I, Blanche Cooper, own and operate Dreamweavers Dog Training. Dogs, agility training and competition have been my passion for the last 14 years.

I have completed hundreds of hours training at seminars and camps with many of the most respected dog trainers and behaviour consultants in North America and the U.K. Some of the more comprehensive seminars included training with Bob Bailey and the late Marian Bailey at their Behaviour workshops in Arkansas to study the practical application of operant conditioning to behaviour. The Instructor's Agility Course with Julie Daniels at White Mountain Agility School and the Dog Trainer's Instructor's Course with Donna Duford, Pia Silvani and Sue Sternberg at Rondout Valley Kennels in New York. I have trained with Greg Derrett each year since he began coming to Canada in 2000.

I have been a student of Susan Garrett's Say Yes Dog Training since 1998 and have been an instructor at Say Yes since 2001. Susan Garrett is my teacher, my friend and is my greatest influence in dog training.

My husband Brian and I share our home with four Border Collies, two of whom are rescues. I have extensive experience building a relationship with an adult re-homed dog. All our dogs are competing in dog agility.  Our oldest dog, Gypsy, earned her Canadian Agility Dog Championship title in 2005. Gypsy has qualified and competed in the Canadian Nationals since 2002. In 2004 I introduced a fourth Border collie, Maple, to competition.  Maple’s skills and drive to play agility are very exciting. We are looking forward to a long and successful career.