Handling Clinics

Intensive Individual & Group Training

Kelly Lyn Marquis is a 30-year industry expert who teaches handlers how to present the very best version of their dog.
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While there is no perfect dog, there is a perfect way to present each one—by artfully maximizing strengths, minimizing faults, and creating a polished, compelling picture in the ring.
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Great handling is both technical and intuitive. In these clinics, handlers learn not only what to do, but how to sense, feel, and respond to their unique dog.

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What You'll Learn

Energy, Connection & Communication

  • Read and respond to your dog’s energy with clarity and confidence
  • Apply creative techniques to shift focus and regulate energy
  • Establish clear expectations and boundaries that support trust and partnership

Posture, Presence & Impact

  • How posture directly affects your dog
  • How posture shapes the overall picture
  • How posture influences your internal state
  • Postures that consistently deliver better results— and why

Gait

  • Learning to sync with your dog (and knowing how/when to wait for it)
  • Identifying your dog’s ideal gait
  • Addressing gait challenges that detract from presentation

Hard Stack: Fine-Tuning the Mechanics

  • Proper touch and placement, what it reveals about you
    (showing the bite, placing the legs, holding the lead)
  • Creating the most flattering presentation for your dog’s structure
  • Adding the finishing details that sell the picture

Free Stack

  • Training confident, reliable free stacks
  • Identifying your dog’s strongest free-style presentation
  • Choosing angles that best showcase your dog
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Clinic Structure

  • Opening conversation on energy and human–canine dynamics
  • Hands-on, in-ring evaluation of each handler and dog
  • Instruction tailored to experience level and individual needs
  • Strengthening observation skills—every professional is a skilled observer
  • Live Q&A
  • Book signings and discussion of future teachings (when applicable)

Hosting a Clinic

Clubs and groups are invited to host a handling clinic in their area.
A portion of the proceeds is returned to the hosting club, making this an excellent fundraising opportunity while offering high-quality education in handling, showmanship, and human–canine partnership.

Interested in Hosting?
Email: Kelly@winall.us