
So who am i?
So who am i?
So I’m Ella Johansson and live on the west coast in Sweden. In the last quarter of 1999 I was born in Kungälv. When growing up I always had animals around. We had rabbits, birds, hens, cats and of course dogs.
My interest in dogs began with our family dog Maggie, a beautiful german shepherd. She was A LOT, but a sweetheart in every possible way. But for a young girl to train her was not an option, she was too much for me to handle. So after constant nagging I eventually got my first own dog at the age of 10. A sweet BC-mix that I named Jack.
Jack was the starting point of my dog training lifestyle and he got me into agility. He was an absolute dream to train with as a child, I couldn't have a better companion than him. In 2014 we qualified for the Swedish Championship in Agility and ended up in fifth place, as a 14 year old this was a big deal! When Jack turned 7 and I turned 16, I got the opportunity to buy my dream breed. And into my life entered Navy, my first border collie.
I had plans to make Navy a successful agility dog, to compete at a high level and reach my goal of representing Sweden in world championships. But Navy was not suitable for agility, he got way too stressed and is a real daredevil to the point where it got dangerous. So I decided to try other things with him and had a friendly encounter with the sport Freestyle. We tried it out on a competition and here we are today - loving every second of dancing in the ring!
EDUCATION
A1- certified Agility instructor
Certified Freestyle & Heelwork to Music instructor
Certified competition leader in Freestyle & HtM
Authorized Freestyle & Heelwork to music Judge
Leadership development 1
ACHIEVEMENTS
Part of the Swedish national Freestyle Team since 2020
European Champion in Freestyle 2023 (Italy)
Crufts international Freestyle competition 6th place 2023 (England)
Silver at Swedish Championships Freestyle 2022
Competing in Freestyle grade 3
Competing in Heelwork to Music grade 3
1st place Agria Freestyle Cup 2022
Team Bronze at Freestyle World championships 2022 (France)
Individual 9th place Freestyle World Championship 2022 (France)
Team Gold at Freestyle Nordic Championships 2022 (Denmark)
Individual Gold medal at Freestyle Nordic championships 2022 (Denmark)
Individual 4th place Freestyle European Open Championship 2022 (Germany)
Team Silver Freestyle European Open Championship 2022 (Germany)
Swedish dog of the year Freestyle 2020/2021
Silver at Swedish Championships Freestyle 2021
2:nd place Agria Freestyle Elite Challenge 2021
Swedish Freestyle youth of the year 2019
Swedish newbie of the year Freestyle 2019
3rd place Agria Freestyle Cup 2019
5th place Swedish Championship Agility 2014
3rd place Doggy professional Agility cup 2014
2nd place Doggy professional Agility cup 2012
3rd place Regional Championship Agility 2013