two Q’s needed for the title. Premium has been approved and is posted here. This certification is open for entry.