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Ann Smorado, Guest Instructor

ann.smorado262@gmail.com

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Ann Smorado was a horse crazy teenager who started training dogs in 2006 when she got her first labrador retriever, Miles. What started out as taking a puppy class to make sure she would have a well mannered dog, or at least a dog that didn’t destroy the house, quickly grew into a passion. Miles earned his AKC Utility Dog (UD) within 5 years of that first puppy class and his Master Agility Champion (MACH) shortly thereafter. He also earned his RAE and the WCRL ARCHMX. Since then, Ann has trained and competed with her labradors locally and Nationally in Agility, Obedience, Rally and Scent work earning MACHs, the Agility Grand Champion, UDX and TEAM 6. Ann has been teaching Obedience foundations at Canine Affair Center since 2014. Ann was awarded the Fenzi Sport Foundation Certificate and the Fenzi Dog Sport Trainer Certificate for Obedience/Rally and Freestyle. Ann is also a TEAM judge and a C-WAGS Obedience judge.

Pronouns: Ann goes by she/her.

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This is the first online class I have taken. Although I took it at the bronze level, I was amazed at how much I got out of it and couldn't wait to try the exercises and share them with my training partners. As an inexperienced handler with little competition experience, I was nervous. There was no need to worry. Denise accepts her students, canine and human, right where they are. She is very clear that you don’t have to keep up, make comparisons or master it all in the 6 week session. Her feedback is prompt, frequent and right to the point. As she discusses areas that need work, she is encouraging and reinforcing. I always felt like wagging my tail and working harder after every interchange. Getting to know and watch the other students is fun and instructive. I am looking forward to taking classes regularly through the Fenzi Academy. And I highly recommend that you go for the gold!

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