A Critical Key To Training the Running Contact?
Posted on Friday, January 30th, 2009
I have had a few of you email me privately and one post to my blog why I thought a “fool-proof method of running contacts was unlikely.” I don’t pretend to have all of the [...]
continue readingIs Agility Keeping Pace with Technological Advances?
Posted on Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Earlier this week John and I had to spend the day in the car running errands an hour or more away from home. Yes of course he drove, I do love me life. As he [...]
continue readingContinuing with Life's Processes
Posted on Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
I am continuing the topic I started yesterday, describing how I have emotionally coped with the advancing progression of my dogs lives.
Denial and Grieving. The day after losing Stoni I had to leave for 3 weeks [...]
Lessons in Life's Processes . . . get the kleenex.
Posted on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
It has to do with the oneness you become with that dog on the agility field. You are a team. The time and dedication invested in a relationship to reach that degree of unity only helps to fuel the burning pain of loss as your time together draws to a close.
continue reading2×2 Weave Pole Training with a Food Only Motivated Dog
Posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009
Now that there are so many of you excelling with the 2×2 process I thought I would answer a few questions that you have sent in about training dogs that are not toy motivated. First [...]
continue readingDoggie Diction
Posted on Saturday, January 24th, 2009
I talk to me dogs. I don’t mean I talk to my dogs the way normal people do, saying things like – ”yeah boy, get the stick”. I mean I talk to them like I expect, at [...]
continue readingMore About Me Than Anyone Really Needs to Know
Posted on Friday, January 23rd, 2009
This is a great read by a seven your old kid, really you have to check it out. In it he says “I believe everyone is weird in their own way.” I am about to [...]
continue readingPerspective
Posted on Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Once I finished writing the following post, I really questioned whether I should put it up on my blog. It didn’t feel as light-hearted or uplifting as others I have written. I decided to let [...]
continue readingRunning the "baby" dog
Posted on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Well Feature and I had a chance to get to know each other better as a dog and handler team while we were in Florida. First of all, we worked together at camp for three [...]
continue readingHeading Home
Posted on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Well all good things must come to an end and so we must leave the sunny south and head back home. We had a great time in Florida, topped off with one of my favorite [...]
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