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France is amazing with my dogs and with me. She is incredibly knowledgeable, patient and insightful. My dogs and I are better together as a result of training with France. Highly recommend. G. R.

Love training with France. She’s very clear on the roles of human and dog and understands how to break things down into effective learning chunks for the dog and human. Jill is fabulous, has a great eye for dog handler interactions and has pertinent feedback for the handler. There is an extensive & practical knowledge base behind both these individuals that creates great training. T.M.

France is an excellent teacher providing clear, direct instruction and following up with constructive criticism at the end of each exercise. She is always kind and upbeat even when you are struggling. She emphasizes that the dog is trying to do its best and you need to be consistent and patient. The class environment is always fun, happy and progressive. I would recommend France highly! R.C.

France has been the perfect trainer for me at this point in my dog life. She is flexible, able to “teach the team (dog and handler) in front of her “ and be unbiased in her suggestions and guidance.
France is supportive and still willing to share what can be improved - especially once I gave her permission to tell me ! C.H.

Fantastic private agility coaching! D.H.

Best dog trainers! So positive and encouraging! S.M.

Always positive, always smiling, GREAT trainer D. G.

Always enjoy our lessons with France and so appreciate her knowledge and expertise, and her patience and helpfulness in not just advancing my dogs learning but with mine too! M.G.

Avid Agility and France and her team are the best! S.M.

So enjoy our sessions with France. Cinder has learned a lot from group and private agility sessions, she so looks forward to each session as do I! M.W.

Excellent teaching approach with thoughtful insights into why dogs make different choices and how to really enhance your dog's agility performance. She helps you get the best out of your dog and yourself. Very clear, concise explanations of how a handler can improve his/her agility skills and motivate his/her dog. R.C.

Joey and I love you, France! In fact, I'm fairly certain Joey love you more than me and would rather go home with you at the end of our sessions. lol! Thanks for all the help and encouragement. L.P.

The one-to-one sessions are very helpful and enjoyable for both the dog and the handler. I always pick up valuable tips from France and we focus on navigating new obstacles or perfecting previously learned exercises! I highly recommend these sessions. M.A.

France is an awesome coach with multiple approaches to get the best out of the handler and the dog! R.W.

Maisie and I always enjoy our agility lessons…..she’s doing great….I just try to keep up! France always makes it fun and offers good suggestions to keep us engaged! B.F.

France takes the time to utilise drills tailored to the individual handler/dog teams thus ensuring maximum benefit from the time available. The participants learn in a fun, well-structured environment. B.W.

Lots of beneficial knowledge is passed on from France S.P.

Best dog trainers! So positive and encouraging! S.M.

France is always positive and insightful. I am always excited for our next lesson! L.B.

Berry and I always enjoy our lessons with France! Love her energy, knowledge, positive attitude and her obvious love for the training that she does with dogs and M.G.

France has endless patience with Ginny's handler ! L.B.

Excellent trainer, I will be renewing my AVID membership again this year A.S.

Doing weekly half hour agility classes with France has been so good for myself and my young dog! M.H.

I highly recommend France's one-on-one private lessons. France concentrates on a skill the client and dog want/need to improve and you leave the lesson with a much better understanding of where you, as a handler, was making errors and why the dog was misunderstanding your signals. The results are amazing; I love these classes! M. A.

Koi was wired after not getting much exercise for a number of weeks. France put together some exercises that Koi loved and kept her engaged. Koi was even willing to do the teeter and dog walk a number of times - these are scary for her. I learned that "out jump" isn't easy for Koi after she has come out of a tunnel. S.L.

Berry and I both look forward to our lessons with France - Berry gets excited as soon as we drive in to the parking lot. I so enjoy France's effective training style, enthusiasm, commitment and knowledge. Her positive and creative approach to training makes for such fun and great results. She clearly loves dogs and loves her work. Its wonderful watching and experiencing my dog's learning and development and I so appreciate the training I am receiving as well to be a better handler and Agility partner for my dog. M.G.

France is an awesome coach with multiple approaches to get the best out of the handler and the dog! B.W.

Fun lessons & great instruction T.B.


France, you are so encouraging. It was so WONDERFUL that Corky is back in good health, and lived his Wed session ... JR