Leila Widgren – President
Vice President – Deb English
vpevents@canine-freestyle.org
Nan Glassman – Treasurer
Recording Secretary – Michele Meloy
Membership Chair – Diana Simpson
I have been training dogs since the mid 80’s. I have had success in obedience, rally, agility, tracking, lure coursing, and freestyle. All are fun to participate in and each has its own challenges.
Janet Dayton – Judging Chair
When I adopted my first dog Sailor, a rescue greyhound, my plan was to go for walks together and have him retire to the couch. Instead Sailor and I ended up competing in companion events. My adventure into dog events led me to CanineFreestyle DogWork® with Pearl. CanineFreestyle DogWork® gives me a creative outlet I can share with my dogs.
Training a dog is truly a journey. Success can be measured in both big and small ways. My dogs and I have competed and titled in obedience, rally, tracking, agility, and CanineFreestyle DogWork®. They have earned their CGC and have been TDI certified. I continue to actively train and compete in multiple disciplines with my greyhounds, Rain and Lark.
Director/Education Chair – Shari Bryant
Director/Communication Chair – Kathy Noble
Kathy got started with Canine Freestyle DogWork® in 2007 as an escapee from obedience training when she discovered the human-dog relationship change that can happen when switching from “Every dog must do the same pattern”, as in the obedience ring, to the teamwork-building idea that “It’s all about the dog” that happens in Freestyle. Her first Freestyle dog, a Golden Retriever, began learning Freestyle at the age of just three months, and she was passionate about it for the next fourteen years, even after her hearing faded. Kathy is now teamed up with another Golden who came to her as a well trained adult, and who has discovered the joys Canine Freestyle DogWork®. Kathy has recently become a judge for Canine Freestyle Federation DogWork®. She and her husband enjoy boating on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond (just ask her where!) and they live on a small farm in Maryland with their Golden, two horses and two cats who rule the place at least somewhat benevolently.