Victim or Player?
Okay, I know I haven't written in a while. Crazy busy around here again. But at 2 AM the coyotes outside our bedroom window told me I should write a blog so here I am. I have mentioned in the past that I am a [...]
Winners Announced!
The Ultimate Dog Agility Training and Flying Your Pet e-book "bundle" buying period has been extended until Monday night! So, if you haven't bought go ahead click this link now. HOWEVER I did promise a draw was going to be held today and it was [...]
What’s In It For You!
Since today is the last day to grab a discounted copy of the three fundraiser e-books I thought I would give you all a little look inside. I am sure most of you are convinced to buy our "E-book Bundle" just for a chance at [...]
Fundraising Going to A New Level
As our fundraising spree winds down, the special pricing on our ebooks ends this Wednesday, August 30th, we are going out with a bang and a "splash." The 2011 FCI Canadian Large Dog Team in their Back-On-Track Coats (Fizz Royakkers, Feature Garrett, Encore [...]
What Do Dog Training And Weight Loss Have in Common?
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. [...]
The Ultimate Opportunity
Today IS the Day! Today is the day we start a two week blitz fundraising drive. But this isn't anything like your neighbour's kid selling plastic bowls for the phys ed department, this is the ULTIMATE win-win-win situation. Earlier this week I started working on [...]
What’s Upcoming; A Sneak Peek or is it “Peak”
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 [...]
I Can Recall Away From Anything, Do Amazing Tricks But . . .
I love to raise puppies. I love the lessons they share with us. Swagger decided this morning's activities would include a wee bit decorating and made me think if he could talk... he would say: "I can do recalls from anything, do amazing tricks, tug [...]
4140 Successful Repetitions Must Mean Something!
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 [...]
Being the Best on Any Level
I am not a natural writer. Several weeks ago I was asked to join a sort of cyber-flash-blog-mob to write on the topic of volunteering at agility trials. At the time I was in the middle of getting my Puppy Peaks membership off of the [...]
The Possibilities in Dog Training
Recently I became involved in a discussion about dog training methodology with friends and members of the CAPPDT. I felt compelled to write this post, hopefully I did it without judgement. I know I have addressed this topic many times in the past but it [...]
Airport Insights
John and I just returned from a working vacation in Italy. We spent that last few days in Rome, it was surreal. Like an adult version Disneyland except that all of the attractions were real and some over 2000 years old! Flying out of the [...]
