PAWS & PEDALS
A 2 Day Mountain Bike Clinic For You AND Your Dog
Park City, Utah | September 12-13
Hosted by:
Molly Avrin, Dog Trainer & Erica Tingey, Mountain Bike Coach
If you’ve ever been nervous about your biking ability or your dog getting hurt, not following the bike or running off trail…then this is the bike clinic for you. We’ll help you bike more confidently and safely WITH your dog.
Learn to bike with your dog with confidence
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Connect like never before
HOW IT WORKS
DAY 1: Sept 12
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FOR YOU
6 hour clinic hosted by Erica Tingey. Learn how to move your body and your bike so you are stable and confident. We’ll focus on the fundamentals such as correct body position on the bike, how to safely and effectively use your brakes, tackle corners of all shapes and ride efficiently over small obstacles.
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FOR YOUR DOG
A full day of bike training for your dog! While you’re focusing on your bike skills with Erica, your dog will work with Molly Avrin to learn how to bike safely next to you! We’ll focus on all of the basic leash work and how to stay in the safe spot (next to your hip/seat post) and go through each of our bike steps to get them biking on trail with you.
DAY 2: Sept 13
FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG
This is where we bring it all together! You’ll spend the morning with Erica continuing to build confidence on the bike while Molly fine tunes your dog’s bike skills. We’ll break for lunch then come back in the afternoon where Molly will guide you and your dog to bike together safely. We’ll go through all of the steps to get you and your dog working as a unit and confident on the trail - everything from biking in the safe spot, recall, passing others on trail and bike etiquette.
CLINIC INCLUDES:
2 days of professional bike coaching from Erica Tingey & professional coaching for you and your dog from Molly Avrin (Sept 12-13)
6ft slip leash
1 bag of Training Treats from Mountain Wild
1 group virtual follow up Zoom call with Molly and Erica 2 weeks after the clinic
50% discount code for the Adventure Dog Channel, Molly’s online training program
50% discount code for the Mountain Bike Mastery Course, Erica’s online training program
REQUIREMENTS:
Required items to bring:
Modern Mountain Bike with a seat dropper post and flat pedals.
Hip pack (to attach leash to)
Helmet
HERE is a bit more on what to bring and what to expect at the clinic for you and your dog
Requirements for your dog:
Since this event will take place with a group of dogs, your dog must be social with other dogs (meaning that they can co-exist calmly in the presence of other dogs). This is for the safety of you, your dog and others in class. If you are unsure if this will be a good environment for your dog, please reach out to support@petesadventurepack.com and Molly is happy to chat with you!
ONLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE
Clinic price: $850
Meet your coaches
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Hello, I'm Erica, a mountain bike skills coach based in Park City, Utah, with a passion for empowering women to ride confidently, safely, and with ease. Through my company, Women in the Mountains, I've spent the last nine years coaching over 3,000 athletes of all levels in skills clinics, private sessions, and retreats.
My journey into coaching began from a place of personal challenge. While fitness came naturally for me, technical riding did not. I dedicated myself to improving, dissecting techniques from videos of expert riders, but progress was slow. It wasn't until I hired a skills coach to identify my blind spots that I truly began to improve. The experience was transformative, fueling my hunger for confidence, speed, and efficiency on my bike. This revelation underscored the immense value of having a coach, a practice I continue to this day.
I've refined my curriculum to ensure my clients gain the skills they need to conquer every trail feature. The transformations I witness are powerful, with riders thriving as they elevate their mountain biking experiences.
My online course, the Mountain Bike Mastery Course, is where I work with the majority of my clients now, connecting with riders from all around the United Stages and New Zealand.
I am excited to work with each of you in person at the Pedals and Paws event this September!
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Hi I'm Molly! Relationship focused dog trainer, located in Park City Utah.
My journey with training started in the rescue world when I began fostering dogs in 2007. (Actually, I think my love for training really started when I was in elementary school and built an agility course for my shitzu terrier...but that’s maybe a story for another time). Back to 2007… I started volunteering at the local shelter and there was a lab mix who was on the euthanasia list for simply being there for too long. She was an amazing dog and had a heart of gold…she just needed some basic training. So I called a local rescue and promised that if they helped save her, I would foster and get her ready for adoption. They agreed. From there on I was hooked…on fostering and learning everything that I could about training. I mentored and shadowed with top trainers and put all of my training efforts to the rescue dogs that needed it most.
In 2007, I also adopted my soul dog, a blue heeler mix named Pete. He was the catalyst for my passion in rescue and truly what led me to where I am today. If you knew Pete, you loved him. He was a kind, old soul and he showed me what a beautifully fulfilled and balanced dog should look like. Pete passed away in June, 2021 at the old and wise age of 14. His spirit lives on through our pack and every dog that I work with.
Fast forward to today…I now run my own training business, Pete’s Adventure Pack and the Adventure Dog Channel (my online membership program). I work with local clients in Salt Lake City, Park City and surrounding areas and I also now get to focus my time on virtual training through the membership program. I’m still passionately involved in rescue…working with a few rescues including POSO Dog Rescue and Second Chance at Love Humane Society.
Last but certainly not least…my husband, AJ, and I have a pack of 6 rescue dogs…Brooks, Koda, Sawyer, Francis, Lucas and Hank. They’re quite the crew and get to enjoy daily fulfillment with biking, hiking, skiing or skijoring depending on the season!
Why Bike with Your Dog?
The day I started mountain biking with our dogs, everything changed. They began to look at me like I was the coolest person on the planet. Our relationship grew to a level it had never been before. We were more connected and in sync and it was as if I had flipped a switch. Looking back on it, I did. I flipped the fulfillment switch. Biking and getting to use their bodies to the fullest is what they needed.
Don’t get me wrong, our dog’s were going hiking, camping and lots of other fun things, but they were never getting to full out run in a structured way like they do when we’re biking. When they’re biking, they are running beside the bike (at the seat post or behind) so not only are they physically fulfilled from running but they are also mentally fulfilled from having to focus on staying with the bike. It’s the ultimate fulfillment activity for a dog (big or small).
As with every activity with our dogs on trail, there comes a responsibility to bike safely and responsibility, not only for our dogs but for us and others on the trail. I’m of course a big fan of biking with dogs, but I’m an even bigger fan of doing it SAFELY
-Molly
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ONLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE
