Category: Ramblings
Is Susan Just a Freak of Nature?
So why is it that after those killer work outs that the other girls were sore and I wasn’t? As little as only four years ago I used to get really sore just like anyone else. You know that “ooh-don’t-touch-me-there-and-I-can’t-barely-get-down-to-the-toilet-sore-muscles.” It was normal, but not anymore. I do occasionally get a bit “stiff” after a [...]
Read moreRevelations After Our Say Yes “Holiday”
So last week a few of my students got together here for a Say Yes “holiday.” I have to quote “holiday” since for many of you, it wouldn’t be your idea of a “holiday.” We had my favourite Scottish born fitness guru come to kick our butts with twice a day workouts (including our cardio [...]
Read moreA Different Sort of Camp at Say Yes
Things are busy here at Say Yes this week, but for a different reason. We are having a “fit camp” for handlers. I am thoroughly enjoying it but it truly is gruelling (in a good way). Jill, the trainer I work with in Florida offered to come up here and put a few of us [...]
Read moreImmediate vs Long Term Reinforcement
Defining moments of decision happen both in the dog and in us. Do you hit the snooze alarm in the morning or do you decide to get up, giving you a few extra moments to train your dog before you leave for work? Do you see your dog responding inappropriately, yet decide it is too [...]
Read moreTomorrow’s Brilliance
We just wrapped up another 4 days of camps here at Say Yes. Thursday & Friday it was Advances in Dog Training followed by Saturday and Sunday’s Critical Elements for Sport and Life (formerly puppy camp so lots of puppies here but no longer restricted to puppies). Lately we have had some super people here [...]
Read moreRecall Course Update
Ok for you non-recall course members, please pardon the interuption, I just wanted to let the recall course participants know their break is over and class is in session. (see more below) AND…Even though you may not be taking the course, I’d like you to get involved today. You can use the comments section below to ask questions of the [...]
Read moreA Lesson in Patience
Today’s post is all about patience and all of the places we need it in dog training/agility. I have never thought of myself as a particularly patient person however I do recognize the importance for such a virtue while training. Here are a few areas I see patience important to each of us. *Lets start [...]
Read moreKicking Off the AAC Nationals
Today kicks off the first day of the AAC Nationals. John and I did some sightseeing yesterday with John and Lynda Hill and all our dogs (well, the ones that we have out here in Calgary). It was a wonderful day in the Rockies as these pictures will prove. Recallers, you all should be able [...]
Read moreFinding the Joy
In her third and final instalment (for now:)), Helen shares some of the key lessons she has learned up to this point of her journey with her pankin’ pants poodle puppy Uppity. At one point when I was very frustrated with Uppity’s slow progress, I was talking to Susan on the phone and whining to [...]
Read moreThe Road to Recovering From Stress
In my last post “Stressing in the Real World” my friend Helen opened up about the ups and downs of training her challenging Standard Poodle puppy “Uppity.” Today we learn what the keys where for Helen’s turn about. Once again here is Helen . . . Although I had a lot of bad days while [...]
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