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/2011/10/cliff-hangers/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/10/cliff-hangers/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:15:48 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=7653 Okay, so if you don’t like cliffhangers, maybe you shouldn’t read today’s blog:). The first “leave ‘em hanging” video I am going to show you is a new one I just posted to my Facebook Page. It is a two parter – here is part one, in order to see part two you have to [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/10/cliff-hangers/feed/ 37 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/02/try-on-the-snow-shoes/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/02/try-on-the-snow-shoes/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:14:09 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=6225 Last week my friend Lynda and I went for a walk with the dogs. Yes the snow was close to a meter deep (that is about a yard for our American friends) but the dogs didn’t care — they wanted their walk! Now walking up and down hills around the perimeter of our snow covered [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2011/02/try-on-the-snow-shoes/feed/ 16 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/12/colouring-outside-the-lines/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/12/colouring-outside-the-lines/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:58:20 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=5992 Yesterday I finished the last of 4 days teaching foundation handling workshops. A great group of enthusiastic students with a varied range of experience. Some handlers brand new to agility while others were coming back for a refresher after a year or so of trialing with their young dogs. However most of the 14 dogs [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/12/colouring-outside-the-lines/feed/ 19 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/06/hitting-a-nerve/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/06/hitting-a-nerve/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:39:36 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3631 Recently, after teaching for three weeks on the road, I wrote this statement on my facebook status . . . “There is nothing more important that teaching your dog a reliable recall, nothing . . . it is the foundation of all brilliance and it reflects the relationship you have with your dog.” I had [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/06/hitting-a-nerve/feed/ 63 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/06/perfecting-you-rear/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/06/perfecting-you-rear/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:16:49 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3613 We worked rear crosses at my Masters handling workshop today near Vancouver, BC. Many people will fall back on rear crosses with their agility dog as they see front crosses as more complicated with more things to think about. The truth is, rear cross execution can be equally or more complex than a front cross. [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/06/perfecting-you-rear/feed/ 4 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/the-golden-rule-of-handling/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/the-golden-rule-of-handling/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:35:37 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=3351 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 [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/04/the-golden-rule-of-handling/feed/ 15 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/01/report-from-vero-beach-camp/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/01/report-from-vero-beach-camp/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:35:24 +0000 Susan http://susangarrettdogagility.com/?p=2732 Today is day three of our first camp here in Florida. I think everyone is enjoying themselves, even though the weather is atypical for Florida at this time of year. I feel a bit sorry for all of my Canadian students who made the long trip south to get away from the freezing temperatures! Oh [...]]]> http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/01/report-from-vero-beach-camp/feed/ 7 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2008/11/getting-old-fashioned/ http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2008/11/getting-old-fashioned/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:24:27 +0000 Susan http://susangarrett.wordpress.com/?p=17 http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2008/11/getting-old-fashioned/feed/ 4