Upcoming events & classes
Rat Scent Game Group Lessons
For group lessons or practices, please use sign up genius (found at the link below when published) to sign up for a specific time/date. Barb Krause teaches at the Farm on most week days and some evenings year round. Barb can take your team from “never smelled a rat” to getting ready for competitions. Barb’s signup through the end of January 2026 are available through this Sign Up Genius form for training at SchaSam Farm. Click on the underlined SignUpGenius above to pick your time/day!
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.
Barn Hunt Private Lessons
For year round private lessons or practices, please use the contact page to link up schedules for a session with Mandy or Sam or if you are familar with SignUp Genius, you may use it to sign up for a private lesson slot using this link to future lesson times/days. Mandy has been competing in Barn Hunt with her Russian Toy Terrier Milaya at the Master level and teaches most of the intro to Barn Hunt private lessons. Sam has been participating in Barn Hunt since 2014 with multiple dogs (three rat terriers and three border collies) at Senior and Master/RATCH level and has been teaching barn hunt since 2017 at SchaSam Farm. From introduction to master she can help you work through issues or learn more about the sport. The cost for private lessons is $35 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 the cost is $37 to cover the PayPal fee. Payment due at time of training.
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 during the month of December. If you are taking 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.
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 17 years of NADAC agility with three of her dogs in the NADAC Hall of Fame and with 55 NADAC Agility Team Championships (NATCHS). Four 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, 2022 and 2025). She will work with you on anything from foundation work & basics to advanced competition and distance. She is the only certified NADAC trainer in the state of Washington. Training is done on the SAG competition agility field; outdoors on a lit 100x100 foot field. We also do work in the big barn aisle in inclement weather. Contact Sam via the CONTACT page of this website or email SchaSamFarm@yahoo.com to arrange a lesson time that works with your schedule. Lessons are normally held Monday through Thursday as Sam and her dogs do a lot of weekend competitions or hosting of events. Our cost is $30 for a 30 minute session payable with cash, check or PayPal (if you use PayPal your cost is $33). Most lessons are private (one handler/dog team) but if you want to work with another team or teams, we can do that too ($30 per team for the hour).
March NADAC AGILTY TRIAL
Tired of the moping around in the wet weather? Come play indoors at the Fun Fur Paws arena in Mt Vernon with the SchaSam Agility Group (SAG). This event will see all NADAC courses EXCEPT Tunnelers. Our designated charity to receive $$ from our ribbon buy back program is the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association so come fishing for some Q’s. Judge is TBD but we know who ever it is, will bring us fun courses! We will have a potluck open to all competitors at the SAG Barn on Odessa Drive (just follow Starbird up the hill) Saturday night starting about an hour after the last run. Link to the Premium will be posted here when approved. This trial normally fills so be prepared to enter as soon as it opens.
Barn Hunt Association Trials
Barn Hunt Association sanctioned trials planned for Friday - Sunday, May 8-10. Trial Chair 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 available at this link when approved by the Barn Hunt Association. You will be able to enter using Secreterrier.com for a small fee.
MAY NADAC AGILTY TRIAL
SAG will host a 2.5 day NADAC agility competition at SchaSam Farm in Stanwood WA. Our judge is TBD. Our charity for this trial (ribbon buy back program) is to support the Flint Creek Flyers NADAC agility club of Hall Montana and we are also hosting a doggie yard sale for the Humane Society of Jefferson County. 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 Touch & Go course without physically walking it) Premium will be posted here when approved by NADAC.
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 10-3. We will be setting up various dog sport training areas to allow the 4H kids to learn more about dog sports. The sports could include:
1) Agility - a 4H level course will be set up to run in the competition agility field and we will give a demonstration of doing agility courses from a distance
2) Rally - a novice rally course set up in the common area
3) Barm Hunt - Introduce dogs/handlers to the sport of Barn Hunt
4) Herding Demonstration with sheep & goats
Lisa Schmitt Advanced Agility Workshop
Join SchaSam in welcoming Lisa Schmitt, NADAC Clinician, to the Farm for a two day agility workshop for advanced (already competing in agility) teams. This two day workshop will address any issues you identify prior to the workshop. Lisa has won NADAC Championships numerous times with numerous breeds of dogs. Lisa can help with BIG DISTANCE as well as basic skills. SAG members have first rights to attendance and a wait list will be started if necessary. Cost and other administrative details will be presented in the registration form in February. You can check out Lisa’s accomplishments at her website In The Zone.
Lisa Schmitt Beginner Agility Workshop - Working spots & Audit spots available
Join SchaSam in welcoming Lisa Schmitt, NADAC Clinician, to the Farm for a one day agility workshop for beginner agility teams. This workshop will address any issues you identify prior to the workshop as well as working on basic pathwork and cues. Lisa has won NADAC Championships numerous times with varying breeds of dogs. Lisa can help with anything you are facing as a team from physical limitations both human and dog (she has run a deaf dog at Champs with great success), puppy behavior, impulse control as well as mental skills. SAG members have first rights to attendance and a wait list will be started if necessary. We will open up this workshop for entry in March for working and audit spots. Cost and other administrative details will be included in the registration form which will be posted here. You can check out Lisa’s accomplishments at her website In The Zone.
