Thanks to everyone for your feedback on the recall survey. I closed it down last night. Your comments have been invaluable. It makes no sense for me to design an e-course for you all based on what I think you need without finding out from [...]
I thought the title of this post sounded a bit naughty but I figured, at the very least, it would get your attention. Today I have a great surprise for everyone. If you are a newsletter subscriber, and have read my latest newsletter, you will [...]
When you plan to fail one of the most important components of your plan is "what do I do when my dog does fail?" To answer this question, keep in mind the most critical element of training the way I do and that is you [...]
Reading through your questions and comments on recalls makes me wonder if you guys have introduced what I refer to as "Planned Failures" in your dog training. Don't fall for any cute looks when your dog fails, be strong and don't "help" them. Planned failures [...]
On the blog last week over one hundred of you wrote in that you had difficulties calling your dog away from certain distractions. Thirty of you wrote in that people and dogs where difficult for your dog while more than 60 of you said it [...]
Okay with all of the responses to this thread you guys have got me really charged up. I have been burning the midnight oil! With the help of my friend Kim, I put together a survey to better investigate what is going on. So if [...]
Most puppies come with the basics of a recall. I said most not all, there are those independent models out there that learn very early on that the world has much to be discovered and they need to explore every inch of it All puppies [...]
Wow, am I ever excited. It is going to be a tough week because I have a ton of stuff I want to share with all of you BUT on top of that, I have Greg and Laura Derrett here this week, so I will [...]
Recently, after teaching for three weeks on the road, I wrote this statement on my facebook status . . . "There is nothing more important that teaching your dog a reliable recall, nothing . . . it is the foundation of all brilliance and it [...]
We worked rear crosses at my Masters handling workshop today near Vancouver, BC. Many people will fall back on rear crosses with their agility dog as they see front crosses as more complicated with more things to think about. The truth is, rear cross execution [...]
This past weekend I ran at our Ontario Provincial (Regional) Championships. My girls both did pretty well. Between Encore and Feature they won both Standard classes and both Gamblers classes. We got around Jumpers but sadly had bars in both rounds. In the end Feature [...]
At the recent IFCS World Championships in England Encore really struggled with her weave entries. Believe it or not I actually had people come up to me telling me they where concerned as they just bought my 2x2 Weave Training DVD and wondered if I [...]
