Teaching in Germany

Kath and Karen left a snowy Derbyshire a day early to ensure they caught their early morning flight to Munich for some teaching in Oberammergau.   Thanks to Karen for these great photographs!

Birmingham Airport - the first day of clear sky for over a week

Snow Below

And more snow in Oberammergau, Near Munich

Hotel Wolf - home for Kath and Karen for the next 6 nights

The Passion Theatre and Fire Station

They took a walk around the village prior to dinner - very snowy and lots of shops - most were very religious for the visitors to the Passion Theatre

The Mountains surrounding Obergammerau

Typical village shop

Very pretty painted murals on the hotels, restaurants and shops

And very cold - the river had frozen over

Great training facilities owned by the Hotel Wolf.  Good floor surface and very spacious.

A good variety of dogs at the seminar and a very friendly group of handlers.

Heelwork To Music in pairs.

Cheese Platter - the food was very good at the hotel

A delicious Fish Dish

Forest Dwarves (Mushrooms In Cream with Sliced Dumpling

Good Friday speciality - Pancakes with almonds, sugar and apple

The Final Day - a Group Photograph

Planning a Group Routine

Performing a Group Routine

Neuschwanstein Castle

It wasn't all work though as during some time out, Kath and Karen were taken sight seeing by their new friends Kurt and Barbara

A forty minute walk up to the castle
 was rewarded with a mug of Hot Chocolate
 with Kurt and Barbara

The view from the castle

On the final day of teaching in Germany, Karen and Kath were taken by Michaela Köppel to her training facility.  A huge industrial unit with another special dog friendly floor surface.  Wonderful

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Group performances - working out their own choreography

Each group differing in their interpretation of the music

A Group of five dogs and handlers working in harmony!!

Sunrise on the final day - Easter Monday

And their final meal was taken at MIca's home - a very nice Easter Breakfast.

Thank you to Michaela Köppel and to Inge Raggl - Hotel Wolf,  for great hospitality during Karen and Kath's visit to the beautiful area in Bavaria.

They hope to see you again in 2014.