New Beginnings
Hey, I heard from Ken Tatsch at the USDAA office. Thanks for all of your posts, he read them and is going to look further into the possibility of a ABBC class. Consideration is a great first step! Now it is November, all my [...]
You Gotta Love Dogs Right?
Driving through Dallas on the way home yesterday we stopped to look at a litter of puppies (not for me, for Lynda). The breeder owned Encore’s litter-sister so we just had to have a photo shoot. Can you guess which one is [...]
The Uniqueness of the USDAA Nationals
On the way driving back home from the USDAA Nationals I can't help but think of how much I love my dogs. No we didn't win any championships this weekend, Encore hardly got around any runs clean as a matter of fact, poor girlie. But [...]
Report from USDAA Nationals
Well we are heading into day three today at the USDAA Nationals. The weather has been fantastic for dog agility, mid 70's! I have run 3 classes with Encore and 4 with Feature (Feature didn't get a bye into the semi finals in [...]
Surprises: Some are Great, Others . . . Not So Much
I love surprises, good ones that is. Like while I sit here at my computer for the 4th day on the road ( as we head to the 2009 USDAA Nationals) and yet another competitor whizzes by, honking as they recognize the "Empress" (. . [...]
While Waiting Until He Grows Up . . .
Feature playing sit-stay games with distractions at 18 weeks of age. To follow up on a post from last week, I want to clear up any misunderstandings, I am not suggesting you wait until your dog is three or four years old [...]
Dog Agility, Mud and the King of Rock and Roll
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow Canadians! Well, the trial in Memphis was a success but a very wet, muddy and a bit cold one (the weather, not the people). The people in Memphis were very hospitable, Lynda and I had a lot of [...]
Contact & Directional Questions Answered
Over the past couple of weeks I have had a few questions come in about my contacts, so here are some answers for you all 1) My "Swing " cue means "turn away from me" it does not necessarily mean turn left. As a matter [...]
Belly Laughs
Today is first day of another puppy camp. I am extra excited since 19 of the 24 puppies are less than 6 month old. Little sponges at this age, really. It is amazing how much faster you can teach key dog training concepts when there [...]
Exercising the Dogs
Keeping in the theme of the week, today I am going to give you a brief run down on some of the activities I use to keep my dogs fit throughout the year. Before I do though I will mention that I like to give [...]
Retrieve Games
Okay my intention was to do a quick video and post this little clip with the rest of my exercise thoughts today. However, even though I have a ton of stuff to do, I got carried away with the editing and the entire project took [...]
Fido Fitness
I had a question last week about what I do to keep my dogs in shape for competition. First of all, it is great that people are thinking about their dog's fitness level. It doesn't matter if you are a serious agility competitor or a weekend [...]
