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Juliane Weiel – Germany

Tanya Wheeler, a very lovely and fun woman with a huge heart for humans and dogs! She has a scientific education in animal behaviours and a big big pocket full of knowledge about Herding dogs. Trialing makes her nervous, like a beginner, but she is the best teacher in the world!!! I’m training with her since 2014 and still every time there is something new for me out of her pocket. I’m into herding since 2006 and I did enter a lot of clinics with very well known Herding teachers out of the states and Europe. Meeting Tanya made me change a lot and opened up my eyes in a lot of aspects. Seeing things from the dogs view, get aware of my body language, pressure and release, building a dog up with its individual needs and not force a dog or punish when it’s not ready, see it’s natural instincts/talents…. are only a few aspects of the whole concept she teaches me. Since then I have huge problems to really like other methods of herding training. Tanya’s philosophy of training dogs and humans fits perfect to my way of teaching children at school as a teacher. I invite Tanya every year back to Germany to give herding clinics at our farm and I’m mega thankful that she still loves to come!

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