Meet the dogs

zippy
Zippy is a 9 year old working sheepdog.  She is the only dog in the country to have won into KC Grades 2 and 3, UKA Novice Classes and competed in 2 National Finals whilst being handled from a  wheelchair.  Zippy is currently competing at KC Grade 4 and UKA Novice.

Videos:  Zippy Zips by remote control
                Zippy does distance handling
Photo courtesy of Carol Ann Johnson


BINKY
Binky is a 6 year old working sheepdog, with just a hint of spaniel. Winning one of her classes by a staggering 6 seconds, on her day she has the ability to make dog agility look deceptively easy, decrying the hours of training it actually takes. Binky is currently competing at KC Grade 3 and UKA Novice.

Videos:  Binky the Super Star
                Binky aka Kinky Boots


Boogie
Boogie is a 2 year old Border Collie.  She had her first competition in January 2011.  Boogie is learning all the same things as other agility dogs, then learning to do them all at a distance as well.

Boogie will be competing at KC Grade 3 and UKA Beginners.

Videos:  Boogie Early Training


sammy
Sammy is a 14 year old working sheepdog.  Philippas first agility dog, he had phenomenal object focus.  Malformed hip sockets lead to his early retirement, but not unitl Philippa had been well and truly bitten by the agility bug!


What Philippas fellow competitors say about her:

‘Inspirational.’  ‘F*****g awesome.’  ‘She brings a tear to my eye.’  ‘She’s my favourite competitor to watch … because of what she can do with her dogs’ and ‘she’s a natural motivator of her dogs’.  Philippa was somewhat taken aback the first time she was chased across a Show Ground to watch run.  She says she’s ‘just doing it differently’.


Training and Advice:

Having developed her own reward based distance handling methods Philippa is available as a guest trainer for 1-2-1 and/or group training.  She fine tunes her training to individual needs and can offer training plans to enable people to reach their own goals. 
 



She is also happy to share her experiences of finding a suitable, reliable wheelchair, adapting it for agility, sourcing her ‘techno van’, finding accessible training venues, practice fields, Show Grounds…..
 
Philippa is available for talks and demonstrations.
 
Contact:  philippa.armstrong@lineone.net / 01803 867074


Philippas 15 minutes of fame (to date):                                                             

2009   BBC Ouch Talk Show 45 ‘Vegetable, Vegetable, Vegetable’ Quiz
2008   BBC Video Nation (link) - Video Short
2007   your Dog Magazine - Feature
            Romolo (Italian Magazine) - Feature
            Crufts Radio - Feature
2006   Winner - 1st James Wellbeloved and the    Association of Pet Dog Trainers                     ‘Tails of Achievement’ Award
            Winner - Herald Express and Gemini FM Community Award ‘Outstanding                        Sportsmanship’
            Life Channel - Film Short
2005   ‘Starter of the Month’ - Agility Eye
2004   BBC Countryfile Video Diary (link) 
+ many Local TV, Radio and Newspaper features and interviews



cartoon by David Shenton   0208 985 9824 www.davidshenton.com 
First published in Devon Link Winter 2004


In 2005 Philippa organised the 1st ‘Best Overall Disabled Handler’ Trophy (in Open competition), at Supa dog Agility Show and Co-founded The Disabled Handlers Association.


LINKS
www.adaptacar.co.uk Offer an extensive range of tailor made vehicle adaptations and mobility aids
www.agilityclub.co.uk The UK’s largest KC registered agility club.
Publishers of the Agility Voice magazine.
www.agilityeye.co.uk The magazine for the agility enthusiast
www.agilitymovies.com Created by Amanda Brophy to assist handlers with their handling techniques
www.agilitynet.co.uk All the news and views from the birthplace of agility
www.agilityzone.co.uk The Agility Zone Magazine
www.apdt.co.uk The Association of Pet Dog Trainers
www.aquadogs.co.uk Aqua-Dogs Hydrotherapy Centre
www.bucklandagility.weebly.com
 Buckland Agility
www.devondogs.co.uk Devon Dogs agility 4 everyone
www.dogsrdogs.co.uk Dogs R Dogs In harmony with your pet
www.exeterdisabilitycentre.co.uk A family run mobility aids business
www.freewebs.com/lollysdogs Lolly Scott and Tigger’s (Boogies Daddy) website
www.smart-vanz.co.uk RC Developments Sporthomes
www.the-kennel-club.org.uk The Kennel Club
www.ukagility.com United Kingdom Agility for all dogs

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Contact

For more information, advice or to enquire about training: Email  or telephone 01803 867074