Category: Dog Training: Handling
Agility Foundation
Oh my those Kiwi have quite the sense of humour. This is from Chelsea Marriner, who actually won the Jumpers class at the IFCS World Championships (with a borrowed dog). Enjoy! Today I am grateful for positive outlooks.
Read moreStart Planning that Summer Trip to Canada!
I just got the official word (and poster) that this year’s Canada Cup event is going to be held on Canada Day! So no longer do you need to take extra days away from work as there will be both a Canadian and an American holiday surrounding the weekend! But wait, it gets even better [...]
Read moreColouring Outside the Lines
Yesterday I finished the last of 4 days teaching foundation handling workshops. A great group of enthusiastic students with a varied range of experience. Some handlers brand new to agility while others were coming back for a refresher after a year or so of trialing with their young dogs. However most of the 14 dogs [...]
Read moreEver So Close!
Well my last agility event for 2010 has been put to bed. Encore and I had the honour of representing Canada at the American Kennel Club Invitational last weekend. The annual event has 5 of the highest pointed dogs of each breed that competed in the AKC shows each year go head to head in [...]
Read moreThis is a Real Gem
Full disclosure today folks. You get to see vintage video of me 40 pounds overweight, in desperate need of a haircut and the most hideous looking, over sized, shocking blue outfit I have ever owned. I bet you can’t wait eh? John Cullen’s “Pre Competition Routine for Big Events” program is in full swing. Actually [...]
Read moreRecovering From Failures and Successes!
The last few weeks have been pretty action packed for my dogs and I. Some great thrills at the World Championships in Germany followed by some more awesome thrills at the USDAA Nationals in Kentucky. In between all of my highs I have shared with you all, some of my lows as well. I have [...]
Read moreThe Triple Crown In Louisville Kentucky
Wow, wow, wow what a week my dogs and I have had. We just wrapped up the USDAA Nationals. This year it was a 5 day event in a new venue in Louisville, Kentucky. Great show site, yes it needed some work on the footing for the dogs, but I trust that Ken and the [...]
Read moreWhat Did I Come In Here For Anyway?
Have you ever walked into a room and then forgot what you went in there for? You search around, can’t figure out what you need so you leave and then 10 minutes later you remember and you go and get it? How do you deal with that mental error? Likely you do nothing. You …
Read moreThe Less Obvious Lesson
My first run at the World Championships was going to teach or shall I say re-teach me a very important lesson and that was; read the course maps carefully and read the numbers as you do your walk through. I was running on team. Canada was the second team in the ring so I in [...]
Read moreGreetings From Germany
Early morning start tomorrow means I can’t write much. Team Canada is the first team to practice at the FCI World Championship venue so we have a breakfast call at 5:30 AM and on the bus at 6:15 AM. Here is a video I put together of our day today. Great practice all around. The [...]
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