The most painful day as a dog owner isn’t the pain of embarrassment when our agility dog knocks just about every bar on a jumpers course, nor is it having to come up with the cash to pay a rather large and unexpected veterinarian bill. [...]
This month it was fun for me to find out that Libby is giving back to her community by being a 4-H leader. 4-H has grown around the world in their mission of "engaging youth” to reach their fullest potential. Seeing Libby spreading positive training to [...]
I just uploaded this new video where you get to see many of the elements of the Handling360 program in action. Yesterday I pushed away from the computer to run my dogs an an agility trial in Michigan USA, and I videoed my runs to [...]
Libby and her dog Elliott chose one of my favorite training games to shorten one of those cold winter weeks in Kentucky, and is wearing only a sweat shirt! Ohhh to have sweatshirt weather again! Winter weeks here in Canada are ranging in the -22C [...]
Happy New Year… I love this time of the year… new training, new goals! Libby has been sharing with us her training from Puppy Peaks for the last 2 months. Her post last month was about helping Riley learn the confidence to wear a head halter. [...]
To some dog owners who participate in performance sports around the world, I am considered a dog training “mentor." Definition: men·tor ˈmenˌtôr,-tər/ noun: mentor; plural noun: mentors 1. an experienced and trusted adviser. Being a mentor is an honour I take very seriously. Why would Susan Garrett [...]
Great pic captured by Lynne Brubaker at the WAO Championships in May 2013. Earlier this year Sarah Fernandez Lopez asked me if I would sit down with her for a session of their "Bad Dog Agility" podcasts. Sounded like fun so I said [...]
In last week's post, I introduced you to Libby. Libby has been brought onto the Say Yes team as our new "Junior Puppy Peaks Reporter." She is a young and talented trainer, who is passionate about obedience and dog agility, and more importantly, is passionate [...]
Yesterday, I introduced you to Libby, who is our new Puppy Peaks Junior Reporter, here to give you a monthly "peek" into Puppy Peaks from her perspective. Thanks to each of you for making Libby feel so welcome! Libby is a 16-year-old dog trainer who [...]
When it comes to dog training, I recognize that everyone is in a different place in their journey. Your needs may differ based on the challenges you face with your pet, your experience level, your goals for your dog (dog sports? obedience? Or just a [...]
Big decisions in life (which result in a dramatic turn either left or right) are made by weighing the pros and cons of either direction. Nobody confidently steps away from the direction they feel is the right way. So we have to assume each of [...]
Thank you everyone for voting yesterday for Day 1 of the Puppy Peaks video contest! Nearly 500 people cast their votes yesterday for our videos! That's awesome! Now you see what a difficult decision it was for us to choose just 20! Just as a [...]
