Archive: December, 2009

Susan Garrett’s $5 Certainty Challenge

Posted on 12/31/09 20 Comments My brother Rob, wife Grace and my three nieces (Becky, Rachel & Joy) that that are coming to visit for a couple days (picture taken at least 20 years ago:))

Recently I was asked to give my advise to a fellow blogger (a brilliant blogger btw) whose dog Gustavo gives her moments of joy sandwiched between ones of frustration. From what I can tell it is a stress related behaviour and until further advised with a more thorough background by Laura, I am going in [...]

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2x2s and the Experienced Dog

Posted on 12/30/09 9 Comments 2x2_dec_2

This is a question that keeps coming up with dogs learning the 2x2s for the first time but have had previous experience with weaving. What often happens with these dogs is that, even though you may establish the Reward Line, when you send the dog from high on the arc the dog often will choose [...]

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2×2 Q & A

Posted on 12/29/09 7 Comments 06-09-08-2x2.indd

Okay, workshop today and since it is contacts and WEAVES I thought I would quickly answer a couple of the 2×2 questions that you guys have posted. Q. First of all what about those 24″ spaced poles? Now that the AKC and the USDAA have gone to 24″ spaced poles . . . what you [...]

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Sunday Afternoon’s Entertainment

Posted on 12/28/09 20 Comments Any stuffed toy will do when Buzzy is jones for a suckie.

For Buzz’s entire life he has had the habit of sucking on stuffed animals and kneading like a kitten, while holding the toy in his front paws. I wrote about this peculiarity in my book  ”Shaping Success.” When Feature was a wee baby she used to suck & knead as well but it was always [...]

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What are YOU Seeking?

Posted on 12/25/09 10 Comments Surrounded by loved ones at a recent family wedding.

Today being Christmas I wanted to sit down and wish everyone a blessed time. I recognize that not everyone is Christian and not everyone is celebrating on this exact day. My hope though, is that each of you has a higher Being you turn to for guidance. Call him Jesus Christ or Jehovah or God …

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My Top Ten Christmas Movies

Posted on 12/24/09 19 Comments

We all have those movies we love to watch at Christmas don’t we? Being a hopeless romantic most of mine are centered around just that. So if you haven’t got them, do not hesitate to run out and rent them right now! Better yet, click on the links I have provided and buy your own [...]

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Big Changes for Canadian Agility

Posted on 12/23/09 No Comments Lori Pichurski Managed the CKC team from 2003-2009

The Canadian Kennel Club  has been sending a team to the FCI World Championships now for the past seven years now.  Lori Pichurski, from Alberta, spearheaded the the Canadian effort by arranging and managing the team right from the beginning. This year the CKC has decided to put together a new look Management Team to [...]

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Tony Robbins at HALF Price

Posted on 12/22/09 1 Comment Hard to pick a photo to symbolize a Tony Robbins workshop but I chose this one which made me think of joy, freedom and peace.

Okay, by now you guys know that I am a big Tony Robbins fan. I have been for years. I started listening to him back in my pharmaceutical sales days in the ’80′s. I am ashamed to admit I stopped getting his tapes when his first marriage ended. I lost a bit of respect for his [...]

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Back in the Saddle

Posted on 12/21/09 14 Comments Course walking

After the week with Tony Robbins I taught a small group of handlers for three days in the Phoenix area. It was not an advertised seminar, since I am supposed to be on hiatus from teaching seminars right now. So it was a relatively small group, but very enthusiastic one! It was great to be [...]

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Aiming for Perfection?

Posted on 12/16/09 13 Comments target

Back with you after an amazing week spent with life strategist Anthony Robbins and his crew target at his Date with Destiny workshop. For me it was a blind date because I had no idea why I was going or what to expect. I spent thousands of dollars to be there and I turned down an opportunity to go the AKC Invitationals in order to participate in this workshop. I have no regrets, it was spectacular.

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