About Smartie

NAC OTCH MACH4 Chiron Incyta More Smarts UDX2 OM4 MXC MJB2 MFB TQX T2B

Smartie

Smartie

Agility Accomplishments:

Invited to AKC National Agility Invitational (NAI) 2011-2014, NAI Top Belgian Tervuren 2012-2013
NAI 2011: 3rd Place Standard, 1st Place JWW
NAI 2012: 1st Place T2B, 2nd Place Standard, 2nd Place JWW
NAC 2012: 4th Place JWW, 5 clean runs (including T2B, Warm-up Std., and Rounds 1-3), 2nd Place seed going into Finals, 1st Place Final Round
NAC 2013: 4th Place JWW, 4 clean runs (including T2B), 2nd Place seed going into Finals, 2nd Place Final Round

Obedience Accomplishments:

17 High-in-Trials
11 High-Combineds
2nd Place UB at 2012 pre-NOC trial for 3rd Utility leg
1st Place UB at 2013 pre-NOC trial
Top Belgian Tervuren 2013 Obedience Classic
OB HIT and UB HIT at 2014 NOC Regional Qualifier in Nashville

Smartie

2012 AKC National Agility Championship Winners

2012 AKC National Agility Championship Winners *

2014 NAC Finals

2014 NAC Finals *

Smartie Heeling

Smartie on Teeter

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Smartie Sitting in Heel Position

Smartie Jumping

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* Photo by Great Dane Photos
** Photo by Phyllis Ensley

Methodology

Fido Finishing School instructors use a reward-based training method, where dogs are first taught and rewarded for correct responses to commands. As the dogs become more proficient with the basic vocabulary, they are given more responsibility for responding quickly and reliably.

Our Students

Many Fido Finishing School canine alumni have gone on to very successful careers including Service Dog, Search and Rescue, Conformation, Tracking, Herding, Field Trials, Earthdog Trials, Therapy Dog, Agility, Obedience, and last but not least, as Man's Best Friend.

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