High Octane Agility -- Instructors

Instructors

Maureen

Dan

Sue

Stacey Manzo has been training agility with her Australian Shepherd rescue, Beau, since 2001. She's been instructing agility classes since 2005 and in the Spring of 2007, she became a certified Canine Good Citizen evaluator and began giving classes and administering the CGC test in the Summer of 2007. Stacey and Beau compete in agility in NADAC and AKC and obtained a Novice title in AKC Rally Obedience in the "off season". Stacey believes that agility training is about 90% relationship with your dog and 10% actual training which is why she focuses on building bonds between handlers and their dogs. Her rescued Aussie is an extremely soft dog so Stacey has had to work very hard to learn how to make it all about having fun. You can never tell if they Q'd when leaving the agility ring because every run is a true celebration of how far they've come as a team. Clicker training, positive reinforcement and teaching tricks are the only methods she uses. Outside of the agility ring, Beau has a very extensive vocabulary of tricks/commands. He can perform over 40 behaviors by verbal commands and hand signals, all of which were learned through clicker training and positive reinforcement. When Stacey isn't working, she enjoys reading, hiking and just being outdoors. Stacey and Beau live with Stacey's husband Matt who has taught Beau a few tricks of his own!

Clyde

Sharon started her agility training in 2003 as a way to have fun with her Rat Terrier, Rocky and to provide an outlet for his boundless energy. She started to compete in 2004. Currently she competes at the Elite level of NADAC and most recentely began to compete in USDAA.
In 2007 she began to train with HOA. She has participated in numerous seminars and workshops offered by world class competitors that focus on foundation training, enhancing handling skills and promoting teamwork.

Sean began to compete in agility in 2004 with his first agility dog, Pete, a Rat Terrier. They currently compete in the Elite level of NADAC and most recently started to compete in USDAA
In 2007, he began to train with High Octane. He also began to train his first Border Collie, Zip. As a result of training with HOA, Sean has been able to instill a strong foundation on Zip for knowing his criteria for contacts, hindend awareness, and skills for safe jumping. He has participated in various seminars and workshops with world class competitors which include flatwork, lateral motion and distance training

Jan

	Maureen
	Dan
	Sue
	Stacey Manzo has been training agility with her Australian Shepherd rescue, Beau, since 2001. She's been instructing agility classes since 2005 and in the Spring of 2007, she became a certified Canine Good Citizen evaluator and began giving classes and administering the CGC test in the Summer of 2007. Stacey and Beau compete in agility in NADAC and AKC and obtained a Novice title in AKC Rally Obedience in the "off season". Stacey believes that agility training is about 90% relationship with your dog and 10% actual training which is why she focuses on building bonds between handlers and their dogs. Her rescued Aussie is an extremely soft dog so Stacey has had to work very hard to learn how to make it all about having fun. You can never tell if they Q'd when leaving the agility ring because every run is a true celebration of how far they've come as a team. Clicker training, positive reinforcement and teaching tricks are the only methods she uses. Outside of the agility ring, Beau has a very extensive vocabulary of tricks/commands. He can perform over 40 behaviors by verbal commands and hand signals, all of which were learned through clicker training and positive reinforcement. When Stacey isn't working, she enjoys reading, hiking and just being outdoors. Stacey and Beau live with Stacey's husband Matt who has taught Beau a few tricks of his own!
	Clyde
	Sharon started her agility training in 2003 as a way to have fun with her Rat Terrier, Rocky and to provide an outlet for his boundless energy. She started to compete in 2004. Currently she competes at the Elite level of NADAC and most recentely began to compete in USDAA. In 2007 she began to train with HOA. She has participated in numerous seminars and workshops offered by world class competitors that focus on foundation training, enhancing handling skills and promoting teamwork.
	Sean began to compete in agility in 2004 with his first agility dog, Pete, a Rat Terrier. They currently compete in the Elite level of NADAC and most recently started to compete in USDAA In 2007, he began to train with High Octane. He also began to train his first Border Collie, Zip. As a result of training with HOA, Sean has been able to instill a strong foundation on Zip for knowing his criteria for contacts, hindend awareness, and skills for safe jumping. He has participated in various seminars and workshops with world class competitors which include flatwork, lateral motion and distance training
	Jan