The Championship Round is Here! The day has arrived. This has truly been a team effort, first my Say Yes team narrowed down a long list of amazing videos to only 15… then we called on you to help us narrow those down to just [...]
Day 3 of our video contest is here! We have 5 more incredible short videos for you to watch today. Each and every video producer should be proud. Not just those in the semi-finals, but every video submitted is fantastic. The 15 videos chosen are [...]
Day 2 of our Handling360 Video Contest I’m sure that after watching yesterday's videos you can understand why we asked for your help…pretty amazing right? If you haven't had the chance to watch those videos yet, [...]
Day 1 of Our Handling360 Video Contest Has Arrived We at Say Yes LOVE our video contests. Every entry is inspiring and each one highlights the wonderful relationship between dogs and the people who love them. My team and I sit down and watch each and every [...]
Lots to learn from today's video. It is a glimpse into the agility journey of one of my Handling360 students. Although it is meant to be a "Handling360 success story" there are lessons to learn while you watch. For some, it may be discovering that there is an actual breed of dog called [...]
Trans·for·ma·tion /tran(t)sfərˈmāSH(ə)n: a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance. Who amongst us wouldn't want a “transformation”? Maybe a transformation of our fitness level, our cluttered house, or yes possibly even our agility abilities. Transformations require the desire for a change. That desire may come from [...]
I'm sure you have life long friendships that got their roots somewhere in dog sports. Meet Krinna and Naomi two friends who were strangers prior to talking to each other about mutual struggles in a dog agility class. Both ladies travelled up to Canada last year to take part [...]
"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better!" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson When I was 10 years old I wanted to play organized ice hockey... you know, with coaches and team jerseys the whole big shebang. The only problem was there were [...]
Last weekend was the 2015 European Open. In March I was named to the Canadian team with my two dogs Feature and Swagger. It should have been an event I was really looking forward to, however, I was heading into it with mixed emotions. Several times in the past [...]
In my last blog post, I showed a treadmill routine I put together building on some cool ideas I got from Robert Porter at our Canine Fitness and Body Awareness Symposium. Since then we have gotten two main questions... First... what if I missed the [...]
One of the most common faults on the agility field today is knocked bars. And it makes sense since....there are more jumps then any other obstacle out there. There are several “Jumping Gurus” out there with structured, methodical programs to help teach dogs to jump. I [...]
"Every step toward your dream is a step away from your regret tomorrow". ~Steve Maraboli After yesterday's blog post, people asked to see what kind of exercises I was referring to…things that I would do with a puppy "away from agility." So.... our friend Lynda [...]
