If you have been following my blogs from the beginning you will know that my original blog did come with a warning that my grammer and english may not be perfect. Let me add to that that I may, from time to time, make up [...]
Okay, so I screwed up and the post I wanted you all to read today (Monday) got posted yesterday (Sunday). SOoo what that means is that everyone has had a head start in finding challenges. If you haven't read yesterday's post yet, please [...]
Since last week, when I put out the idea that you all should run out and get five weave pole and contact challenges from three elite agility handlers, some of you have come to the conclusion that I should provide you with the actual challenges [...]
Let me take this opportunity to send out my own personal best positive vibes for each of you that regularly visits this blog. Here is wishing 2010 to be the best year ever for each of you! I know I am totally stoked. I have [...]
Recently I was asked to give my advise to a fellow blogger (a brilliant blogger btw) whose dog Gustavo gives her moments of joy sandwiched between ones of frustration. From what I can tell it is a stress related behaviour and until further advised with [...]
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 [...]
For Buzz's entire life he has had the habit of sucking on stuffed animals and kneading like a kitten, while holding the toy in his front paws. I wrote about this peculiarity in my book "Shaping Success." When Feature was a wee baby she used [...]
Today being Christmas I wanted to sit down and wish everyone a blessed time. I recognize that not everyone is Christian and not everyone is celebrating on this exact day. My hope though, is that each of you has a higher Being you turn to for [...]
We all have those movies we love to watch at Christmas don't we? Being a hopeless romantic most of mine are centered around just that. So if you haven't got them, do not hesitate to run out and rent them right now! Better yet, click [...]
The Canadian Kennel Club has been sending a team to the FCI World Championships now for the past seven years now. Lori Pichurski, from Alberta, spearheaded the the Canadian effort by arranging and managing the team right from the beginning. This year the [...]
Okay, by now you guys know that I am a big Tony Robbins fan. I have been for years. I started listening to him back in my pharmaceutical sales days in the '80's. I am ashamed to admit I stopped getting his tapes when [...]
