Startline Agility Center
Dog Agility Training & Instruction in Southern California

Meet Mike Omartian of
Startline Agility Center 

Mike Omartian is the owner and head instructor at Startline Agility Center.

As the gifted trainer and handler of several different agility dogs, Mike has garnered a reputation as a consistent winner.  But in spite of this reputation as a tough competitor, Mike is also known as a gentleman
and a genuinely nice guy, and that's what makes him such a popular instructor.     

Mike was introduced to the sport of dog agility in 1995 and was soon
competing at agility trials.  He promptly became a top winning handler,
earning 21 High in Trial awards with his very first agility dog, Mattie.  That was just the beginning and in the ensuing years his ability to bring out the best in every dog has allowed him to continue to win at the highest levels of competition.  He's put advanced titles on multiple dogs and repeatedly won
or placed at the National Championships year after year.  

In 1998 Mike began teaching at a well known agility school and then went on to open Startline in 2001.  Since then he's trained hundreds of dog/handler teams in this great sport.  Some of his students attend agility class for the fun and exercise afforded them, while others enthusiastically train with the intention
to compete.  An instructor's success can be measured by the subsequent
success of his students and Mike's students are a testament to his abilities.  Many continuously bring home top awards and titles on their own dogs and like their instructor, several have even gone on to win at a national level.      

Mike's own students will tell you that his agility awards and achievements
only tell part of the story.  He's a gifted and talented teacher, who clearly communicates information and brings a sense of enthusiasm and fun to the people and dogs that he works with.  His experience and knowledge, his genuine love of dogs and the sport of agility, and the patient guidance that he extends to all of his students...the "just for fun" players and the serious competitors alike...are what makes him a truly great teacher.  Mike honestly cares about his
students and works to make dog agility at Startline fun and rewarding for all.  

 Mike with "Cowboy." 

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