This is a question that keeps coming up with dogs learning the 2x2s for the first time but have had previous experience with weaving. Diagram 1 What often happens with these dogs is that, even though you may establish the Reward Line, when [...]
Okay, workshop today and since it is contacts and WEAVES I thought I would quickly answer a couple of the 2x2 questions that you guys have posted. Q. First of all what about those 24" spaced poles? Now that the AKC and the USDAA have [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Ok just trying something different here for a change of pace, let me know what you think! Today I am grateful that I get to go home tomorrow!!! My flight is at 3:15 pm and I am stoked!
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 [...]
Group shot of Crate Games graduates. 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 [...]
Thank you all for the wonderful posts you have written in response to my question from two weeks ago. I can tell many of you put a great deal of thought into your answer, I have enjoyed reading them all. The last night of camp [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Here I go again, an entire q&a session devoted entirely to your weave pole training questions. Enjoy!
