Sleep and time are a bit scarce around here these days because, well, puppies are hard. Evenings are really challenging with Spire right now, and
Category: Training
You know, I really thought I’d have more videos of 10-week-old Spire by now. Training videos, zoomie videos, toy play videos… ALL the videos! But
One “secret” to success in agility is not letting the rules of the game define your training. You must know the relevant rules and filter
Although a successful agility run is an incomparable thrill, if I had to pick a favorite part of agility it’d be the training — especially
Years ago when I was in horses I remember an item on my training list I was convinced would be hard. I imagined the training
I’ve found myself thinking a lot lately about the concept of building on success. If you value clarity and confidence in your agility dog’s performance,
Identifying the vision, value, and big-picture goals that define your agility experience is powerful and crucially important, but I know this work often gets neglected
Have you ever seen (or been) an agility handler who insists their dog KNOWS THIS, even when the dog is clearly telling us she doesn’t?
One enviable quality of artful agility trainers is their ability to adjust their approach when needed. They know how to break things down to create