Rear End Awareness Exercises

How does one teach their dog that they have a rear end? Some dogs who only go for leash walks seem to not realize that they can do stuff with their rear end.    When I first learned this, and then saw it, I was stunned!  How could a dog get like this? I’ve never [...]

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Contact Behaviour

The question was asked of me the other day.   How does one train confidence on equipment? My initial response is that is takes time and repetition to build confidence, so perhaps it’s another question that needs to be asked. Perhaps the question is “my dog doesn’t like doing the down side of the dog walk” [...]

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New Zealand News on Raw Feeding

Check out this news broadcast from New Zealand on raw feeding your dog. 

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Rain Gear

Don’t know about you, but getting soaked while at an agility trial or out at some function or other isn’t my idea of a whole lot of fun so…. Here are some suggestions from agility folk…I haven’t tried them. I just do the simple dollar store plastic garbage bag with a good hat…works for me… [...]

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Tire Jumps

So the tire jump is not just a simple no fault jump. It can often be the scene of some fairly horrendous crashes. It has been the topic of much debate on agility lists as of late. One lady came up with a possible solution. Of course, since her jump uses drainage pipe, over time [...]

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Buja Board

Why use a buja board? It’s an excellent way to get dogs used to something move under their feet. It’s small enough you can take it with you various places. You can use it as a starter for doing a table and a teeter. it helps your dog develop confidence in doing things even if [...]

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Agility Training Journal

Must say…the folks here seem to have a good product. Have to say…I won’t get it, but I have tried it, but I have ONE dog doing agility. I do it for fun, titles and ribbons are nice, but it’s just fun. It’s a hobby that I’m not intense about. If I thought that I’d [...]

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All About Dog Training Carnival

So I submitted this post to the all about dog training blog carnival. The rest of the posts can be found here.

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Overview about a student’s fidelity toward instructors

Agility Vision put together a questionnaire on student’s and their fidelity toward their instructors.  He asked the question on the AGILEDOGS network. Semper Fidelis is the name of the post and you may find it here.   I found it an interesting read, really shows the differences in what students want in their instructors.

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