Course Details
In this session, we’ll explore how early foundations in patience, impulse control, and mindful movement support healthy mental and physical development in developing dogs. These early skills are the building blocks for future success in both everyday life and canine sports.
Developing thoughtful age-appropriate training builds focus and emotional regulation: key elements for safe progression in fitness work.
You’ll learn games and structured exercises designed to teach dogs to think before they move, supporting coordination, confidence, and long-term athletic potential. This presentation emphasizes setting the stage for success by developing thinking skills and body awareness from the very start.
About the Instructor:
Ashley Escobar (she/her) has been training dogs and their people for 20 years. She is a retired college professor of mathematics and is a Certified Canine Fitness Trainer (CCFT) as well as a Certified Human and Canine Physical Trainer. Ashley is the owner of Ashley's Dog Sports, LLC, and Canine Performance Institute and teaches workshops nationwide, as well as conducting performance specific consultations, teaching private lessons, and conducting group classes on agility, canine conditioning specifically related to performance dogs and conformation handling. She has titled her own dogs in agility, conformation, obedience & rally.
