Guy Penning has been involved in IPO and Belgian Ring for decades as a training and trial decoy. Axel Van der Borght is a certified Belgian Ringsport trial decoy. They enjoy training dogs and coaching for Mondioring, Belgian Ring, IPO, Agility and reality/working. They have held seminars in Denmark and the UK, as well as coaching visiting trainers who come to work with them in Belgium from as far away as Australia. Axel has been published in Hondensport & Sporthonden and Police K-9 Magazine.

This is their first visit to North America and is a great opportunity for anyone interested in marker training, positive reinforcement, dog sports and working dogs. More information please see Belgian K9 Friends.
A full weekend with Axel & Guy dedicated to training for Mondioring and suitwork: On Saturday, they’ll demonstrate clicker training techniques for the MondioRing exercises plus familiarize us with the Belgian Ring program. On Sunday, they’ll tackle each participants’ most stubborn training & competition problems. Solutions offered by Axel & Guy are designed to preserve the working relationship you share with your dog, so bring your toughest challenges.
Working handler-dog team spots have been filled for this session. Observer spots still available. Observer spots are only $50 each day. CLICK TO REGISTER AS OBSERVER
Weekday working spots limited to 10 dog/handler teams each day. Each weekday working spot is $75 per day. Weekday observer price is $30 each day.
These weekday clinics will be filled with tips for gaining focus, tug/ball reward, send-outs, targeting, call-offs and outs, developing confident puppies and young dogs, and more, with plenty of time alloted for registrants to work on exercises and issues most important to them. CLICK TO REGISTER AS AN OBSERVER
A full weekend with Axel & Guy dedicated to the sport of Schutzhund/IPO: On Saturday, they’ll demonstrate clicker training techniques for the obedience and protection exercises. On Sunday, they’ll tackle each participants’ most stubborn Schutzhund competition problem areas, plus offer solutions designed to maintain your dog’s motivation and present to the judge a willing and driven working dog.
This weekend workshop is limited to only 10 working spots to ensure that each participant gets plenty of working time. Working price for the weekend is $150, or come one day for $100. Observer spots are only $50 each day. CLICK TO REGISTER

Axel & Guy will be demonstrating some training with the increasingly popular Cannonball during the weekend seminars and the weekday clinics.
The Cannonball is an exciting remote ball-reward device that you can activate from up to 150 metres away. It can be hung in trees and placed in ground cover, easily obscured from view. If you think you might like to purchase a Cannonball, please let us know. For more information, visit the Cannonball Website.