Susan Garrett's Dog Training Blog » My Dogs http://susangarrettdogagility.com Agility training for all dogs of all breeds Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:35:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comparing Notes http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/comparing-notes/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/comparing-notes/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:35:49 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3712 Here is some fun. This is an interview that was done with me in 1998. It was for an Agility Magazine (Agility Spotlight) that was in existence back then but it didn’t make it. I came across this interview and I thought it might be fun to post it and compare my answers today to [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/05/does-this-mean-2x2-training-doesnt-work/feed/ 37 More Videos From the 2010 IFCS World Championships http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/05/more-videos-from-the-2010-ifcs-world-championships/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/05/more-videos-from-the-2010-ifcs-world-championships/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 06:16:37 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3456
  • Videos Up!
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    • ]]>     http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/05/more-videos-from-the-2010-ifcs-world-championships/feed/ 16     Complete Canadian IFCS Updates http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/05/complete-canadian-ifcs-updates/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/05/complete-canadian-ifcs-updates/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 20:43:19 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3446 Well, right in the middle of the comp over here in England, just too much to focus on to write a complete blog post but if you have some time, check out our team blog at www.aacwt.com there are videos, results and great pictures there. Today I am grateful for all the messages of support [...] Related posts:
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    ]]>     http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/05/complete-canadian-ifcs-updates/feed/ 4     Updates From the Motherland http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/05/updates-from-the-motherland/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/05/updates-from-the-motherland/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 10:53:42 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3415 Well our IFCS 2010 adventure began last weekend. We had a team practice locally and then the team came back to our place for dinner and a photo shoot.  Our team managers Tracy Sklenar and her assistant Nina Durante have done a super job of organizing us all. From the group vet check on Friday [...] Related posts:
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    ]]>     http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/05/updates-from-the-motherland/feed/ 9     For Those Who Have Been Asking . . . http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/for-those-who-have-been-asking/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/for-those-who-have-been-asking/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:35:36 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3325 I took last weekend and went through some old video tapes.  Many of you that have read Shaping Success have been asking to see Buzzy perform when he was in his youth.   I wasn’t able to find the ones I wanted (where he won Championships) but I think I found enough to give you [...] Related posts:
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    ]]>     http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/for-those-who-have-been-asking/feed/ 26     But She is Still My Baby Dog . . . http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/but-she-is-still-my-baby-dog/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/but-she-is-still-my-baby-dog/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:20:20 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3272 Well big news came in tonight, the CKC Agility Team Canada (FCI World Team) was named. I am very pleased to report that Missy Encore and baby Feature have both be named to the Large Dog team.   For Feature, being named to her 2nd World Team before her 3rd birthday is both exciting and [...] Related posts:
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    ]]>     http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/but-she-is-still-my-baby-dog/feed/ 23     Is There a Difference? http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/is-there-a-difference/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/is-there-a-difference/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:47:33 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3258 Any of you that have been following this blog for a while know that I am all for positive thinking. Tony Robbins referrs to it as not creating self limited beliefs for yourself. In Shaping Success I wrote about how I learned from my mistakes of doing just that. When Buzzy was young (and a [...] Related posts:
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    ]]>     http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/is-there-a-difference/feed/ 36     Buzzy Wins The Alberton Spring Classic! http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/buzzy-wins-the-alberton-spring-classic/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/buzzy-wins-the-alberton-spring-classic/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:04:07 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3212 We have had great weather here the last few days. All the dogs are certainly enjoying it. I put together this little video of Buzz having fun now that he is feeling so much better. I can’t stress enough to all of you with older dogs (and those that own dogs that will some day [...] Related posts:
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    ]]>     http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/buzzy-wins-the-alberton-spring-classic/feed/ 38     Exactly Where You Should Be http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/exactly-where-you-should-be/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/exactly-where-you-should-be/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:48:51 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3189 Reinforcement based training takes a hit when people on the outside see it fail. That is the truth with any systematic way of training. Critics use those that have little success as a warning sign of impeding doom to any that would attempt to train using similar methodology.  There are so many people wanting to [...] Related posts:
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