Well Novice camp started off with some excitement as this young lady decided she needed to lay her eggs right at the end of my opening sequence! Every year at the end of May-first week of June, the turtles come up from [...]
My observations from the Ontario regionals this week can be summed up by a comment I am borrowing from a friend. I was talking to a business colleague yesterday and he used the phrase "Buck Fever." He spoke about how a marksman on the practice [...]
Another Ontario Regionals has been put to bed. The rain, wind, hail and 9 degree temperature made us all very grateful for the bit of blue sky we saw on occasion on Sunday afternoon. Our championships up here in Canada are geared towards consistency across the Jumpers, [...]
No there is not connection between my software issues and the Ontario regionals (sorry if I scared any of you:)). I was hoping to post the first installment of my latest 2x2 training webinar however my program crashed yesterday and I can't figure out why. [...]
Hmmmm. Some thought provoking statements in this article although alot goes against good sound science, I have to admit I do agree with much of what is written. Check out this article http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009226383_dogs16.html "Dogs are thinking animals," Bekoff said. "They seek the outcomes they want. [...]
Susan Salo is here for the next week, although a few of us are sneaking out on the weekend to support our one and only USDAA trial in Ontario. Susan has been coming around here so long now, I am sure our absence won't be [...]
Seriously, thanks guys. Some awesome ideas came in yesterday. Any of you tuning into my blog today, looking for some great dog training content, go back and read what other people posted on the blog yesterday about prioritizing your life. Here is a quote that [...]
Hey guys, thanks for the awesome contribution of the motivational quotes added to Friday's blog post. There are some real gems there I am for sure going to add to my growing list. Encore, Feature and I spent the weekend at a CKC trial. Saturday was [...]
We had a full day of handling here yesterday and another one planned for today. Double box times two! Yesterday was a group of mostly high drive dogs, 11 of the 14 being over-the-top Border Collies. For the most part, all of the dogs worked very [...]
Hi all, just a quickie to let you know I am working on the weave pole webinar, hoping to have it completed for the blog on Wednesday. This is your last chance to post any 2x2 questions for me. John and I are leaving the [...]
When I was a kid I loved to play and watch hockey. As an adult, I rarely watch and haven't had an opportunity to play in quite some time. Playoff hockey is pretty much on the TV all the time right now up here in [...]
First of all thanks to all of you that took the time to give me your feedback by filling out the survey I posted last week. For those that intended to take the survey but didn't get around to it, you can still do [...]
