In her full time career as an Occupational Therapist, Theresa Rector's empathetic nature and exceptional communication skills are great assets. These are the same attributes that have enabled Theresa to help people with dog training problems for more than 7 years. Theresa understands how to create motivation and speed in dogs of any breed. Her dogs successfully compete at the highest level in both flyball and agility.

In agility, Theresa has proven herself as a trainer willing to challenge herself and traditional training methods in order to make the sport of agility better for both dogs and handlers. Today she has two of the fastest dogs on the competition circuit in North America with Finn and her other Kelpie Phoenix.

Theresa was a semifinalist at the United States Agility Association National Championships in 2002 and 2004, and a finalist in the United States Agility Association Steeplechase Championships in 2002. She and her Australian Kelpie “Infiniti” a.k.a. “Fin” finished fifth in 2002 and third in 2005 in the Agility Association of Canada National Finals. Fin won the second round of the large dog competition at the ESPN Games last year, placing 9th overall. Theresa and Infiniti were members of the Canadian Agility Team competing in the FCI World Championships in Italy in 2004, Spain 2005, Switzerland 2006 and Norway 2007.

In flyball, Theresa has three Australian Kelpies currently running on Instant Replay's flyball teams, all of which run under 4.0 seconds. Her 8-year-old Australian Cattle Dog also ran under 4.0 seconds in her younger years. Theresa’s Australian Cattle Dog and one of her Australian Kelpies were members of Instant Replay’s Multi-breed team who boast a best time of 16.39 seconds. Two of Theresa’s Australian Kelpies alternate as members of Instant Replay’s A team, who boast a best time of 15.58 seconds. Her young dog, Novel, has only been in a few tournaments, but after struggling with some confidence issues is showing promise and has been timed at 3.89 seconds. 

Theresa has been an instructor for both Clean Run and Say Yes Camps and has been presenting both flyball and agility seminars across Canada and the United States. Theresa's patience and ability to analyze and improve upon a dog's performance is what makes her popular with students.

For the past 25 years, Rachel Sanders has been involved in a variety of dog training activities including competitive obedience, general pet training, hearing dog training and agility training.

In more recent years, her focus is solely on agility or agility related training.
Rachel currently competes with her 2 Border Collies Fable & Stuie and her Jack Russell Terrier, Better.

Rachel's website for Fast Forward Dog Sports is: http://fastforwarddogsports.com/

The Training Seminar will be held at Camp Weed and the Cerveny Conference Center in Live Oak located in the rolling hills of north Florida.

Camp Weed is a beautiful facility on over 500 acres, a perfect training area! Camp Weed features good food and comfortable lodging in a lovely setting. View Grounds Map

Lecture and meeting rooms are state of the art.

All rooms are heated and maid service is daily. This is a retreat facility, there are no phones or TV's in the rooms. Camp Weed is a natural setting for success.

Camp Weed is easily accessible just 45 minutes north of Gainesville. The closest international airport for economical fares is Jacksonville, Florida (about 90 miles East.) Specific directions and orientation materials are viewable here.

Payment: (for all costs, i.e., meals, lodging, tuition and fees)

Mail to:
Training Ventures
PO Box 1078
Crystal River, FL 34423