Try On Those Snow Shoes!
Last week my friend Lynda and I went for a walk with the dogs. Yes the snow was close to a meter deep (that is about a yard for our American friends) but the dogs didn’t care -- they wanted their walk! Now walking up [...]
The Singleton Puppy
I am writing this blog post today not from a position of a great depth of knowledge but reporting from two singular experiences. I am hoping anyone reading this that has gone through a similar situation will offer their perspective. I suppose for many of [...]
Sid the Kid
Those of you that are not on Facebook, that were unable to follow the links in my last post to the “surprise” here it is. Last November, while teaching in Australia I made arrangements for Feature to be bred to a lovely male that had [...]
Big Announcements for a Monday Morning
So two big announcements. First. I have a new facebook page. Big deal you say. Here is the deal. But I have printed today's blog post on this new page. It contains I big reveal by me, something I haven't shared publicly yet but I [...]
Agility Foundation
Oh my those Kiwi have quite the sense of humour. This is from Chelsea Marriner, who actually won the Jumpers class at the IFCS World Championships (with a borrowed dog). Enjoy! Today I am grateful for positive outlooks.
Start Planning that Summer Trip to Canada!
I just got the official word (and poster) that this year's Canada Cup event is going to be held on Canada Day! So no longer do you need to take extra days away from work as there will be both a Canadian and an American [...]
Is Good Dog Training Static or Dynamic?
We just wrapped up four days of puppy and young dog training. It started with our two day Advances in Dog Training (AiDT) and then rolled right into Critical Elements (the camp formerly known as puppy camp:)). As of January 2010 we now been honouring [...]
Inspirational People
Following up on my last post, Angela asked me how I would answer the question; who was the most inspiring person I knew or a most inspring moment of my life. I started just responding to Angela's question in the comments section, but then got [...]
You Have Got To Try This Sometime . . .
I just returned from a business trip in Arizona. I belong to a group of business people (there are about 25 of us) from a really varied cross section walk of life (everything from a man who gives dating advise, to a fertility expert, to [...]
Respecting the Value
While writing my last post about value building in Crate Games I was reminded of a post I answered about using a food toy such as the Tug It toy or other container with food in it. One reader on a forum asked; Why not [...]
Crate Games and the Question of Value
I got a question on my YouTube site last week about Crate Games, but for some geek-type reason unknown to me, my response never gets through, so I thought, why not blog about it? Here is the original question; I have been using crate games [...]
2×2 Weave Pole Training Discoveries
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 [...]
