The most difficult thing for most people to see on a dog are the angles. Really, its just a matter of training your eye til it becomes second nature. With the methods Helen uses, you will learn to see angles on everything from cats to dogs to animals in the zoo. Helen says she can’t look at any four legged creature without checking out the angles and how they are put together.

Learning to see angles will be the subject of our four week session together. Hopefully, by the end of four weeks, you will have a good knowledge of how to see the angles on your dog, or any other dog you want to study.

The prerequisite for this class is for you to have read Helen’s book, Picking Your Performance Puppy. This will give you an idea of what we will be doing. This class, we will take a hands on approach to the material in the book. Helen will guide you on your journey to sharpening your “structure vision” to 20/20.

Workers in this class will be able to post photos and videos of their dogs for discussion. Auditors will be able to participate in discussions and view submitted photos and videos, but will NOT be able to post photos or videos.

The next round of classes will start later this summer!

Interested in getting on a waiting list for a working spot? Email Daisy.

Helen Grinnell King has spent a lifetime with dogs and horses and
studying how their structure relates to performance. In her early
years she rode jumpers and to hounds in New England. Now she
and her husband compete with their standard Poodles and Border Collie in agility.
As an award winning sculptor, Helen has studied structure in depth to enhance her
understanding of conformation and how it relates to performance. To read more about Helen, visit the bio page of her website.

“This fascinating class takes you through a series of hands on exercises that reveal the angles in your dog’s skeleton.   Students focus on what the angles mean in terms of likely agility performance, but the lessons can be applied to any task dogs have undertaken.   Soon, wherever you go you will be seeing how every dog’s structure reflects the jobs it can best accomplish.  The world of dogs will never look the same to you again. King regrets that many show breeders have moved away from this connection between form and function.  Once she educates your eye you will agree.” ~Jane

“It was great to get direct feedback from one an authority with specific insight into canine performance anatomy. I loved seeing the mysteries of my own dog’s structure revealed as we painstakingly examined each piece of the puzzle. I feel I could take this class a couple more times at least and still have lots to discover. Thanks for making this opportunity available in your online classroom.” ~Barbara