Chris Ott Bio

Speedoggie Performance Dog Training
TotalTeam K9 Functional Fitness

Training, Coaching & Conditioning Top Performance Dogs Since 1985 

Chris Ott

 FCI Agility World Championships Team (Multi-Year)

European Open Agility World Championship Team (Multi-Year/Multi-Dog)

USDAA Cynosport World Steeplechase Champion

Team Coach USA European Open Junior Agility World Championships (Multi-Year)

AKC & USDAA National Championships Finalist (Multi-Year)

Guinness World Record Holder for Dog Weaving
Global Judging Program Affiliate Judge

Chris Ott is an international level dog agility competitor, trainer, coach, and GJP (Global Judging Program) Affiliate Judge and Reiki Practitioner, with over 35 years experience competing in dog sports. Her achievements include: Multi year USA/AKC World Agility Team Member, multi year USA/AKC European Agility Open Team Member, Cynosport World Steeplechase Champion, Guinness World Record Holder for Dog Weaving, and multi year European Junior Agility Open Team Coach. Chris is also one of the top breeders of performance border collies in the world with multiple dogs of her breeding being selected to represent their countries at FCI, IFCS, WAO, AKC, and Crufts World Championships.

Chris’ training school, Speedoggie Performance Dog Training, has been turning out successful performance dogs and handler teams for close to three decades. She also specializes in functional fitness and strength conditioning, specific to a wide variety dog sports. Chris is also the co-developer of Total Team’s Puppy Journal, an online resource documenting her and her partner Frankie Joiris’ ground breaking puppy rearing and raising program. Chris is a full time facility member of Agility University’s online training program, a long time member of IACP, APDT and NADOI and is a certified Master Fitness Trainer and AKC CGC Evaluator.

  

Well known for her in-depth knowledge of dog breeds and how best to train dogs with specific genetic traits, dozens of Chris’ students regularly represent their individual breeds each year at the prestigious AKC/Eukanuba National Agility Invitational. Many of these  students hold multiple places in the nations top 5 of their breed. Chris works with all breeds of dogs including mixed breeds at all levels of training and all ages. Her training program produces dogs that run and play in agility well into their senior years while remaining sound and healthy throughout their careers. Many of Chris' senior dogs (both her own and her  students) are still very competitive in the championship programs of AKC, UKI, FCI and USDAA as well as other nationally recognized programs such as NADAC, CPE and DOCNA. Chris is also known for her problem solving skills and customizing training programs to fit each teams individual needs. She has produced record breaking speeds in agility while maintaining safe performances and soundness in dogs. Her ground breaking Yoga Fusion© and Fit To Be Tricked© fitness training programs take the games of canine performance to a whole new level with specific exercises for dogs and handlers to build better teams from the inside out.   

Chris is always on the cutting edge of canine performance sports and encourages thinking outside the box to improve the game as we know it. She also spends hundreds of hours a year continuing her education in both dog behavior and performance as well as adult (human) learning to better help all of her students regardless of their learning styles. Her three decades of experience coupled with her outstanding accomplishments and those of her students makes her one of the highest qualified instructors in dog sports. More info on Chris Ott available at: website: www.speedoggie.com Blog: www.speedoggie.blogspot.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/Speedoggie

Brief Synopsis of Chris' Accomplishments:

Multi-Year FCI World Agility World Championships Team Member

Multi-Year European Open Agility World Championship Team Member 

Multi-Year European Open Agility World Junior Championship Team Coach

Cynosport World Steeplechase Champion

Guinness World Record Holder in Dog Weaving

10th Place FCI Agility World Championships Agility Class

Multi-Year Winner AWC World Team Tryouts (both Individual & Overall) 

Multi-Year Cynosport World Championship Finalist

Multi-Year ESPN Great Outdoor Games Participant

USDAA Lifetime Achievement Awards on multiple dogs and breeds

USDAA Top Ten List on multiple dogs and breeds

Golden Retriever Hall of Fame (GRCA)

BCSA ROM Award (Register of Merit) on multiple dogs

MACH titles on multiple dogs and breeds

4th Place European Open Agility World Championship Team Jumping

Multi-Year AKC NAC Finalist

Multi-Year AKC Nationals Challenger Round Finalist

BCSA Top 10 Award in Agility

ADCH titles on multiple dogs and breeds