Category: Susan Speaks
2×2 Q & A
Okay, workshop today and since it is contacts and WEAVES I thought I would quickly answer a couple of the 2×2 questions that you guys have posted. Q. First of all what about those 24″ spaced poles? Now that the AKC and the USDAA have gone to 24″ spaced poles . . . what you [...]
Read moreLooking for Clues in a Jumpers Debacle
Very few of my runs are “flawless.” I do have screw ups just like anyone else, but at last weekend’s Canadian Nationals I had a lulu of a fiasco, the likes of which I have not experienced in a while. Encore and I are pretty solid in our teamwork so when she has a …
Read moreAAC Nationals Steeplechase
Well the 9th Canadian National Agility Championships have been put to bed. No I did not “win” the overall championship, but I did have a great weekend. The event was really well run, the organizers thought of just about everything, right down to having packages of ”Sham-Wow” rags at each ring! The readers digest version [...]
Read moreA Special Gift for You!
Lots of great lessons were discovered during my recent time out west. There is one lesson though, that I find myself repeating over and over again when I teach, and yet still I don’t see the change in people’s behaviour. You know the old saying “If you always do what you have always done, you [...]
Read moreGuest Appearance by Me:)
Ok just trying something different here for a change of pace, let me know what you think! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyKN587qqCI]Today I am grateful that I get to go home tomorrow!!! My flight is at 3:15 pm and I am stoked!
Read moreThis Just In; Bob Bailey is On the Mend!
Hi guys, thank you for all your prayers for Bob. I heard from his daughter yesterday that Bob was out of surgery but she asked that I not post anything until I heard from her today. So he is up and at ‘em today, all his tubes removed, in a bit of pain, but that [...]
Read moreCrate Games, it is not just for breakfast anymore.
I had small workshop here yesterday with 9, mostly adolescent dogs, and their handlers. It went quite well with a few “aah ha” moments and the odd “oh my” thrown in to balance things out. We started the day with some grids and body awareness exercises and then finished up the afternoon with some handling [...]
Read moreEducational, Entertaining or Inspiring
Educational, entertaining or inspiring. That has been a goal of my blog writing. I want visiting here to be a positive experience, where you go away feeling good about yourself, your dogs or life in general. I am not a big “blog” reader myself, but of the few that I have read I have found [...]
Read moreQ & A 3. More talk on 2×2 weave training
Hi all, I trust you are all enjoying a great holiday season with your friends and family. John and I went to one of my brother for Christmas dinner last night. We had a blast. My sister-in-law Pat, made about a zillion vegetable dishes for me, and lucky John was in his glory, as Pat [...]
Read moreTechnogeek back to Answer Questions
Here I go again, an entire q&a session devoted entirely to your weave pole training questions. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JE6Hb5ZGmk]
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