the Meadow Ranch, llc

The Meadow Ranch offers Agility, Obedience, and Puppy training programs. Agility classes are available for all levels of handlers, from those seeking exercise and fun for their dog to high-level competitors.

Obedience courses are designed to help dogs become great companions and improve their ability to work with handlers, covering both basic companion dog and competition-level skills. Puppy classes focus on building a strong foundation, providing advice from selecting a puppy to teaching basic manners.

The business also plans to introduce Disc Dog, Flyball, and Dock Diving classes in the future, and interested individuals can join a waitlist for these upcoming sport dog classes.

The Meadow Ranch, llc is a family-operated dog training center and ranch located in Marshall, NC, approximately 30 minutes from downtown Asheville. Their core mission is to foster enjoyable partnerships between people and animals.

The business is owned and managed by Kelsey Lawson, who brings over 20 years of experience in raising animals and developing training techniques, having competed at high levels in herding, agility, and obedience. Kyra Stewart also serves as a trainer, focusing on individualized training methods and cultivating clear partnerships between dogs and handlers.

The facility spans 38 acres and features an outdoor sand arena, a round pen, fenced pastures, hay fields, and barns. They provide a full range of regulation agility equipment for use in classes, trials, seminars, and private sessions. Their training philosophy emphasizes connecting with dogs and building dynamic partnerships through the primary methods of shaping, positive reinforcement, and redirection.

Accomplishments

Kelsey Lawson has over 20 years of experience raising dogs, horses, and other animals, and has competed at high levels in herding, agility, and obedience. Her Border Collie, Flynt, is a fully finished USBCHA Open level sheepdog, achieving 36th place in the semifinal round of the National Sheepdog Finals and 26th in Nursery at the National Finals.

Rip, another Border Collie, qualified for the USBCHA Nursery Finals in both 2023 and 2024, as well as the 2023 NCA Cattle Dog Finals. Trainer Kyra Stewart competes in sheepdog trials and agility with her Border Collie, Kip.

How to Get Started!

Dog owners can begin by viewing the available classes on the Meadow Ranch website. For future sport dog classes such as Disc Dog, Flyball, and Dock Diving, clients can contact the business to be added to a waitlist, indicating their sport of interest.