Category: My Dogs
For Those Who Have Been Asking . . .
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 [...]
Read moreBut She is Still My Baby Dog . . .
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 [...]
Read moreIs There a Difference?
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 [...]
Read moreBuzzy Wins The Alberton Spring Classic!
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 [...]
Read moreExactly Where You Should Be
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 [...]
Read moreWho Drives Your Bus?
So why do I believe it is easier for me to get control of a dog when in the presence of their highest value rewards than it may be for some of you? It is because that is the only life my dogs have ever known. I create that environment the first day I get [...]
Read moreA Notable Bookmark
Road trip this past weekend. John, myself & all the dogs packed into the RV. We drove convoy style with John & Lynda and their trailer Penny & Yvon and their fifth wheel rig all the way down to Virginia for a three day trial. The trip down was longer then necessary due to some [...]
Read moreA Very Deep Sleep and Other Random Thoughts
Home from Finland late yesterday. John and I went out for supper then I went to bed at 7:30 and didn’t wake up until 5 AM. I think I needed the rest. Normally I am a very light sleeper, last night I don’t remember John coming to bed at all, although he says I sat [...]
Read moreRecovering from the Weekend
Another very worthwhile use of my time spending 4 1/2 dayslast week at a Tony Robbins workshop. This time I saw things from a different slant as I was crewing for him. One of over 300 people crewing for a group of over 3500 participants. The cool thing about crewing is that they put on these [...]
Read moreSecond Dog Syndrome
I was talking recent to some friends about a phenomena I have observed in the dog world I like to describe as “The Second Dog Syndrome.” I thought I would offer a bit of advise on how to avoid it. First what is it. One would think that your second “agility” dog or “obedience” …
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