About
About me/my experience:
My name is Emily Bright, I am 16 years old and I am a dog enthusiast. I have been in dog training since 2004 and have been trained by Susan and Jennifer Crank, among others. Jennifer is a 3 time world medalist agility competitor and has attended multiple national agility championships. Susan is a dog trainer of 30 years with over 25 MAChs (Master Agility Champion) and has attended multiple national agility championships.
I started dog training with agility and have the most experience with dog agility. I have recieved multiple titles and first place ribbons and I have been trialing for 2 years. I have trained Bindi from a pup and continue to teach her new things every chance I get. I am currently training my dog Bindi to be ready to qualify for the 2012 AKC agility nationals.
Shortly after starting agility I started learning about the clicker and shaping. I then started teaching simple tricks, once I got Bindi I started teaching the more difficult tricks and learning the more specifics of clicker training. I have taken Rally-Obedience classes with Bindi, which have been very successful. Our instructors were Cindy and Elsa Warren, who have multiple high level APDT Rally-O titles
I continue to learn anything I can about dogs and their training so I can continuously broaden my knowledge. I like to keep up with all of the new methods while still keeping hold of the classics; creating a perfect mix of ‘oldschool’ and ‘newschool’.
About my methods:
My methods are a complete balance of reinforcement and correction. I use tools such as clickers, treats, toys, 
slip chains, prong collars, muzzles and more. When training a dog I make sure to mark good and bad behavior, so the dog knows when he is right and when he is wrong. Each time I mark a behavior, I am giving the dog information on what I want. So when I mark good AND bad behavior, I am giving the dog as much information as I can. Ultimately setting him or her up for success.
