Sentences with phrase «team as the handler»

Agility for Fun: a human handler and dog function as a team as the handler directs the dog over hurdles, through tunnels, weave poles and a variety of contact obstacles that make up a course.

Not exact matches

Team Muss exhibited a balanced attack during the Regular Season with points coming from many different directions as they had several capable ball handlers and shooters.

With All - America Walt Hazzard on the team last year, Goodrich's skill as a ball handler was almost overlooked.

Former Super Eagles» coach, Samson Siasia, has warned the incumbent handler of the team, Stephen Keshi to watch out as there are traitors among his backroom staff who may work for his failure.

Former Super Eagles» coach, Samson Siasia, has warned the incumbent handler of the team, Stephen Keshi to watch out as there are traitors among his backroom...

«President Buhari urges members of the team and their handlers to remain focused and dedicated even as they prepare for greater glory to Nigeria at the forthcoming FIBA World Cup.

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Sticky tyres on huge wheels, ultra-wide tracks, zero overhangs and most mass located well inside the wheelbase make this car easy to set up as a neutral handler, and that's what Porritt and his team have done.

When the Crack Team goes to shows like CES, beyond blogging one of Adam's duties is to act as my official handler, making sure I stay on task and don't do anything too stupid (I get easily excited and distracted when there are so many people and so much tech excitement in one place).

Now, nearly 13 years later, Nichols, who serves as director of operations, works with about 30 teams of animals and handlers in training and certifying dogs, cats and other animals to conduct therapy work.

Whether the training class is held as a «group class» with multiple dog and handler teams or as a private one - on - one sessions with a trainer, the idea is the same — to teach the owner how to communicate effectively with their dog.

Alone with its handler or working as a brace or in a team.

A dog and handler team must take a short behavioral evaluation of less than half an hour; dogs who pass the evaluation earn the Canine Good Citizen certificate, which many people represent after the dog's name, abbreviating it as CGC; for example, «Fido, CGC».

Except for giving the handler clearance to begin the performance, the Judge gives no further orders or directions as the team continues throughout the performance with no breaks in the activity.

The handler can't see the obstacles along the way, so the guide dog must make its own decisions as to how to navigate the team's path.

A dog and handler moving as one on a heeling pattern, a dog running in with his dumbbell or article to present it to his handler, or the invisible lines of communication between the team, all of these magical things are what make up great teams.

Outstanding at agility, tracking and other pursuits where he is expected to think independently, yet will work as a team with its handler.

Team Testing (held three times per year, see calendar below): $ 15 per team (handler + dog team — couples must each pass as handTeam Testing (held three times per year, see calendar below): $ 15 per team (handler + dog team — couples must each pass as handteam (handler + dog team — couples must each pass as handteam — couples must each pass as handler)

This canine relay race features teams of four dogs and four handlers competing head to head with other teams to complete the flyball course in as little time as possible, says Williams.

«We want the handlers to be able to get the dogs to do certain things, but I also want to see the kid and the dog work as a team,» said Isner, who has been judging obedience and rally competitions for years.

Her experience is varied and includes developing and implementing training programs for dog owners and veterinary professionals; working as a research assistant on several canine behavioral genetics projects at the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry; serving as editor for a scientific working group tasked with establishing consensus - based best practices for the use of canine / handler detection teams and setting standards for their certification; serving as the first editorial assistant for the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research; co-authoring more than 10 peer - reviewed publications and owning and operating a home - based editing business.

Company description: Pet Partners is the nation's largest and most prestigious nonprofit registering handlers of multiple species as volunteer teams providing animal - assisted interventions.

Mollie is so compassionate and a great cat handler, she's also been a huge help as we increased our cat volunteer team!

Dogs can compete as a team with other dogs and handlers or one - on - one with a handler.

Marty is a Vietnam Veteran who served as a Dog Handler on a Combat Tracker Team assigned to the 4th Infantry Division.

They entered eighth grade at Arkansas City Middle School as the first Handler / Service Dog Team.

In the United States, Pet Partners has experienced a surge of interest in people registering to be therapy animal team handlers as part of its core therapy animal program.

Some of these experiences included training police canines and their handlers in all aspects of canine work, training service dogs and their handlers to work as a team, evaluating and working through behavioral issues with family dogs, and instructing over 500 students through their graduation as professional dog trainers.

The usually unflappable Carson looked both bewildered and amused as he stood between two teams of dogs racing back and forth over hurdles, catching tennis balls from levered boxes they triggered with their paws and tearing back to their handlers.

Flyball can be described as a timed relay between two teams of dogs (4 - 6 dogs per team) that race against each other in parallel courses from a start line, over a series of four hurdles to a ball - dispensing box that releases tennis balls when dogs press the spring - loaded pad, and then return over the hurdles back to their handlers while carrying the balls.

THE DOG / HANDLER TEAMS ARE ENTERED IN A COMBINATION OF THE RIGHTS AS FOLLOWS:

As you watch the dog and handler teams compete, please understand that it takes a lot of training to get to the point of competition.

She also described the overall atmosphere of a flyball tournament as a «mélange of controlled chaos» due to the noise from dogs barking as they excitedly await their turn to run courses, handlers verbally encouraging their dogs, and spectators cheering on their favorite teams.

Help teams like llama Comet and handler Kaylee bring comfort to children as they undergo hospital treatments.

Dog and Handler teams navigate a course with numbered signs indicating different exercises to perform such as Sit - Down - Sit, Circles, Weaving Between Cones, Figure 8, Sending over Jumps and more.

Competition training at ABCANTRA is a simple process of teaching the dog and owner / handler to work together as a team.

Motivational methods will be used with an emphasis on building a solid foundation for each exercise to develop the confidence in the dog / handler as a team.

Lori and her previous dog Emmy worked as a therapy dog / handler team and trained in agility.

Airport K - 9 Piper and his canine handler Brian Edwards join Marcie and Lovey to talk about their important job as a K - 9 Wildlife Control Team at the Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Michigan.

Lori and her previous dog Emmy worked as therapy dog / handler team and trained in agility.

Dog obedience is practiced as a sporting activity that demonstrates a handler and dog's ability to work as a team.

Now, compare this to how the AKC (American Kennel Club) defines the ideal way a dog and handler should ideally look as a team:

Immediately following the attacks of 9/11, nearly 100 trained search dogs and their handlers — enlisted from 18 U.S. states — were deployed by FEMA to join the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center in New York and at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Alongside firemen and other teams sorting through the debris, the dogs worked tirelessly around the clock to locate survivors in the rubble — images of which deeply intrigued Dutch photographer Charlotte Dumas as the events unfolded in the news media.

The judge scores each exercise as the team moves briskly at a normal pace with the dog under control at the handler's left side.

The dog and handler team enter the ring, the judge tells the handler to begin and the dog and handler start the course and perform the exercises as specified by the numbered signs.

Most of the placements we make are children who are unable to independently handle a service dog, though they would benefit from the dog's tasks on a three - unit team, with a parent, guardian, or adult acting as the service dog handler.

Dark green qualifying ribbons (or rosettes) are awarded to all the qualifying dog - handler teams as well as first through fourth place ribbons or rosettes for the four highest scoring dogs.

Our dogs are placed on a 3 unit team with an adult as the dog's handler, not the child.

Because Autism Assistance dogs are always placed on a three unit team (handler, child, and service dog) three individuals are required to attend, though more are welcome as well.

Provides certification and training to dog and handler teams as well as continuing education regarding animal assisted therapy.