British world team member Lynne Stephens has brought over 25 years of training experience with her from the UK. She has trained a wide variety of breeds and handlers of all abilities.

Following her initiation into the world of dog training with Brandy, her pet Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Lynne discovered British Working Trials. These involve obedience, tracking, searching, agility and patrol work skills. In 1987 she went on to win the coveted Associated Sheep, Police and Army Dogs Police Dog of the Year competition.

Lynne has qualified and gained top places in all major U.K. agility finals, including Crafts and Olympia and she competed as a member of the British team at the 2003 Agility World Championships in Lieven, France and was also part of the British team that went to Italy in 2004.

After just six months of competing in America, Lynne and her dogs, Quiz (now MX, MXJ) and Chess qualified for the USDAA Nationals in 2005, both reaching the semi-finals of the Grand Prix. Quiz was in the winning DAM team at a recent USDAA trial in Asheville, and is now qualified for the Steeplechase and DAM Team events for this year's USDAA Nationals. He has also qualified for the AKC Nationals to be held in Ohio in March.
Chess is also qualified for the Steeplechase finals at the USDAA Nationals.

Lynne has written several articles for the noted agility publication, “Clean Run”, and has been invited to contribute to their regular feature,” Ask the Experts”. Lynne and her husband Pete currently own two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and four Border Collies.


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