TRAINER PROFILE

Mona Grefenstein

Trainer · Germany

Push your limits, keep the spark!

Highlights

German Champion 2007FMBB World Championship for Belgian Shepherds — 3rd place team 2010Border Collie Classics Champion Individual 2015

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Challenges Grand

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Enhance Your Soft Turns and Handling Systems Discover the difference between directional cues systems: directional-related vs. body-related, and learn how to improve your soft turns.

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Skills Handling System

Distance Skills

Start with smart spots to get ahead. Show your dog how to handle the obstacle, even if you're far away. And with a simple cue, send them to distant challenges!

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Challenges Grand

Save your Tears

Teach Your Dog to Shine from Afar Start with smart spots to get ahead. Show your dog how to handle the obstacle, even if you're far away. And with a simple cue, send them to distant challenges!

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Skills Lines & Turns

Take-Off Point: Building Tighter Wraps from the Ground Up

In this skill video, Mona explains how the dog's take-off point affects the backside wrap turn. When a dog takes off too early or too close to a jump, tight wraps become difficult or impossible. Mona shows how to use a…

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Skills Lines & Turns

Soft turns skills

Enhance Your Soft Turns and Handling Systems Discover the difference between directional cues systems: directional-related vs. body-related, and learn how to improve your soft turns.

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About Mona Grefenstein

Trainer profile

Practicing agility since 2000 with Tervueren, Border Collies and Sheltie (in Small, Intermediate and Large). Giving training and seminars since 2002. Member of the German national team with each of my dogs for EO and AWC (EO: with each dog several times! — FCI AWC: 2004 with Cleo (Tervueren), 2015 with Page (Tervueren), 2019 with Qju (Border Collie) and 2023 + 2024 with Sea (Border Collie)).

Highlights

German Champion 2007
FMBB World Championship for Belgian Shepherds — 3rd place team 2010
Border Collie Classics Champion Individual 2015
European Open Champion Team 2018
Vice European Open Champion Individual 2018

Q&A with Mona Grefenstein

What do you focus on most when teaching?

Trying to get the best out of each team and push them to their limits with motivation and fun!

What mistakes do handlers make most often?

No clear body language and just calling cues. Both things are still important to be a good handler. Teaching a clear cue system and handling the dogs well through the course!

What do you want people to feel after training with your content?

I want them to feel pushed and motivated to try things! It's never a problem if things are hard and didn't work in the first try. Progress over perfection, always!