Barn Hunt Association Trials - OPEN for ENTRY
Barn Hunt Association sanctioned trials will be held Friday - Sunday, June 26-28th. The Trial Chair and judges are TBD. If the trials do not fill, we will be accepting Day of Show entries. 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 when approved and on the Barn Hunt Association website .
JULY NADAC AGILTY TRIAL - SANTA IN THE SUMMER
SAG will host a 2.5 day NADAC agility competition at SchaSam Farm in Stanwood WA. Our judge is TBD. 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 Touch & Go course without physically walking it) Premium will be posted here when approved.
Barn Hunt Association Trials
Barn Hunt Association sanctioned trials for Friday - Sunday, July 31 - 2 August. Trial Chair 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 posted here when approved by BH Association and will also be available on the Barn Hunt Association website .
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 is Koralee Samaroden from Alberta Canada. Our designated charity for this trial’s ribbon buy back program is the Snohomish County Search and Rescue - with a theme of “Into the Wild”! Come join us to celebrate this weekend with a potluck on the back porch, with plenty of adult beverages and silly games. So dust off the squirt guns and water balloons and floaties and come join the fun! Premium will be posted here when approved by NADAC and will also be fouind on the NADAC website.
SEPTEMBER NADAC AGILTY TRIAL -TOYS FOR TOTS FUNDRAISER
SAG will host a 2.5 day NADAC agility competition at SchaSam Farm in Stanwood WA. We hope to have several judges come to donate their time and expertise to this trial as all profits will be donated to our local Toys for Tots Association in Everett WA. Come join us to celebrate this weekend with not only fun courses, but crazy Christmas themed games while new courses are being built. Play our challenges and check out the silent auction and raffle tables! On Saturday night join us for 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 Touch & Go course without physically walking it) Premium will be posted here when approved.
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 is our local Toys for Tots in Everett WA. A local judge will be TBD. We are planning 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 2027 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 $$ off your next SAG agility entry! Approved Premium will be posted here.
December - Freezing for a Reason - NADAC AGILTY TRIAL - OPEN FOR ENTRY
What is the reason? To play with our dogs, connect with our dog community, provide some Christmas joy for local children and enjoy some crisp PNW weather INDOORS! SAG will be hosting a 2 day NADAC agility competition at Fun Fur Paws in Mount Vernon WA. This event will see all NADAC courses EXCEPT Tunnelers. Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater for a prize. Join in our caroling contest during walk throughs! Judge Susan Perry from Port Orchard WA will be providing some tough and fun courses to run. We will have a SAG club end of year meeting and potluck up at the SchaSam Feld Barn Saturday night with end of year gag gifts and discussion of the 2026 trials. We will also be accepting new, unwrapped toy donations for our local chapter of Toys for Tots. Bring a toy and get a certificate for $$ off your next SAG agility entry! The approved entry can be found at this link.
Crazy 8 Barn Hunt Practices hosted by the SchaSam Barn Hunt Club - Open for entry and filling fast!
Barn Hunt Crazy 8 Practice day is being planned for November 23rd with the SchaSam Barn Hunt Club with Barb Krause as the instructor.
There will be 2 sessions, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. $50 per team, cash or check only with one dog per session. Checks should be made out to SchaSam Farm. Each dog will get at least 3 runs. Water (for humans and dogs) coffee & human snacks will be available.
While one group of five is running and learning, the other five will be asked to rat wrangle and watch in order to learn as much as possible from Barb.
Please use the link below to sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4CAAAD2BA6F8CE9-59345377-schasam
North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) trials - Open for entry as of 1 August
NASDA trials at SchaSam Feld in Mount Vernon WA. We will be running TL, TB, SD, LI and UL, levels Puppy through level 3. Judges will be Mary Shaver of Fall City WA and Kelly Maier of Monroe WA and are asking Laura Baratta to shadow judge. We hope to have Cynthia Kelly of Campfire Photog capturing our successess and laughter! Bring your chair and enjoy socializing with our dog community. Come and join us for a weekend of “finding things” up on our 15 acres of meadow and woods in Mt Vernon off Starbird exit of I5. Premium is posted here.
NO TRAINING WITH SAM- Competing at NADAC Championships Gillette WY.
There will be no training with Sam at the Farm from Friday 5 September through Sunday 21 September as Sam and her two border collies, Bling & Mertz, will be traveling to and competing in the North American Dog Agility Council (NADAC) Championships in Gillette Wyoming. If you are taking agility lessons or are a SAG member, you may use the field for VTs or practice. Champs will be streaming live - see who’s run you can catch!
Barn Hunt Group Lessons with Heather Haynes
Heather Haynes is offering barn hunt lessons at SchaSam farm. Heather is competing with several of her Pembroke Welsh Corgis at all levels of Barn Hunt - from starting her baby dog to RATCH Night.
