That's it! Time to show off what you've learned in the class! Please post your graduation videos here. Also, let me know which one of the training videos you would like to get as your graduation gift and I'll send you a download link! Congratulations to all the graduates and I hope to see you in another class!
Puppy January Graduation
Xtreme Foundations and Running Contacts classes are now both open for registration – starting soon!!! |
 Silvia Trkman is known for bringing every dog, from her first dog on, to the very top of the sport. Her dogs are known for great speed, tight turns, running contacts and long and injury-free careers. Silvia is in agility since 1992 and is– 3x World Champion (with two different dogs)
– 5x European Open winner, with 4 different dogs (Lo, La, Bu, Le)!!!
– National Championships podium and World Team member with every dog she’s ever had – National Champion for 22-times (with 5 different dogs of 3 different breeds) – World Team member for 19-times (mostly with at least two dogs at the time – sometimes four 🙂 ) |
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Hi everbody, i was not a Great “Video Poster” but i learned so much from you all, and especially from Sylvia. Trank you very much. Also i enjoyed Looking all your graduation Videos! Really wow!
I’ve got two questions: how long can we Post our Videos? And can i show two dogs (i’ ve learned a Lot of Tricks, but Not both of my dogs learned Every Trick). Maybe you can’t See when ist is an other dog (they are really Good Double)!
There is no time limitation for graduation videos. And yes, you can include more dogs 🙂
Oh cool, thanks, it will come soon!
Hello!!!
Here is Camber’s grad video.
.i still need to find a skateboard to barrow! oh well.
I will keep working for that one and perfecting these.
we had great fun and are in your foundations class!
I just got a tripod, so i will be a better video-er.
i would love to have your tricks for better conditioning and strength, if possible.
Thank you so much,
Heather
Camber is doing great! Superman to banana is just too cute! 🙂 Video sent -- see you in Foundations!!!
Hi Silvia!
Our video is about more where we are at than what we can do!
When Biji started this class she was even afraid of the tunnel. Now she charges through it! She has gained so much confidence and has found out how fun it is to learn new things! And I have learned that I can train my dog. Shaping is such an excellent method of making both the dog and trainer think!
We will be taking our new skills to other projects
-- Stays with distraction and recalls will be used in Field training
-- Positioning, body awareness and heeling will help us in our Obedience training. And of course we can use it all when we start Agility :))
We will be redoing the course so we can fine tune our tricks! Feel like I just scratched the surface of all this information!
And the video we would like is “Heeling”
Cheers, Susan and Biji
I’m so excited for you that Biji has more confidence and has discovered the joys of learning. It’s hard when they are fearful. Good luck with her continued training.
It’s taken me so long to finally get my graduation video finished. I had some computer issues and ‘life stresses’ that sucked the life out of me for a bit. But, we’re back! Fi and I still have to work on some of these tricks but we’re on our way and there is no rush. We enjoyed the class as usual! 🙂
Sylvia, you are certainly a great trainer but great trainers aren’t always great teachers who can inspire others to go beyond their limits. You are a great teacher as well. I think you should share your dog’s name because you are “Simply the best!”.
Thank you for all your help! In time will be try your Handling II class but I have some skills to work on first. I have all your DVDs but would like to have another of the Running contacts, please.
That should be Silvia…you’d think I wouldn’t make that mistake after so many classes!! 🙂
Thanks 🙂 -- It’s easy with such great students!!! And wow, Fi sure mastered many tricks!!! It makes it all even more impressive because of her size -- she sure doesn’t let it stop her! What a great figure 8 backwards and side legs already!
No new DVDs planned for now, so I’m sending another RC video and you can send it to a friend…
Thanks! I wanted to send it to Fi’s breeder so she can see her puppy working hard (and flying off) on the DVD! 🙂
That was delightful! I love Dobes and you can see the special relationship you share in this video. Well done!!
Thank you Kismetrats! She sure is a fun girl to have in my life. 🙂
Hi everyone,
I just want to say thank you so much for this really fun class Silvia. It made me fall in love with training my dogs all over again. I had used primarily luring and targeting before this class and had never shaped behaviours like this. I love it!! 🙂
I tried to use a variety of old and new clips so much of this you will have seen before but I hope you enjoy it. You will notice that Nibbler wags his tail the entire way through it. Look out for his cool black & white skateboard that my Father-in-Law handmade for him -- it’s only 30cm long!
