Category: My Dogs
Slowing Things Down
I felt a little badly that my last post was all about Encore while Feature had a great weekend at Canada Cup herself. So to alleviate some guilt, I had to post Feature’s run for you all as well. Just so you know this isn’t just some narcissistic indulgence, I decided to set up the video as [...]
Read morePerfection
I don’t have a lot of time today, tons to do before Tuesday, but I had to post this run from the weekend. Canada Cup was again fantastic. My dogs were amazing, as a handler, I let them down in the early rounds but we pulled it together when it counted and won 3 of [...]
Read moreSorting Through a Few Problems
I was away for a few days and since I was gone we had a bit of a Twitter-gone-mad problem here on the blog. It is all fixed now so everyone should be able to read this post without an issue. Okay, so I got a new phone a couple of weeks ago. I can [...]
Read moreAn Epidemic of "Buck Fever"
My observations from the Ontario regionals this week can be summed up by a comment I am borrowing from a friend. I was talking to a business colleague yesterday and he used the phrase “Buck Fever.” He spoke about how a marksman on the practice range can hit any target in any situation or environmental [...]
Read morePositive Results from the Weekend
Another Ontario Regionals has been put to bed. The rain, wind, hail and 9 degree temperature made us all very grateful for the bit of blue sky we saw on occasion on Sunday afternoon. Our championships up here in Canada are geared towards consistency across the Jumpers, Standard and Gamblers classes. I tend not to work Gamblers [...]
Read moreJumping into Spring, literally
Well I am feeling a bit better today so I thought I should try and train my dogs. Because we have grass that is green and not too soggy I thought I should fire up my jump grids for the girls. Susan Salo will be here in a couple of weeks, and it is not [...]
Read moreRecalls; a worthwhile investment
Anytime I do a foundation workshop I mention the tremendous importance I put on a good recall. Not only is it lifesaving, everything grows from it. Focus for work, focus for you, the ability to control your dog at a distance and even handling gets a head start with a great recall. A dog that [...]
Read moreMaking Great Strides In Just One Day
Good day yesterday in Vancouver. Again a really keen group working in masters handling and luckily for me I had a large number of observers at the workshop as well (I think there was about 20 or so of them). Being day two of the two day workshop I started out as normal, answering questions [...]
Read moreHanging On to Good Behaviour
I have been on the road this time exactly one week and already I am seeing some “CRAP” from my dogs. Crap is a word that I have often used while teaching if I don’t like what my students are rewarding. “. . .well that was crap” is something I have said over and over. [...]
Read moreNew Experiences for Traveling Dogs
My dog are country folk. While at home, life is pretty quiet. We walk on our own 28 acres so do not meet up with new dogs. There are few children that come to visit and those that do, are very well behaved. Almost all dogs that we come across are either at an agility [...]
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