Last updated: 18 September 09

Mary Ann Nester set up Aslan Dog Training Club in 1997 in honour of her first agility dog - a lurcher named Aslan.  


Mary Ann Nester was born in the USA and came to Britain in 1972 as a student. In 1997 she set up Aslan Dog Training Club, named after her Lurcher and first agility dog.  She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers as well as a SAQ® trainer (licence 30800) and accredited trainer in the DAQ® method
 
Mary Ann's most successful agility dogs have been miniature poodles. Brillo Pad competed in the Agility Draw Challenge on “National Lottery Live!” winning Mary Ann the privilege of pushing the button that released the evening's lottery balls in front of millions of television viewers. None of her friends had a winning ticket but it was good PR for poodles. In addition, Brillo and Daz have both been finalists at Olympia and Crufts and have competed at international level. Brillo represented Great Britain at the World Agility Championships in Portugal 2001 and Daz in Germany 2002 and France 2003.  

In addition to competing with her dogs in agility and heelwork to music, Mary Ann accepts a number of judging appointments throughout the year.  She is also an official measurer of agility dogs for the Kennel Club.

When not training her own dogs, Mary Ann writes for a number of agility magazines including "Agility Eye" and "Agility Voice".  She has been the regular guest expert on BBC Radio Northampton answering listeners doggie queries and has helped many people solve their training problems by posing as the Agility Auntie at www.agilitynet.co.uk.
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Brillo

Daz


Frostie


Tam


Jed


Mary Ann Nester and Twizzle



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