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 and Bruce Fogt.
Sharon has shown Sonic to the following titles:
- AKC Herding Championship with multiple AKC titles on sheep and ducks on the A and B (sheep only) courses on the way to his championship.
- ASCA Ranch Trial Dog on sheep
- Sonic also has run in USBCHA Novice and Pro-Novice; he will be running in Ranch in Spring 2008 with hopefully a move to Open in the fall of 2008
Sharon has shown Zen to the following titles:
- AKC Started, Intermediate, and Advanced Sheep
- AKC Started and Intermediate Ducks

Woolman Herding