Susan Garrett's Dog Training Blog » Ramblings 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 Wow Have Things Changed Since 1998 . . . Or Have They? http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/wow-have-things-changed-since-1998-or-have-they/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/wow-have-things-changed-since-1998-or-have-they/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:35:42 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=4388 This is the final instalment of the interview I did in 1998. I hope it has been as much fun for you looking back as it was for me! Question 11. What are your training/teaching/judging involvements in Agility now? i.e. how often do you train your own dogs, how often do you teach classes and [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/technicalities/feed/ 11 What Can You Do in 5 Minutes? http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/what-can-you-do-in-5-minutes/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/what-can-you-do-in-5-minutes/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:21:13 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=4290 I can’t tell you how excited, proud, grateful, happy I am when I read comments like Esther’s this morning; Got a succesfull recall off a deerhunt this morning …. YES !!! I love it that playing these 5 minute games since only a week is already paying off that quickly.! That is it. Five minutes a [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/recalls-in-perspective/feed/ 18 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/2010/07/comparing-notes/feed/ 9 “Wow!” On So Many Levels http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/wow-on-so-many-levels/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/wow-on-so-many-levels/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:41:19 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=4191 This weekend was another fabulous Canada Cup competition. And it was wow, amazing as it is every year. There is always the threat that this event will go away as entries are inconsistent at best. The weekend is so much work for our hosts Susan and Adrian to take on, but it is almost like [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/help-is-on-the-way/feed/ 21 We Are Live! http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/we-are-live/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/we-are-live/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:23:57 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=4096 Check us out, we have finally got all of the changes made to the blog so that my new e-course is ready to take registrations! Click on the video and you will get more details about the program. At the bottom of this post I am going to let you know what you should expect about [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/we-are-live/feed/ 166 Questions, Concerns & Family http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/questions-queries-family/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/07/questions-queries-family/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:10:37 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3949 Thanks to all of you for your wonderful comments on the blog. Lots of great questions as well in anticipation of the new e course. I am going to cover a few here today. Many concerns from those of you that live alone and how are you going to do these restrained recalls without someone [...] Related posts:
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