Archive: September, 2009
Impressed by the Circus
As I have said in the past, it takes a lot to impress me from a dog training point of view. However this act was way cool. I have seen many of the tricks before but is the animation of the dogs (and yes they are all poodles) that I just love. It is well [...]
Read moreFinal Touches
Well, Encore and I leave on Sunday for the World Championships in Austria. I have chosen to drive to Montreal in order to get a direct flight for her. I really prefer when flying such a long distance that my dog has no plane transfer to endure (especially if it is in a city that [...]
Read moreWild and Crazy Dogs!
Yesterday I wrote a post for a clicker list in response to a question to helping out-of-control dogs. I decided this post needed to be shared with all of you that may not be on that list because it is highlits tons of resources to help anyone create harmony with their high drive dog. Out [...]
Read moreUses for Your Retired Ball Launcher
Since posting about potential injurious nature of some retreive games I have had many of you let me know you no longer will be playing the game of “Fetch-it” the same way you previously did with your dog. That is awesome. But now you have no use for those long handled ball launching devises (I [...]
Read moreProfound Thinking at Skills Camp
We had another great group in for skills camp this weekend. Lots of pivotal break throughs for many campers. We had some extremely experienced students and some brand new ones but all really nice people, so it makes teaching almost effortless. My staff were as always, brilliant. At one point during a discussion on building [...]
Read moreContact & Directional Questions Answered
Over the past couple of weeks I have had a few questions come in about my contacts, so here are some answers for you all 1) My “Swing ” cue means “turn away from me” it does not necessarily mean turn left. As a matter of fact if you review the video from the post [...]
Read moreDeath by Tray
I am not a sci fi fan. I have never seen a single episode of Star Trek or Star Wars however I can still appreciate the humour in this clip. It is a crack up. Warning there are some “F-bombs” dropped so it may not be suitable to listen to with the speakers turned up [...]
Read morePerspective
Thanks to all of you for warm wishes for Encore and I at the World Championships at the end of this month. Yesterday Encore and I had a bit of a slower paced day as I prepared for camp starting today. I worked on some skills like her running vs stopped dogwalk as well as [...]
Read moreA New Countdown Begins
Technical problems yesterday I couldn’t get this post to work. But here it is a day late! Today is September 2nd. That means only 16 days until the FCI world championships begin and only 11 days until Encore and I start our trip to Austria. At this point you have to pretty much rely on [...]
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