Category: Dog Training: Handling
What Does Internationalization in Dog Agility Really Mean?
Today is the first “Dog Agility Blog Event for 2013” and the topic myself and other dog agility bloggers are writing on is “Internationalization.” When I first saw the topic I thought to myself, “oh cool, Steve (our blogger ring leader) is making up new words.” But then I googled it (speaking of new words) [...]
Read moreA Chat With the World’s Best In Dog Agility: Take Three
Today three time World Champion of dog agility Natasha Wise of the UK gives her input into how to bring in you and your dog. I took home three key points from this interview . . . what do you think they were? I realize you might have a difficult time hearing this one, but [...]
Read moreSwagger Back in the Saddle!
Well after the past few months focusing entirely on Feature’s agility Swagger finally got his turn. This weekend I decided to enter a trial north of Toronto. This is Swagger’s first time at a trial in 3 months. I actually only put him back on contacts just over 3 weeks ago. So this trial is [...]
Read moreA Chat With the World’s Best In Dog Agility: Take Two
Can you guess who this is in the picture to the left? She is today’s dog agility expert who I will feature in my second instalment of the “World’s Best in Dog Agility” interview. Take a close look . . . and if you guessed Silvia Trkman you would be correct! Certainly Silvia needs no [...]
Read moreIFCS 16″ World Champion . . . Couldn’t Have Happened to a Nicer Person!
I asked Lynda to put together a brief video walkthrough of her World Championship weekend. It is almost as good as being there. Lynda is not your typical “big name” agility guru although she has now earned a spot on to 2 IFCS and 2 FCI World Teams with two different dogs. She doesn’t have [...]
Read moreIFCS 2012 Weekend Recap
Well another IFCS World Championships has come and gone. This one a bit different in that it was right here in North America. Unfortunately for me, a week before the event, I threw my back out and was unsure if I would even be able to compete! I missed both days of our team practice [...]
Read moreWhat Does Three Years Between Practicing Contacts Give You?
Well today we opened registration for my latest on line course “Say Yes to Contact Success.” It has been two years in the planning; how to make sure we get great results for the students without overwhelming anyone with too much “stuff.” Well yes there is a lot of stuff, but I have vision of [...]
Read moreContact Training For Those With No Interest in Dog Agility
Weird eh? Why on earth would anyone who has no interest in dog agility want to know anything about how to train agility contact obstacles? To explain the reason let me share a story with you. Years ago John (my husband) used to travel to, and help me out at many of my seminars (he [...]
Read moreIs it Time To Clear Out Some Baggage?
If you are a newsletter subscriber then earlier today you would have received a post on evaluating and working towards eliminating “baggage” in your relationship with your dog. All of dogs our carry around some form of baggage from living with and learning from us. This baggage is just artifacts of our dog training choices [...]
Read moreHow Good Is Your Glue?
What’s Missing In Our Foundation Dog Training ? The laws of science have taught us all how to use reinforcement to shape our dogs’ responses. As we train a dog we are actually building behaviour, like a little girl with her glue gun making crafts or . . . if you were a little girl with [...]
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