Tag: training
Try On Those Snow Shoes!
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 [...]
Read moreA Lesson in Patience
Today’s post is all about patience and all of the places we need it in dog training/agility. I have never thought of myself as a particularly patient person however I do recognize the importance for such a virtue while training. Here are a few areas I see patience important to each of us. *Lets start [...]
Read moreThe Barking Agility Dog Hall of Agility Super Stardom
Okay being the proud owner of Buzz, (who, if there was a Hall of Fame for Barking Agility Dogs, would be one of the first inductees) I feel it would be remiss if I didn’t come to the defensive of the other owners of barking agility dogs. Yes, I agree, there are some dog owners [...]
Read moreThe Puppy One Hundred (and thirty five)
Okay since I gave you all a bit of a shake up last week with my cyber behaviour experiment, all good trainers know in order to prevent complete shut down, it is time for a heavy dose of reinforcement. Here you go. It is my new Puppy One Hundred list. But now, due to the [...]
Read moreWhat To Do, What To Do . . .
Those words should never be uttered out of anyone’s mouth once we get this monster list of rolling. Don’t be shy there are no wrong answers. What do you do with your puppy? What skills do you teach your young dog. I don’t mean tricks (although if you have any tricks to add, check and [...]
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