The Challenge of Changing our Emotions
I don't care if you are a "dog trainer" with strong opinions or if you are religious about another topic. Strong feelings that back you into a corner where you can only see one road out will give you countless hours, days, weeks, months, and years of struggle. You are...
The Less Known Agility Start Line Issues
If you've been doing agility long enough, you know how fragile the start line is for many dogs. If you've never had an issue with your dog's start line, consider yourself lucky. In this post, I want to discuss the less-known start line issues - your dog wants to...
Start Line Issues – There’s more than anticipation
If you've been doing agility long enough, you know how fragile the start line is for many dogs. If you've never had an issue with your dog's start line, consider yourself lucky. What is a start line issue? Here are some common issues that can happen with your dog at...
How do you build trust and a good relationship between you and that new puppy?
Photo by Paws To Shoot Photography - Lisa Pertile Are you a new puppy owner? You're in the process of getting to know your new little one, and the first year can be a roller coaster of emotions for you and your puppy. Did you know puppies can appear confident and...
Running or Stopped Contact Performance?
Are you trying to decide whether your current or next dog should have running or stopped contacts? How do you decide which performance is best for you and your dog? What makes one contact performance preferable over the other? Since there are three very different...
