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2025 Fundraiser for DOCOF 

DOCOF is extremely fortunate to present a Ward Falkner Workshop. Ward brings style and class to the sport of Obedience. When competing, Ward’s dogs are accurate, fast and display pure enjoyment while working each exercise as expressed by Petra Ford below.

Petra Ford Comment re Ward and Zoom

“This is an absolutely amazing team. Insanely accurate while maintaining speed and style. Everyone should be striving to attain all three.”

Ward’s philosophy on teaching:

  • Teaches and trains by explaining how dogs learn and using this knowledge in combination with games and positive reinforcement to develop a “want to” rather than “have to” attitude in the dog.
  • Teaches participants how to play with and train their dogs so they as handlers become the ultimate reward and insists both the handler and dog have fun.
  • Author of numerous articles on dog obedience training and behavior published by Yahoo Canada and Dog Sport Magazine.
  • Produces obedience training videos (20–30-minute presentations) published on his YouTube channel – available to the public without charge.
  • Presents obedience training seminars across North America – from Victoria, BC to St. John, NB in Canada and Honolulu, HI to Orlando, FL. In the USA.
  • Teaches and mentors numerous students of the sport – without expecting remuneration. Remuneration is found in the success of the student.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with his accomplishments.

  • Owner, trainer and handler of GMOTCh, Am. OTCh Simaril Slater (Slater); and NOC2, GMOTCh, Am. OTCh Spirit’s Zim Zam Zoom UDX6, OM4 (Zoom); GMOTCh Spirit’s Dashing Son of Zoom (Dash); and Spirit’s Jetting Son of Zoom, CDX (Jet).
  • Winner AKC/Eukanuba National Obedience Invitational 2011, 2012 – the canine member of this winning team was titled as National Obedience Champion (NOC). The AKC awards only one such title annually.
  • Ranked as one of Canada’s Top Ten All-Breed Obedience Teams for numerous years – ranked #1 in 1999 with a Shetland Sheepdog (Am. OTCh, GMOTCh Simaril Slater) and 2008 with Golden Retriever GMOTCh, Am. OTCh Spirit’s Zim Zam Zoom
  • With Zoom achieved over 150 high-in-trial and 60 perfect scores of 200 from Open and Utility Classes – Canada and the USA. Over an entire competitive obedience career and working with four different dogs recorded over 250 High in Trial and approximately 70 perfect scores of 200.
  • In 2008 recorded 30 consecutive high-in-trials.
  • In 2009 established a record by achieving 15 perfect 200’s in a single season.
  • Winner High in Trial Golden Retriever Club of Canada National Specialty – 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2018 – three times with perfect 200 scores. Entered six times and won HIT all six times.
  • In Regional Qualifying Trials for the AKC/Eukanuba 2009 National Obedience Invitational –achieved the second highest aggregate score in the United States.
  • Slater was the first dog to achieve the newly established CKC GMOTCh title. Zoom was the youngest dog to achieve the GMOTCh title.
  • Zoom and Ward are the only foreign team in history to have won the AKC/Eukanuba National Obedience Invitational and the only team in North America to have twice won the NOI and been ranked as the #1 All Breeds obedience team in Canada.
  • Recognized by the Canadian Kennel Club as 2022 CKC National Obedience Competitor of the Year.

 

If you are interested in attending a fun and extremely informative training weekend, please click on the link below to register. Once registered, you will receive a questionnaire that will allow Ward to custom tailor his workshop to address all working spot attendee’s issues. Everyone that attends, will also receive several links to videos that Ward has available. These videos demonstrate how Ward teaches each exercise so you can practice them before attending the workshop. Then if you encounter any training issues, Ward will spend time with you and your dog on the floor to help you overcome any problems.

Click on link to access the registration form.

Ward Falkner Fillable Registration Form

Thank you for supporting DOCOF,

Ron Seeley