At first glance, ItsYerChoice might look like a simple game: you hold cookies in your hand, and your dog learns not to dive for them. But the truth is, this game is actually the foundation for everything my dogs do, both in life and in [...]
Recently I responded to a post on a forum about someone struggling with their 2x2 training and wondering what they did wrong (or perhaps was the method flawed and not appropriate for all dogs). Obviously I feel the method works wonderfully for all dogs but [...]
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 [...]
This is a question that keeps coming up with dogs learning the 2x2s for the first time but have had previous experience with weaving. Diagram 1 What often happens with these dogs is that, even though you may establish the Reward Line, when [...]
Okay, workshop today and since it is contacts and WEAVES I thought I would quickly answer a couple of the 2x2 questions that you guys have posted. Q. First of all what about those 24" spaced poles? Now that the AKC and the USDAA have [...]
As we approach the one year anniversary of the release of my 2x2 Weave Training DVD I thought I would welcome any questions you may have that I have not yet answered. 2x2 Weave Training DVD celebrates it's 1 year anniversary this month. By [...]
 Twister (1992-2008) working her chair routine Isn't it funny how all of these posts on dogs shaping people have ended up having picture of a terrier with them. And not coincidentally many of your comments are about Jack Russell Terriers! Hmm, yes indeed terriers [...]
The title of this post sounds a bit like an old Jimmy Stewart movie to me (okay, now I am dating myself!). Regardless, I thought I would catch you up on some of my teaching in Washington State last month. I had a Contacts & [...]
Now that there are so many of you excelling with the 2x2 process I thought I would answer a few questions that you have sent in about training dogs that are not toy motivated. First of all yes, this method works well with all dogs, [...]
Hi all, I trust you are all enjoying a great holiday season with your friends and family. John and I went to one of my brother for Christmas dinner last night. We had a blast. My sister-in-law Pat, made about a zillion vegetable dishes for [...]
Okay, before I settle into answering the weave questions that have come in, I thought today  I would write about the new DVD and what brought me around to the 2x2 method. It is a long entry,  I hope it doesn't come off as being [...]
