Minna’s kind of agility looks like this: both the handler and dog have their responsibilities and both trust each other to do their job, there is great connection and understanding between the dog and the handler. Minna is a very precise handler who wants to have all the possible tools in her handling toolbox. She says that she gets the best kicks when both she and her dog can show their skills.
Minna is passionate to see agility courses from the dog´s perspective and to understand the dog´s lines as well as the three Cs, and then making good handling choices based on these facts. Minna loves perfecting different handling techniques, proofing obstacle skills by distraction training and solving problems just to mention a few.
Minna has got an eye for the details but tries to make sense of the big picture as well. Minna says: “I try to find a way to make every team get to their next level in some way in every training, sometimes it might be something big and sometimes it is a small thing that makes all the difference. I am encouraging and praise a lot, but also point out the things that need training and fixing and help you fix them on the spot and with homework. I like to give handlers those light bulb moments that I have gotten myself so many times when training with my OneMind Dogs Coaches.
Minna has trained with OneMind Dogs coaches for over 10 years - mainly Janita Leinonen, Jaakko Suoknuuti, Mikko Aaltonen and Mari Kaplas and also Tuulia Liuhto, Timo Liuhto and Jenni Leino. Minna says: "I have been coaching agility as a hobby since early 2000´s, since 2015 I have been coaching agility for my living at Mikko´s and Mari´s Active Dog and for my own Koivet-Agility in Finland and abroad. My other profession is a veterinarian, I have worked as a vet for 13 years. I am studying mental training with Anne Talvitie to become a Mental Sport coach."
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