Tag: dog agility
Complete Canadian IFCS Updates
Well, right in the middle of the comp over here in England, just too much to focus on to write a complete blog post but if you have some time, check out our team blog at www.aacwt.com there are videos, results and great pictures there. Today I am grateful for all the messages of support [...]
Read moreWhat A Great Way To Kick Of the Games
Okay, I just had to share this. Love, love, love it. What a great way to start our IFCS World Championships today. Enjoy. Today I am grateful for Feature who turns 3 years old today and is participating in her very first World Championship and I am also grateful for Encore, who is being a [...]
Read moreSTRESSED! It is More Than Just Desserts Spelled Backwards
Following up on last week’s post on stressing. First let me explain a bit further about what I mean about “anchoring”. Basically it is a classically conditioned response. Here is something I do to give myself a “good anchor”. Anytime I have a massage or other other relaxing pleasant experience. Before I get off the [...]
Read moreUpdates From the Motherland
Well our IFCS 2010 adventure began last weekend. We had a team practice locally and then the team came back to our place for dinner and a photo shoot. Our team managers Tracy Sklenar and her assistant Nina Durante have done a super job of organizing us all. From the group vet check on Friday [...]
Read moreStressing Dogs, Dancing Humans & Weirdly Inappropriate Reinforcement
Stress. It is a hot topic. At every seminar I teach someone will tell me about their “stressy” dog and how they (as the handler) will need to alter my instructions in order to deflect the stress of the environment away from this woeful creature. Here is the thing. It is an incredibly difficult lesson [...]
Read moreWow and Wow
Wow, the response to the “Building the Team Fundraiser ebook” has been fantastic. Thanks to everyone who has bought so far. I don’t think I mentioned this before but if you want to know “how does Susan Garrett train and handle” this ebook will give a pretty darn good idea! This IS how I start [...]
Read moreThe Big Kick Off!
Its all going down at 12:01 AM tonight! The new “Building the Team Fundraiser ebook” is being unleashed to the world. Remember this is a digital ebook that you download so you will have it on your computer within minutes of buying it . . . no need wait for shipping! In honor of the [...]
Read moreRecalls & Newsletters
Okay, yesterday I left you with bit of a cliff hanger. Why not do your recall work dangling your dog’s favorite toy as you run. Flyball trainers do it and their dogs run fast right? Two things about that, first of all, it is not good dog training but in flyball it doesn’t have as [...]
Read moreThe Golden Rule of Handling
There are many skills that separate a great handler from those that are still learning. I think one of the biggest differences lies in something that is very simple for anyone to do. If you could adopt this one tinsie weensie habit, your handling abilities would improve unbelievably overnight. However as Bob Bailey often says [...]
Read moreFor Those Who Have Been Asking . . .
I took last weekend and went through some old video tapes. Many of you that have read Shaping Success have been asking to see Buzzy perform when he was in his youth. I wasn’t able to find the ones I wanted (where he won Championships) but I think I found enough to give you [...]
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