Thank you also to my classmates for your videos that taught me so much. I’m loving your graduation videos too. 🙂 Nibbler and I will continue to work on these tricks to get them all properly on cue and I am planning to join Foundations in October. Hopefully I may see some of you there…
I would like the Heeling DVD as Nibbler’s Graduation gift,you are very generous. Thanks so much, we’ll be back. 🙂
Awww -- that was just too cute!!! And really well mastered tricks -- look at that heeling! Too funny what a long way it is for him from one side to another 🙂 And what a cool skateboard! Can I put the video also on a website for others to see -- it’s just too cute not to share smart little Nibbler and his wagging tail!
You are Nibbler are great! Very Very Very good! 🙂
Thank you Penny. 🙂 That’s so lovely of you to say that. I think I’ve been lucky that Nibbler is a smart little dog.
OMG !!! can cute get any cuter than that!!
Congratulations Karen, what an amazing job you have done!!
Thanks Stacy! He is certainly very cute and I’ve been so surprised that he has picked so many tricks up so well. There are still a few that are a work in progress. ;p How are you coming along with Zoe’s Graduation Video? I can’t wait to see it, she’s an awesome dog. 🙂
Eeeee, squish! This is fantastic, I watched it twice;)
Thanks so much Tammy, that’s a huge compliment. 🙂 He is a cute little fellow and yes, the baby skateboard is hilarious. Thank goodness for Father-in-laws that are handy!
Too cute Nibbler. Very nice work!
Thank you Mona. 🙂
Thank you for your kind comments. You can share Nibbler’s video wherever you’d like, I’m very proud of him. 🙂 He really loves the training and both of us have had so much fun. I was so surprised when my Father-in-law gave us the tiny skateboard, it was just perfect. Thanks again for everything. Nibbler sends you waggy-tailed Chihuahua cuddles.
Great, thank you! I’m sure he will bring a smile on a face of everybody seeing his video 🙂
Yes, that tiny skateboard killed me, I could barely contain myself. Really, just can’t get any cuter.
Here is Java’s graduation video. We didn’t learn all of the tricks yet but she is still 9 months so plenty of time 🙂 These tricks have given her so much confidence. Before, if I walked her into a classroom with strange people and dogs she would lose herself to barking in fear at everyone and everything that is scary. Two weeks ago she performed her repertoire inside a circle of people and dogs, the star demo dog who was able to hang out and watch the other students and dogs learn about clicker and shaping for the first time. She was relaxed and not worried or stressed by the environment.
Thank you Silvia -- what a great class, of course I am not going far -- I’ll see you in lesson 2 with Slice 😀
Ooh nearly forgot -- because this is Java’s class, I think Ready-Steady-Go would be the most appropriate graduation DVD for her 😀
What a huge accomplishment for Java to have so much more confidence, you must be very proud of her. Loved her side legs with the head tilt -- too cute. 🙂
Great job with all the tricks! Beautiful heeling, too funny side legs 🙂 and really cool sit up! And even better -- yay for more confidence!!! So happy to hear she is dealing with different environments so well now -- and it will only get better, I always forget how very young she still is! Looking forward to follow her progress in Foundations as well!
And yes, I hope to see more videos of Slice as well, I was sure missing her videos!
Zoe Graduation Video.
Thankyou so much Silvia for having the online puppy tricks class.
Zoe has been quite a challege and having these tricks to teach her has given us some great training together.
Yay Zoe! Lovely video, her stay with distraction was amazing and I love her Cik & Cap. She has a joyful enthusiasm about all of her work which is gorgeous. Great job!!
Very cool! Zoe looks all ready for some agility -- great foundations already! Loved the slams and skateboarding -- I think she will love that see-saw 🙂 Let me know which video you want for graduation!
Silvia,
Thank you for this wonderful journey. We still have work to do before our tricks are perfected, but you have made this so much fun for everyone. It’s been inspiring to watch classmates learn the tricks and the puppies grow more in each video. You have helped Libby and me with your creative solutions to our problems. :-) I will see you in Foundations class.
Libby says we need the Heeling DVD. Thank you for the generous gift.
Loved how precise and systematic she is with a bowl to bowl trick! 🙂 Impressive 4in as well and certainly a talent for skateboarding! Great job! Video sent -- see you in Foundations!
Thanks again!