Tag: Susan Garrett
Just Because They Can, Doesn’t Make it Right
Last night Lynda (my friend and one our very capable Say Yes instructors) and I were on our way to a trial in Memphis, Tn. While driving, we had a discussion that made me think about a few tales I have been told recently (I don’t mean tales as in lies but as in stories [...]
Read moreNo Leprechauns here!
Fun around the weekend here as there was a sun shower that left a beautiful double rainbow over head. I was out with my dogs and a sun shower suddenly popped up. As luck would have it, I had my camera with me so here is my proof of the gorgeous site the dogs and [...]
Read more“Thank God that Our Dogs Give Us Second Chances”
The title of my blog today was taken from a comment left yesterday. How amazing it is for us that our dogs will give us second chances and do it without judgement of our previous actions. Sure, if you have given them reason, your dog may be a bit cautious the second time around, but [...]
Read moreCan a Family Pet be a Great Agility Dog?
Well anyone of you that has been reading my blog for any length of time knows the answer to that question. Without a doubt, my great agility dogs all start out and end up being great family pets first and foremost. I was asked to address this thought on my blog and why some competition [...]
Read moreGrad Skills Camp, a big success!
First of all a very special thanks to all of you who demonstrated your generosity by donating to the Valencia children in Vancouver (please see Friday’s blog post). No this was not a scam, no my blog had not been hi-jacked, yes this is a terrible tragedy and yes I am very proud of my [...]
Read moreWhen Clicking Goes Wrong
To follow up on yesterday’s post today I will describe some lulu screw ups caused by my disrespect of the power of the clicker. To quote Bob Bailey “What you click is what you get.” Now this sounds pretty simple but you really need to think about every single click you make; what the [...]
Read moreTo Click or Not to Click, that is the Question
One of the things I am asked about by newcomers to our program is why we do not use a clicker very much. After-all, my website is www.clickerdogs.com you know! Since I registered that website ten or more years ago my training has evolved quite a bit. Possibly if I had register my website today [...]
Read moreWorld Championship Wrap Up
I am sitting at the airport Monday morning waiting to board our plane back home. Our 2nd FCI Championship experience is over. I will post some of my runs later but unfortunately I haven’t been able to see my last run as it was accidentally not recorded with my camera. No medals to come home [...]
Read moreFCI Worlds Championships Start Today!
To honour of all of my awesome teammates rockin’ it at the FCI World Championships in Dornbirn, Austria this weekend I thought I would post this awesome video. Thanks Kim for sending it my way. Even if you aren’t Canadian, I think you will find it is a fun video. The championships start today G-O-Canada [...]
Read moreWho’s Shaping Me?
Isn’t it funny how all of these posts on dogs shaping people have ended up having picture of a terrier with them. And not coincidentally many of your comments are about Jack Russell Terriers! Hmm, yes indeed Terriers are just masterful at shaping their people. It is because they are so brilliant and have a tenacity that [...]
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