capable canines cornwall
London
Jackie and Terry Lawer run Capable Canines Cornwall. Terry has a fantastic
wealth of knowledge in all things canine, having been involved in dog training
for over thirty years. He and Jackie own three Border Collies and a Miniature
American Shepherd. Jackie deals with all matters to do with running the business
and its administration. She is an Agility Club Approved Instructor, as well as
being a qualified teacher, who has taught in Secondary and Adult Education.
Jackie currently competes with one of her collies in agility. Tarn is Grade 7:
the highest grade achievable in UK. Tarn has competed at two UKA National Finals
and Jackie has also competed at a KC ABC (anything but a collie) National Final
with her crossbreed, Zeus, many years ago now! She is also bringing on a
youngster, due to start competing in Grade 2 shortly. Terry competes with Exe in
Grade 4. Both Jackie and Terry have been Agility Judges. Jackie is also a
Scentwork UK Judge and Trial Manager, currently working Tarn at Level 5 and Dart
at Level 2 in this discipline. Arena We are lucky enough to have the use of an
excellent training venue in Shortlanesend. Access is really easy and only takes
a few minutes from Truro in the south or the A30 in the north. The venue offers
hard-standing for parking and a really large outdoor school. We are told it is
25 x 45 m but it seems even bigger! The surface is a sand and felt mix and
stands up very well to all types of weather! TRAINING … Anne and Enid’s lovely
dogs at training From different lives and different places We bring different
worries and different faces Hard workers and carers, all with jobs to do We
converge to one place, one field, one view Bring with us such baggage, crates
full of stress Left by the gate, to delight in much less A mismatch of strangers
joined now as friends A shared goal and dream, our pathways all blend Dogs at
our sides, our hearts filled with joy The world shut out with the first throw of
a toy Two hours of US! My identity now found Cheering and laughing at just one
turn round A brief moment of calm in the storm of the week A haven, a sanctuary
that we all seek Agility just a sport ? A hobby maybe? For us it’s much more,
for me – sanity.
