Lorie has been training dogs since the late 1980’s with a background in obedience. She began her field training for NAHRA and AKC Hunt Tests and was introduced to field trials in the early 1990’s. Lorie spent two months training with Rex Carr learning his program but over the years has developed her own teaching program based on motivational methods.
Lorie earned an Amateur Field Championship on her dog Speaker, at the young age of 4 years as well as a Canadian Amateur Field Championship. Speaker was the top Amateur Field Golden in the country in 1998, 1999, and 2000 and the only golden to qualify for the 2000 National Amateur. Speaker as well as two of Lorie’s other dogs qualified for the 2001 Canadian National and Canadian National Amateur. Lorie has several Amateur and Open placements including winning a 98 dog Open with her dog Chaos as well as putting Master Hunter titles on her dogs. Lorie also hunts her dogs for upland game and waterfowl.
Lorie is a versatile trainer in that she has earned several MACH titles on her dogs as well as qualified them for the Agility Nationals 3 years running and has recently reentered the world of competition obedience working on her UDX title.
Lorie’s training emphasis is on developing a positive working attitude and instilling confidence in her dogs. Lorie’s book, “Motivational Training for the Field”, is for those wanting to teach their dogs field basics without the use of force or compulsion. Lorie is an associate APDT member. Visit her website at www.rosehillretrievers.com Courses taught by Lorie are our Motivational Retrieve for the Field courses: Reliable Retriever Skills – Beginning Basics, Reliable Retriever Skills – Handling Basics and Transitions, and Reliable Retriever Skills – Teaching A Dependable Fetch.