Archive: March, 2009
A First for Agility?
I could be wrong but I think this could be the first of it’s kind. I have a friend that is currently doing her PhD on injuries to dogs competing in the sport of agility. Before you think this is just someone out to prove we shouldn’t do agility with our dogs, let me tell [...]
Read moreMaking Great Strides In Just One Day
Good day yesterday in Vancouver. Again a really keen group working in masters handling and luckily for me I had a large number of observers at the workshop as well (I think there was about 20 or so of them). Being day two of the two day workshop I started out as normal, answering questions [...]
Read moreHanging On to Good Behaviour
I have been on the road this time exactly one week and already I am seeing some “CRAP” from my dogs. Crap is a word that I have often used while teaching if I don’t like what my students are rewarding. “. . .well that was crap” is something I have said over and over. [...]
Read moreSkinner Was Right
Reading the comments on my blog while in my hotel room last night, I came across this one from Theresa. Theresa was just at one of the workshop a couple of days ago and what a nut. She certainly added to the atmosphere of the seminar. So here is what Theresa posted to my comment [...]
Read moreNew Experiences for Traveling Dogs
My dog are country folk. While at home, life is pretty quiet. We walk on our own 28 acres so do not meet up with new dogs. There are few children that come to visit and those that do, are very well behaved. Almost all dogs that we come across are either at an agility [...]
Read moreSleepless Near Seattle
Ok a the title is a bit lame I know, but I flew over 3,000 km to get to Vancouver, and being just over 3 hours from Seattle, I just had to do it. I have now finished two days of workshops here on the west coast of Canada and everyone has been terrific. Lots [...]
Read moreThe Necessity of Failure to Create Great Success
Take a moment to watch this awesome video, it is really revealing. I love it. I especially like what Danica Patrick has to say. “You’re driving your car and you feel freightened a little bit. We bump up against that feeling as much as we can, to try and push that limit further and get [...]
Read moreAin’t No Flying Monkeys Here!
Whoops! It seems all my honesty about people’s varied reactions at my seminars has some people in Vancouver a little nervous about working with me. I have gotten a couple stressed out emails from people worrying that I am going to be too hard on them. So just to make it clear, I have no [...]
Read more65 Unique Tug Toy Ideas!
Well here it is, our list of weird tug toys suggestions. Thank you to everyone who contributed, we should all be proud! If any of these items spark another idea for any of you, send it along and I will continue to build the master list. Bungee tugs Crunch N Tug toy Your long braided [...]
Read more17 Down, 14 to Go!
Hey a big shout out to all that have added your ideas to yesterday’s blog on unique Tuggers. Keep them coming everyone and I will add my own later this week. I have also been getting a great response to this month’s “31 Dog Training Tips in 31 Days.” If you haven’t signed up yet [...]
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