Anytime I do a foundation workshop I mention the tremendous importance I put on a good recall. Not only is it lifesaving, everything grows from it. Focus for work, focus for you, the ability to control your dog at a distance and even handling gets [...]
Well puppy camp was once again a blast. I was very impressed with the way the campers all were able to create focus and drive in some pretty young puppies. The key was "fast and fun" transitions. From the crate to work and back to [...]
Lots of great lessons were discovered during my recent time out west. There is one lesson though, that I find myself repeating over and over again when I teach, and yet still I don't see the change in people's behaviour. You know the old saying [...]
Well Day 3 of Tweener camp yesterday was as awesome as Days 1 & 2. The highlights are numerous. One of the cool thing was the tug drive that has been created and maintained by students that have struggled with it in the past. I [...]
The first "wow" of the day has to go out to Bob Bailey who made it back home yesterday, less than a week after his open heart surgery! Bob is doing well, thank you to all for all of your prayers and positive thoughts. As [...]
Okay, I will put a freeze on the cow stories for a bit:). I was at a trial today, I was there for less than an hour but I did speak to a student, Clare. Clare doesn't live close by so we only see her [...]
Okay, to follow up on the shaping post, here is my, not-yet-completed list of things to shape. When I get it finished, I will post in on my website. If you would, please look over the list, alert me to any duplications you see and [...]
Well another one in the books. It was cold and snowy here the first day I arrived in Minnesota, well dah. It is Minnesota and it is February! A really well run trial. The girls from Omaha were up and I have to thank Brittney [...]
When Feature was a puppy I used to shape new behaviours with her all the time. One week I challenged myself to come up with a different, unrelated behaviour to shape each day for a week. That was fun. None of them were shaped to [...]
Group shot of Crate Games graduates. I had small workshop here yesterday with 9, mostly adolescent dogs, and their handlers. It went quite well with a few "aah ha" moments and the odd "oh my" thrown in to balance things out. We [...]
Being sick sucks. I have been laid up for the last few days but today I think I have turned the corner (just in time, as I have a bunch of teaching coming up). This weekend there was a Chiropractic-Veterinary workshop at our place. That [...]
The trial I was at on Friday was a small one. There were two standard runs and in the second one, Feature was the only 26" dogs (video included below). However with this very small trial there where still 3 people (that I knew of) [...]
