Ramblings from the Weekend
Just a few thoughts from the three day seminar I just wrapped up here in Florida. I passed by this little tricket in the grass every day and I just had to take a snapshot of it on my last day. Yes I know it [...]
Lessons in Gratitude
Things I find myself thinking about at 5:30 in the morning while I wait for the rain to stop. If you find yourself lamenting about something a friend "did" to you remember to be grateful you have that friend and the lessons you may be [...]
Defining Agility Brilliance
I was eating my breakfast this morning thinking about what I want to accomplish at the three day workshop I have starting today. The workshop is primarily young, adolescent agility dogs, those either just embarking on an agility career or those that have yet to [...]
A Shake Up to the Normal Routine
Still down here in south Florida. I decided to take a little "me" time in between teaching camps. Most days have started with my friend Neta and I working out with her awesome trainer Jill Dearmin from Juno Beach Fitness. Yesterday Jill took us to [...]
You Definitely Get What You Pay For . . . Most of the time.
Always the overachiever. This is not a move for everyone, most normal people just do a series of low end bounces to get in shape on a their Cellercise Last week I wrote about how crazy I am about my rebounder or "Cellerciser." [...]
Start Line “Fun”
I entitled this post Start Line “Fun” because for many of you, that is what is lacking. It has become more like Start Line “Hell” than Start Line Fun. If you are trying to trick, intimidated or “force” your dog to wait for a release [...]
Making Dreams Come True
I love this quote "He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality." – Anwar al-Sadat (former Nobel Peace Prize winner, former President of Egypt, until is assassination October 1981) What this quote means to me is [...]
Start Line Brilliance Begins in the Dryer?
Crate Games are now, Appliance Games I just wrapped up a workshop with young dogs getting ready to trial. I would say less than 30% of the group had really reliable start lines stays. That is not a good sign. If you [...]
Are You Ready to Cellercise?
Last week I posted a "half" of a picture which some of you picked up as me on some sort of trampoline. Today I come clean, it is a Working my obliques (abs) on the cellerciser. rebounder, actually a "Cellerciser" to be [...]
The 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 [...]
Random Barking Thoughts . . . or Barking Random Thoughts
I just love this shot. Kristie Moser took in last weekend in Orlando. It is just a crack up. Encore doing all the talking, then there is me, lips pursed, as if trying not to compete with her voice. ********************************************** A lot of great comments [...]
Your Course Source
Lots of great comments about barking dogs yesterday. I will have more to say about that tomorrow. But for today I have an awesome opportunity for everyone. Our IFCS World team currently has a great fundraiser underway. For Twenty Canadian dollars you get [...]
