http://susangarrettdogagility.com Agility training for all dogs of all breeds Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:21:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/01/tugging-with-the-dog/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/01/tugging-with-the-dog/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:51:52 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=8001 There were some great comments on my tugging post yesterday as to why you thought long duration tugs had the potential for more focus for the environment while short bursts of tug games alternating with other responses created great attention for the handler. You pretty much hit all of the points I had prepared for [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/01/tugging-with-the-dog/feed/ 40 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/01/the-duration-of-the-tug-sessions/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/01/the-duration-of-the-tug-sessions/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:49:31 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=7982 Tugging is a big part of my dog training, I hope it is also a big part of yours. It is a great reinforcer for most dogs. For those dogs that are not currently big fans of tugging, it is a skill that be cultivated with work on your part . . . yes I [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/01/the-duration-of-the-tug-sessions/feed/ 105 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/12/the-success-of-the-puppy-peakers/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/12/the-success-of-the-puppy-peakers/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:45:09 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=7956 Today we re-open registrations for Puppy Peaks, but just for the holiday season. Over the past two months we have had many requests to re-open the program so today is your day! When I thought about what to write for the blog, I thought who can I convey what Puppy Peaks is all about to people [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/12/the-success-of-the-puppy-peakers/feed/ 7 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/12/defining-inspirational-dog-training/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/12/defining-inspirational-dog-training/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:41:10 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=7936 I am sitting here watching a series of video clips that I put together of my puppy “Swagger.” Its clips of him working at a seminar over the weekend. I love my puppy, as I love my own dogs but as I watch video clips I tend to be critically; looking for what I could [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/12/defining-inspirational-dog-training/feed/ 29 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/11/think-beyond-limits-be-a-difference-maker/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/11/think-beyond-limits-be-a-difference-maker/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:57:25 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=7884 I first posted this letter and video in one of my webinars last week. Since then I have received private emails and one on Facebook asking to see it again. Funny, at first I didn’t know if I should even share it wondering if it would come off as somewhat self righteous, but I thought it [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/11/think-beyond-limits-be-a-difference-maker/feed/ 18 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/11/outrageous-bonus-added-to-recallers-3-0/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/11/outrageous-bonus-added-to-recallers-3-0/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:04:31 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=7874 Okay some may think I have completely lost my mind but remember what motivates me; the vision to help dogs world wide be better understood by their owners and to help those owners create a better relationship with their dogs. To that end I have been working on a course, it was supposed to be [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/11/outrageous-bonus-added-to-recallers-3-0/feed/ 46 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/11/failing-your-way-to-dog-training-success/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/11/failing-your-way-to-dog-training-success/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:59:11 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=7743 I think history has proven that learning happens primarily through mistakes, that is what “experience” is all about.  Some of the world’s greatest successes have also been amongst the biggest failures. Thomas Edison, who most famous invention was the lightbulb said this when asked about all of his failures “I didn’t fail, I just found [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/11/failing-your-way-to-dog-training-success/feed/ 13 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/08/what-do-dog-training-and-weight-loss-have-in-common/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/08/what-do-dog-training-and-weight-loss-have-in-common/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:59:08 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=7503 A few years ago I decided to try and help some of my long distance students by posting things on-line. It started with a YouTube site, then this blog, then the Newsletter, Facebook, then came the on-line classes . . . you get the picture. I makes me proud when I get the reports how [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/08/what-do-dog-training-and-weight-loss-have-in-common/feed/ 40 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/08/whats-upcoming-a-sneak-peek-or-is-it-peak/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/08/whats-upcoming-a-sneak-peek-or-is-it-peak/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:12:03 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=7475 I put this video together for all of you PuppyPeakers that have been asking what is upcoming and for the rest of you so you can see what I have been doing with Swagger. As we move through month two of the program you can see that yes I am still working on a lot [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/08/whats-upcoming-a-sneak-peek-or-is-it-peak/feed/ 14 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/08/4140-stays-cant-be-wrong/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/08/4140-stays-cant-be-wrong/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:11:53 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=7403 Recently I was doing some math. I was looking at all of the dogs I have trialled in agility since I decided to train without physical or verbal corrections (that was in 1994). There is; Buzz (born in 1996), DeCaff (born in 2000), Encore (born in 2004) and Feature (born in 2007). Swagger hasn’t trialled yet [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/08/4140-stays-cant-be-wrong/feed/ 141