Meet the Instructor

Instruction is provided by Sharon (Allswede) Woolman. Sharon has been training dogs since 1994 with the purchase of her first dog, a Keeshonden named Bandit. Bandit and Sharon went on to earn over 25 titles in obedience and agility. After the purchase of a second Keeshonden, Ariel, Sharon went on to compete in agility and earned her judging "certifications" for UKC, CKC and AKC agility. Sharon still judges AKC agility from time to time.
With the purchase of the first Border Collie Zen, Sharon thought about taking up herding. The purchase of Sonic resulted in more time spent investigating herding. The thrill of working with a dog's natural hard-wired instincts has led to herding as the primary dog sport in the Woolman household!
Sharon has taken seminars or private lessons from the following herding instructors (in no particular order): Jeanne Weaver, Cappy Pruett, Dal Kratzer, Marc Christopher, Scot Glen, Kelly Murningham, Bruce Fogt, Derek Scrimgeour, Elvin Kopp and Bobby Dalziel.
Sharon has trained and shown Sonic to the following titles:
- AKC Herding Championship with multiple AKC titles on sheep and ducks on the A and B (sheep and ducks) courses on the way to his championship.
- ASCA Ranch Trial Dog on sheep
- Sonic also runs in USBCHA Ranch.
Sharon has trained and shown Zen to the following titles:
- AKC Started, Intermediate, and Advanced Sheep – A Course
- AKC Started and Intermediate Ducks – A Course
Sharon has trained and shown Marti to the following titles:
- AKC Advanced Sheep – A course
- Marti has two wins and 9 points towards his AKC herding championship
Sharon has trained and shown Liz to the following titles:
- AKC Started Sheep – A course
- Liz is running in USBCHA Nursery in 2012.
Sharon has trained and shown client dogs to the following titles:
- AKC Pretrial Tested (PT) and AKC Started Sheep, A course – a border collie
- AHBA Herding Capability test (HCT) – a GSD