Amanda Nelson Amanda Nelson is well known for her distance handling skills, and she has been traveling the country and teaching seminars for 20+ years. She has also traveled around the world to Australia, Japan, Netherlands, England, Switzerland, and the Philippines teaching all levels of agility with nearly all dog breeds. Amanda focuses on teaching teamwork and how to create a strong connection between dog and handler. She works with all styles of handling, from running with the dog to distance handling. 

Amanda tailors each training session, large or small, to the dog and handler to help bring out the best in the team. Her training techniques consist...


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65 Things You Can Do With Some Cones

65 Things You Can Do With Some Cones

Brenna Fender & Amanda Nelson
Self-Study Course

You can train tons of important agility behaviors and practice your agility handling skills with just a few cones!  In the Brenna Fender and Amanda Nelson self-study course, you'll learn 65 training exercises you can do with cones at home. Work at your own pace through basic, intermediate, and advan......

$50.00
Just One More Step: The Power of Movement When Working at a Distance

Just One More Step: The Power of Movement When Working at a Distance

Brenna Fender & Amanda Nelson
On-Demand Webinar

Lots of people think that the goal of distance work is for the handler not to have to move much on course. But handler movement is just as important when you’re working your dog at a distance—whether it’s 20 feet away or 60 feet away—as it is for handlers who run next to their dogs. Even if you’re n......

$30.00
Small Space, Big Distance: Foundation Distance Training You Can Do in Your Living Room

Small Space, Big Distance: Foundation Distance Training You Can Do in Your Living Room

Brenna Fender & Amanda Nelson
Self-Study Course

Small Space, Big Distance focuses on foundation agility distance training that you can do in your living room. These foundation skills are great for any agility competitor and their beginner dog.  In this "work at your own pace" course, Amanda and Brenna demonstrate and explain how nine important sk......

$50.00
Beyond One More Step

Beyond One More Step

Brenna Fender & Amanda Nelson
Self-Study Course

Amanda Nelson and Brenna Fender take handlers through the basics of distance work, teaching important skills and techniques needed for success. Plus, handlers will learn how to handle three common agility sequences—pinwheels, serpentines, and straight lines—at distances of 15 feet or more. By the en......

$99.00