Trans·for·ma·tion /tran(t)sfərˈmāSH(ə)n: a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance. Who amongst us wouldn't want a “transformation”? Maybe a transformation of our fitness level, our cluttered house, or yes possibly even our agility abilities. Transformations require the desire for a change. That desire may come from [...]
Last weekend was the 2015 European Open. In March I was named to the Canadian team with my two dogs Feature and Swagger. It should have been an event I was really looking forward to, however, I was heading into it with mixed emotions. Several times in the past [...]
One of the most common faults on the agility field today is knocked bars. And it makes sense since....there are more jumps then any other obstacle out there. There are several “Jumping Gurus” out there with structured, methodical programs to help teach dogs to jump. I [...]
Yesterday, I introduced you to Libby, who is our new Puppy Peaks Junior Reporter, here to give you a monthly "peek" into Puppy Peaks from her perspective. Thanks to each of you for making Libby feel so welcome! Libby is a 16-year-old dog trainer who [...]
When it comes to dog training, I recognize that everyone is in a different place in their journey. Your needs may differ based on the challenges you face with your pet, your experience level, your goals for your dog (dog sports? obedience? Or just a [...]
What a week it has been! Yesterday concluded our last day of voting for our Top 20 videos in the Puppy Peaks Video Contest, and today, the top 8 videos chosen over the last 4 days will FACE OFF for the Grand Prize! We received [...]
Day 4 of voting is upon us! We've had nearly 1,500 people vote for our first 15 videos...can you believe it? Thank you to everyone for voting, and a special thanks to our talented videographers for providing us with such beautiful entertainment over the last [...]
Thank you everyone for voting yesterday for Day 1 of the Puppy Peaks video contest! Nearly 500 people cast their votes yesterday for our videos! That's awesome! Now you see what a difficult decision it was for us to choose just 20! Just as a [...]
Small but mighty - 9 1/2" Shelby winning in the 12" class in 1998 at the age of 10 years old. When I think back on to my first years in agility with my Jack Russell Terrier "Shelby," it makes me happy to [...]
According to my booking calendar (planned more than a year ago) I should be in Germany right now. I had made my decision at that time, that I would not be applying to Canada’s FCI team to travel to South Africa in 2013 [...]
The Games Championship is comprised of two Games: Snooker and Gamblers. If you are really keen to learn more about each game, there is a briefing written up on the WAO home page. Snooker is a game that most people who are new to agility [...]
I just got home from my participating in my second WAO (World Agility Open) event held in Oviedo, Spain. Some consider this one of the four "world championship" type agility events; FCI in October, European Open in July, WAO in May and IFCS held every [...]
