What: Fetch seminar with Sally Young

Where: Shelburne Field House (166 Athletic Dr, Shelburne, VT 05482)

When: May 24, 2026

Time: 8:30am-12:30pm

Cost:

• $54 for working spot

• $32 for auditors

Limit 15 working; 10 auditors

The FETCH Committee is offering a FETCH Training Seminar and Practice for Sunday, May 24, 2026 at the Fieldhouse in Shelburne. Training will focus on the Advanced and Retriever Levels, with setup and supported practice opportunity for Novice and Intermediate.

This Seminar and Training is being offered with first priority given to BOTC Members. Sally Young, a retriever breeder and trainer, will present information and tips for trainings dogs to do holds, directed go outs, retrieves and returns.  Her brief bio and training approach summary is included below.  FETCH setups for Novice and Intermediate will be available throughout the morning for individual practice, with Committee member support.

The morning will be a fun and relaxed training opportunity, with time for questions and discussion, consistent with the FETCH spirit and intent.  

About Sally:

Sally Young has competed in retriever events with her dogs since 1998. She knows several of the people in AKC who developed FETCH.  She believes that when you own a dog you have an obligation to engage in daily activities with them that are fun and that require you and your dog to work together.  She sees learning how to do FETCH as one way to do this. The Advanced and Retriever FETCH levels introduce new skills, asking your dog to stay with you, and then move away from you to retrieve and return a dropped and out of view ball or bumper.  For most dogs this is not a natural move. She will talk about and train those skills with you in fun and positive ways, breaking them into steps to build the behaviors required for success in the higher FETCH levels.