About Anne Bachewich &
Skypilot DOG Centre
Anne Bachewich has been training dogs since 1999. At that time, she started training her mixed breed rescue dog Shasta at a Brandon dog club, who was aggressive towards people, other dogs and fearful of everything. Two years later, Shasta went on to pass her novice obedience test at the club (since she was not purebred and this was the only place she could take the test), during which the judge had to touch her on the head and back. After much training and hard work, this success led Anne to realize her ability in training dogs. Over the next several years, Anne developed her exceptional dog handling ability, and began working as a groomer and dog sitter as well.
Anne is currently the only Certified Trick Dog Instructor in Manitoba.
Skypilot DOG Centre is located in the beautiful
historical resort village
of Sandy Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Anne and her friends Sarah and Brent Sobry introduced the sport of Canine Disc or Disc Dog to Manitoba in 2002 through the Brandon, MB club Westman Disc Dogs. Shasta was the first dog in Western Canada to receive her Retrieval Proficiency Title from the Canadian Disc Dog Association. There are now many people playing the sport, mostly in Winnipeg and some in Brandon.
Anne started Skypilot in 2003 with the Skypilot Disc Dog Performers which were simply volunteer performances for local events.
Skypilot DOG Centre was named for the ability of her dog McCoy to leap into the air to catch a disc. McCoy was the first dog in Western Canada to complete a Basic Disc Freestyle title from the Canadian Disc Dog Association
Left: McCoy and Anne achieved the second highest score in Single Disc at a 'Peg City Disc Dogz trial in Winnipeg in 2008.
Credentials
Classes Taken:
Anne has taken group and private classes in puppy, novice and open obedience, Rally-Obedience, Canine Disc, Agility, and Stockdog from several different instructors.
Seminars/Workshops/Courses:
Online course Canine Freestyle 1 from Karen Pryor's Academy - instructor Michele Pouliot Dec. 2011
Earned designation Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI) from Kyra Sundance and the Do More With Your Dog Association - July 2011
Basic Dog Body Language Course - Doggone Safe - October 2010
Skijoring and Kick-sledding Workshop - Snowmotion - Neepawa Fall 2007
Canadian Association Of Professional Pet Dog Trainers Annual Conferences 2005, 2007 where she attended seminars by the following:
Shannen Jorgensen - agility; Dr. Patricia McConnell - aggression in dogs; Dr. Ray Coppinger - evolution of dogs, flock guardians; Steve White & Jennifer - tracking and trick training; Dr Stanley Coren - how dogs think; Joan Orr - bite prevention; Cheryl Bartlett - agility competition; Sue Ailsby - Dogs in Our Society; DR. Jesus Rosales-Ruiz - Poisoning The Cue.
Grooming Clinic - Held by MASC (Manitoba Australian Shepherd Club) in Winnipeg - Laurel Skuba clinician (professional handler) 2007 Focused on Bathing, Feet/Nails, Brushing out undercoat.
Stockdog Clinic - Russ Finlay 2007
Rally-0 Seminar - Bev Hurst 2006
Stockdog Clinic at Sheep Thrills, Grandora, SK - Lana Horton (positive and clicker training) 2005
Canine Disc Seminar and Judges Clinic, Forest MB - Howard Kadish - CDDA 2003
Memberships:
Anne is a member of:
The Canadian Association Of Professional Pet Dog Trainers
Professional Pet Groomers Association of Manitoba
Australian Shepherd Club of America
Teaching:
Anne has taught group obedience classes since 2004 and group and private obedience, agility, tracking, canine disc and private stockdog classes since 2005 and has done consulting and fostering of difficult dogs for Funds For Furry Friends of Brandon MB, the Dauphin Vet Clinic, and Parkland Humane Society of Dauphin MB. She has also worked privately with individuals with aggressive and fearful dogs.
Performances:
Anne and her dogs have done many performances for the public including several Western Days shows in Sandy Lake, MB, The Brandon Summer Fair, Westman Dreams for Kids event in Brandon, participated in a half time canine disc performance at a Winnipeg Blue Bombers game in Winnipeg with River City Disc Dogs, Erickson Kiddy Kollege, and numerous other small town shows, nursing homes, and events. We also joined Superdogs for one afternoon show in March of 2004 at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon but due to an injury McCoy was unable to participate in the big evening show.
Training Accomplishments:
Anne has won numerous awards in Obedience, Rally-O and Canine Disc with her dogs Eli, McCoy, Emmett and Finn. She and her dogs have currently earned 41 dog sports titles. Anne also trials her dogs in Agility and does Conformation occasionally as well.
McCoy - Australian Shepherd
*Novice Trick Dog NTD - Kyra Sundance & the Do More With Your Dog Association
*Intermediate Trick Dog ITD - Kyra Sundance & the Do More With Your Dog Associaiton
*Advanced Trick Dog ATD - DMWYDA
*Expert Trick Dog ETD - DMWYDA
*Retrieval Proficiency Test RPT - Canadian Disc Dog Association
*Basic Disc Dog BDD - CDDA
*Disc Dog DD - CDDA
*Disc Dog Excellent DDX - CDDA
*Basic Disc Freestyle BDF - CDDA. McCoy was the first dog in Western Canada to finish this title with three successive qualifying routines, two first places and a first place point accumulation (didn't count because we were holding the trial and were not eligble to win prizes.)
*Companion Dog CD - Canadian Kennel Club
*Companion Dog CD - Australian Shepherd Club of America
*Companion Dog Intermediate CDI - CKC
*Rally Novice RN - CKC
*Rally Advanced RA - CKC
Eli - Australian Shepherd
RPT-CDDA
BDD - CDDA
DD - CDDA
DDX - CDDA
PCD - CKC
CD - CKC
RN - CKC
RN-MCL - Rally Novice-Magna Cum Laude
(scores for all three trials were over 190)
- Canadian Association of Rally-Obedience (CARO)
NTD - "DMWYDA"
ITD - DMWYDA
Finn - Australian Shepherd
RPT - CDDA
BDD - CDDA
DD - CDDA
CD - CKC/ASCA
NTD - "DMWYDA"
ITD - DMWYDA
RN - CKC
Emmett - Australian Shepherd
RPT - CDDA
NTD - "DMWYDA"
ITD - "DMWYDA"
ATD - "DMWYDA"
ETD -"DMWYDA"
AJ - Kuvasz
NTD - Kyra Sundance and the "Do More With Your Dog" Association
ITD - as above!
** First Kuvasz to receive these titles!
Publications:
Anne has written numerous articles on dogs, dog training, and other subjects that have appeared in the South Mountain Press, the Manitoba Cooperator, and The Aussie Times, an international publication. Anne was also the Kuvasz columnist for Dogs In Canada before it folded.
TV Appearances:
Anne appeared on A-channel Winnipeg with Finn as part of Westman Disc Dogs to promote the sport of disc dog in 2003. She also appeared on the "Noon Show" in Brandon on CKX as part of Westman Disc Dogs to promote the sport. Anne and McCoy were one of the teams featured and interviewed on a Canine Disc episode of "Top Dogs" played on Animal Planet.
Other:
Anne and her dogs work stock at Campbell's Angus Ranch Bed and Breakfast (south of Onanole, MB)
Anne is dedicated to preserving the working bred dog.
Anne has two degrees from the University of Saskatchewan - a Bachelor of Arts (BA)(Hist) and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BScAg) (Hort). She is also a certified Health Care Aide.
Anne Bachewich and her husband Ernie spend their free time camping, gardening, summer and winter fishing, and generally enjoying their time living at the lake year-round. Anne and Ernie also farm garlic on a small scale.