For those wanting to practice at Master level, we will have access to the Master ring 3-4pm only at this time. For those brand new to barn hunt or in Novice, Open and Senior...you may sign up for any time. Please review the available slots at the SignUp Genius here. Click on the button for the day/time you wish to play with your dog. The cost is $35/lesson and time is shared with the others in your time slot, but you will get 3 oportunies to work your dog during each lesson hour slot. Payment due at time of lesson in cash or check. From introduction to the sport to figuring out issues with a Master dog, she can help you work through those issues or just learn more about the sport.
NO TRAINING WITH SAM- Agility Field NOT Open
There will be no training with Sam at the Farm from Friday 27 June through Monday 30 June due to Lisa Schmitt seminar.
Barn Hunt Fun day at SchaSam
Want to learn about the sport of Barn Hunt? On June 8th SchaSam Farm in Stanwood, will be holding another Barn Hunt Fun Day. This is a great way to see if your dog is interested in a fun sport being offered around the country. (And titles earned are AKC recognized!) Entries will be limited and entry fees will be going to the SchaSam Barn Hunt Club. Dogs do not have to be purebred, just old enough to be vaccinated for rabies. More information will be posted when available.
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 Wednesday 7 May through the end of May while she competes in herding in Montana and Idaho and agility and a big distance camp in Oregon. 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.
PRIVATE EVENT: NASDA SD/LI Workshops for Schipperkee Nationals Spokane
Sam will be out of town giving workshops at the Schipperkee Nationals in Spokane Washington on the 24th of April.
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 Monday March 24 through Friday March 28th 2025. 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.
PRIVATE EVENT Into to North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) for BVKA
The SchaSam Feld will be the location for an introduction to NASDA day for the Bell Vernon Kennel Association (BVKA) This is a closed event for the BVKA members. SchaSam Feld (23261 Odessa Drive, Mt Vernon). We will be introducing their members to TL, TB, SD, UL and LI levels PAT - level 1. We hope the BVKA has a great day of “finding things” up on the hill side of SchaSam Feld.
PRIVATE EVENT: Barn Hunt Private Lessons for ASC WA
Lelia will be holding private Intro to Barn Hunt for members of the Washington Australian Shepherd Club. Lelia and her Aussie Mystic are hunting at the highest levels in Barn Hunt and have placed at Barn Hunt Nationals in the team and individual events. Mystic rarely leaves a rat on course and her enthusiam for the sport is evident in every run.
Planning: North American Sport Dog Association (NASDA) Workshops
Jessica Clough NASDA judge and competitor is planning to hold a couple workshops at SchaSam Feld sometime between the 10th and 13th of Feb. More info will be posted when available. SchaSam Feld (23261 Odessa Drive, Mt Vernon). We hope everyone has a great time “finding things” up on the hill side of SchaSam Feld.
PRIVATE EVENT - SAG MEMBERS ONLY: Fun Day/VTs at SchaSam Feld
This event is for members and potential members of the SchaSam Agility Group (SAG) NADAC club. 10am assembly at SchaSam Feld. If the weather Gods are shining on us we will set sheds and trailing and locating with rats. If the weather is less than optimal, we will set some Urban Locating hides with rats and Lost Item hides in the barn, parking area and Hutte. We will break for a potluck meal in the big barn so bring your favorite hotdish to share and BYOB. SAG will provide coffee, tea, hot cocoa and flavored water and maybe some surprizes throughout the day. We will play until we are tired of laughing and running our dogs! Be prepared for a quick meeting to discuss future fun days, our March and May NADAC trials and other future events.
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 Monday February 2 through Friday February 7th 2025. 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.
SAG MEMBERS ONLY: Fun Day/VTs at SchaSam Farm
This event is for members and potential members of the SchaSam Agility Group (SAG) NADAC club. 10am assembly at SchaSam Farm. If the weather Gods are shining on us we will set and run VTs - take a CHANCE with some Chances courses! We will reset as many Chances VT courses as we have available. You don’t have to video tape your run - practice, play, and socialize! If the weather is less than optimal, we have three barn hunt rings to use for playing “find the rat” games with our dogs. We will break for a potluck meal in the big barn so bring your favorite hotdish to share and BYOB. SAG will provide coffee, tea, hot cocoa and flavored water and maybe some surprizes throughout the day. We will play until we are tired of laughing and running our dogs! Be prepared for a quick meeting to discuss future fun days, our March and May NADAC trials and other future events.
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.
Barn Hunt Group Lessons with Heather Haynes
Heather Haynes is offering barn hunt lessons at SchaSam farm. Heather is competing with several of her Pembroke Welsh Corgis at all levels of Barn Hunt - from starting her baby dog to RATCH Night.
For those wanting to practice at Master level, we will have access to the Master ring 3-4pm only at this time. For those brand new to barn hunt or in Novice, Open and Senior...you may sign up for any time. Please review the available slots at the sign up genius here. Click on the button for the day/time you wish to play with your dog. The cost is $35/lesson and time is shared with the others in your time slot, but you will get 3 oportunies to work your dog during each lesson hour slot. Payment due at time of lesson in cash or check. From introduction to the sport to figuring out issues with a Master dog, she can help you work through those issues or just learn more about the sport.
PLANNING - UKI Shed at the Feld
UKI Shed trials are planned to be held at the Feld (23261 Odessa Drive Mt Vernon).
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.
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.
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.