Weird eh?Why on earth would anyone who has no interest in dog agility want to know anything about how to train agility contact obstacles? To explain the reason let me share a story with you. Years ago John (my husband) used to travel to, and [...]
As Lynda and I prepare for the upcoming the IFCS World Championships I thought I would re-post this short dose of inspiration that I love to look back on! Today I am grateful for Lynda Orton-Hill and Melissa McKeen who are shoulder to shoulder with [...]
Today, I feel like I am only barely scratching the surface on the topic of tugging :)). Why Does My Dog Need To Tug? You may be asking yourself why the heck is tugging so darned important anyway? Personally, I believe all dogs should learn [...]
This week we are focusing on how to inject more joy into our dog training. I believe that all dogs start off with an innate joy to be around us. Our choices as dog trainers can either help to develop that joy, turning it into [...]
If you are a newsletter subscriber then earlier today you would have received a post on evaluating and working towards eliminating "baggage" in your relationship with your dog. All of our dogs carry around some form of baggage from living with and learning from us. [...]
John walking with the girls but who are the girls walking with? Where are you mom? While many of you are putting your life with your dogs under a microscope after my last two newsletters, I fear some of you may be [...]
Encore with a highly valued toy. If you have been reading my blog for a little while, you are aware of my constant emphasis on relationship building and a solid foundation before you work on the "sexy" stuff in dog training. Although I [...]
Swagger "working it" with his toy while I pound away at my computer today. There have been some great reports written on my last blogpost after the last newsletter. I am happy to see so many of you are starting to exam the triggers [...]
The first newsletter in my new series Focus for Work was sent out today. For those of you that are working on the homework assignment I am using the blog as a place for your to comment. Would love to hear your thoughts on the [...]
What's Missing In Our Foundation Dog Training ? The laws of science have taught us all how to use reinforcement to shape our dogs’ responses. As we train a dog we are actually building behaviour, like a little girl with her glue gun making crafts or [...]
Shelby on the seesaw, check out the dinosaur Cross Over obstacle in the foreground. Today I had a thought… How could my life have been different “If I knew then what I know now?” Think about that for yourself, what would be different? What [...]
On Thursday of this week the Ontario government will be once again voting on the future of "Bully-Type" breeds. Today I wrote a letter to my MPP, I emailed it but also intend on sending a hard copy. I encourage everyone living in Ontario to [...]
