My first run at the World Championships was going to teach or shall I say re-teach me a very important lesson and that was; read the course maps carefully and read the numbers as you do your walk through. I was running on team. Canada [...]
I returned home from Germany late Sunday night and I arrived home with one of my airplane colds:(. Yesterday I slept . . . a lot! I have so much to share with all of you about my experiences at the World Championships in Germany [...]
Early morning start tomorrow means I can't write much. Team Canada is the first team to practice at the FCI World Championship venue so we have a breakfast call at 5:30 AM and on the bus at 6:15 AM. Here is a video I put [...]
All ready to head out to Germany. The girls are prepared, my back is back to 100%, bring on the world! Getting into the spirit of the event I had my toes painted. Last year I coloured my hair to match my dog. That didn't [...]
I came across this last night when I couldn't sleep. Although I did not know Jeep personally I knew of him and the great team he made with his owner Katie. I knew Katie's mother but only recently met Katie as she attended a workshop [...]
Today I wrote a post for a training list about head halters being my tool of choice in training. I thought I would share it here with all of you. Don't get me wrong, I want all of my dogs on a flat collar-- it [...]
Well, we leave for Germany for the FCI championships in just 6 days. Our team flies out on Sunday evening from various airports across Canada and we all meet up in Frankfurt when we arrive Monday morning. My dogs and I are ready to go. [...]
So why is it that after those killer work outs that the other girls were sore and I wasn't? As little as only four years ago I used to get really sore just like anyone else. You know that "ooh-don't-touch-me-there-and-I-can't-barely-get-down-to-the-toilet-sore-muscles." It was normal, but not [...]
So last week a few of my students got together here for a Say Yes "holiday." I have to quote "holiday" since for many of you, it wouldn't be your idea of a "holiday." We had my favourite Scottish born fitness guru come to kick [...]
Things are busy here at Say Yes this week, but for a different reason. We are having a "fit camp" for handlers. I am thoroughly enjoying it but it truly is gruelling (in a good way). Jill, the trainer I work with in Florida offered [...]
Defining moments of decision happen both in the dog and in us. Do you hit the snooze alarm in the morning or do you decide to get up, giving you a few extra moments to train your dog before you leave for work? Do you [...]
We just wrapped up another 4 days of camps here at Say Yes. Thursday & Friday it was Advances in Dog Training followed by Saturday and Sunday's Critical Elements for Sport and Life (formerly puppy camp so lots of puppies here but no longer restricted [...]
