AGILITY Instructors
Jo with Nell and Nitro
Jo Lesko
Jo Lesko has been training and competing in agility since 2002 when she received her first Golden Retriever as a gift and they took their first obedience class. Through the contacts made in that first class she learned about agility and was hooked. That gift has led to a passion that she truly loves to share with her students.
Jo believes that agility from foundation to masters should be about the dog and handler building a strong relationship where play and reward reinforce learning. “Reward, reward, reward” can often be heard echoing through the training hall. Jo also continues to learn and stretch her own abilities, taking seminars and training with some of the best competitors and instructors so that she can not only improve her own handling but share what she learns with her own students as well.
Overcoming training obstacles can always be an Issue and when one of her own dogs proved particularly challenging other sports were introduced as training for focus and attention in a highly charged environment and she has been able to transfer that attention to agility.
Over the past 2 decades Jo has competed with her Goldens and most recently with her Border Collies Nell and Nitro
Jo Lesko has been training and competing in agility since 2002 when she received her first Golden Retriever as a gift and they took their first obedience class. Through the contacts made in that first class she learned about agility and was hooked. That gift has led to a passion that she truly loves to share with her students.
Jo believes that agility from foundation to masters should be about the dog and handler building a strong relationship where play and reward reinforce learning. “Reward, reward, reward” can often be heard echoing through the training hall. Jo also continues to learn and stretch her own abilities, taking seminars and training with some of the best competitors and instructors so that she can not only improve her own handling but share what she learns with her own students as well.
Overcoming training obstacles can always be an Issue and when one of her own dogs proved particularly challenging other sports were introduced as training for focus and attention in a highly charged environment and she has been able to transfer that attention to agility.
Over the past 2 decades Jo has competed with her Goldens and most recently with her Border Collies Nell and Nitro
Carol Mount wins MACH with her dog
Carol Mount
Carol has been active in dog sports since early 1993 and has been an AKC Agility Judge since 1998.
Carol also judges other agility venues and UpDog Disc.
In addition, she has had the honor of judging at two AKC Agility Nationals and the AKC European Open Agility Tryouts.
Carol has trained, handled and titled several breeds in many Dog Sports over the years. She has titles on Basenjis, Malinois, Chinese Cresteds, Border Collies and even Lowchen.
Carol and her dogs have competed in sports of Agility, Obedience, Flyball, Dock Diving, Ring Sport, Coursing, Disc, Herding, and even Tricks.
Carol uses her knowledge and experience with both the diversity of breeds and diversity of sports to work each student team to their best potential.
Carol has been active in dog sports since early 1993 and has been an AKC Agility Judge since 1998.
Carol also judges other agility venues and UpDog Disc.
In addition, she has had the honor of judging at two AKC Agility Nationals and the AKC European Open Agility Tryouts.
Carol has trained, handled and titled several breeds in many Dog Sports over the years. She has titles on Basenjis, Malinois, Chinese Cresteds, Border Collies and even Lowchen.
Carol and her dogs have competed in sports of Agility, Obedience, Flyball, Dock Diving, Ring Sport, Coursing, Disc, Herding, and even Tricks.
Carol uses her knowledge and experience with both the diversity of breeds and diversity of sports to work each student team to their best potential.