Tag: dog agility

Updates From the Motherland

Posted on 05/11/10 9 Comments

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 [...]

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Stressing Dogs, Dancing Humans & Weirdly Inappropriate Reinforcement

Posted on 05/06/10 15 Comments

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 [...]

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Wow and Wow

Posted on 05/04/10 12 Comments

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 [...]

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The Big Kick Off!

Posted on 05/02/10 35 Comments

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 [...]

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Recalls & Newsletters

Posted on 04/30/10 5 Comments

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 [...]

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The Golden Rule of Handling

Posted on 04/29/10 15 Comments

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 [...]

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For Those Who Have Been Asking . . .

Posted on 04/27/10 27 Comments

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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There Are No Ordinary Dogs

Posted on 04/26/10 58 Comments

I have, from time to time, acknowledged the passing of a great agility dog on this blog.  Last week I got the sad news that a friend’s dog had lost her two year battle with cancer.  Yes Maeve was a good agility dog, but she was also a little bit naughty and likely broke as [...]

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Buzzy Wins The Alberton Spring Classic!

Posted on 04/15/10 38 Comments

We have had great weather here the last few days. All the dogs are certainly enjoying it. I put together this little video of Buzz having fun now that he is feeling so much better. I can’t stress enough to all of you with older dogs (and those that own dogs that will some day [...]

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Forty Five Extra Dollars For You

Posted on 04/13/10 8 Comments

Hey everyone guess what I found out. This blog has power. Since there is power in numbers it appears that people would like me to write about their products on my blog and in my newsletters. You see, since we have such a big following here in cyberland that makes us a magnet to advertisers. [...]

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