Rachel is a highly talented instructor and an inspirational and motivating coach. As an instructor she does a great job identifying the specific strengths and weaknesses of each handler/dog team and adjusts her teaching tools to give that targeted help. She works very well with different handling styles and different dog abilities. Dash and I have learned a great deal working with Rachel as she is always challenging us to continuously improve. She does a great job translating the training objectives into methods that work for us.
I have worked with Rachel as a coaching client for several years, and in addition to regular events Rachel has coached me through NADAC Championships and the USDAA Regionals to excellent results. More important than the results, she helped me set realistic goals and expectations for my young dog and for each event, designed preparation plans focused on necessary skills and strategies, and gave strong personal support during each day of competition. Rachel's superpower is her ability to motivate and inspire s always to try more, do more, and to enjoy the journey together along the way!
-Kim & Dash
"I took Rachel's Stimulus Control class online and really enjoyed it. My sheltie already had a decent understanding of different cues for different rewards, but we were able to fine tune these cues. It was all reward-based positive training with very clean transitions between exercises. Thanks to this, my sheltie was able to understand verbal discriminations better and be more successful with his cues in agility as well. Rachel's feedback was based on the videos submitted by participants and very detailed. I liked the class so much, that I also took the advanced class later on." -Anna Hinze
Just WOW!! Finley is my 4th agility dog and has been the easiest to train and I attribute so much of that to teaching with stimulus control! The clarity & consistency that stimulus control provides my dog, and myself, is beyond amazing. I am so glad I took this class! Rachel explains everything in a clear and concise manner. The lessons are easy to understand and the steps are very clear. I am amazed at the skills my young dog has after taking this class. Online classes can be daunting for some and Rachel's platform for providing information and feedback is very easy to navigate. I highly recommend this class for not just performance dogs, but all dogs. The lessons I have learned are invaluable! -Samantha Ferrie