Adele’s Essays

Adele has been writing on her blog, Northfield Natter, since 2008. Here is a list of several of her essays she has written specifically about obedience training. If you would like to use any of these essays in a club newsletter, you are welcome to do so as long as you give her credit, and share the link to her blog.

Are You Ready? – I discuss ways to decide whether or not you are ready to show your dog.

Crucial Foundation Exercises – June 29, 2013

Dealing with Disappointment

Delicious – About the completion of Gryffin’s OTCh.

Food Delay – How I go about weaning off food to prepare for the ring.

Getting Consistency on Fronts

How I Use Matches to Prepare for a Trial

How to Fit a Dog for a Dumbbell

Musings on Entering the Ring

Obedience Numbers Quiz

Open Training Concepts

Practice

Setting Training Goals

The Art of Praise

The Care and Feeding of a Training Partner

The Rule of Three – How I use corrections

Training Logs

Training with Limited Time and Space

Utility Training Concepts

What to Do Between Exercises

Why Do I Volunteer?

Lisa Minnick

04:45 30 Jan 23

Great place! Knowledgeable instructors. Adele understands how to help people start with the very basics for a great foundation for a lifetime of success for hoke life and performance

Cleo Parker

17:35 09 Mar 22

Great for competition obedience and rally. Adele is completely breed agnostic and will help you adapt methods for your dog.

Chris-Ann Paterson Welton

22:58 03 Aug 20

Our experiences at Northfield Dog Training have tremendously enhanced our Golden Retriever's abilities and our overall relationship with him. We have all learned so much. We are honored to have Adele as an advanced obedience instructor and can't wait for what is next. Terry has also taught and helped us so much with the puppy training and to receive a Canine Good Citizen Title. All of our other interactions with folks there have been great as well. Wonderful teachers and people overall!

Kabrina Rozine

02:03 22 Dec 18

I have two dogs attending agility classes with Karen Tudor at NDT. Talk about a fabulous experience! Karen adjusts her teaching style to meet the needs of her students and their dogs. She understands the training goals each student has and helps them to work toward their personal goal. It doesn’t matter if your goal is to compete or to just have more fun with your furry best friend. If you are looking for a friendly and supportive environment that produces results when you are willing to put in the work, run (don’t walk) to Northfield!

Heather Ks

08:41 10 May 18

Great place to learn agility and hone your skills whether you are beginner or seasoned pro! Karen Tudor is an awesome trainer whether you are just starting out or looking for help in competition. She gives you the basics in the intro classes with a lot of foundation work needed for you to build on for future plus creating a better bond with you and your dog. For the beginner class, it's a great place to start to see if agility something for you and your dog. ?. In the advanced classes, she provides tools needed to compete in agility with your four legged friend. For competition level, you are given feedback to make your weekend trials more successful! Karen ROCKS!!