Dog Agility Podcasts in 2023

19 Jan 2023Steve Schwarz

I like to listen to podcasts while I'm driving and working around the house. I asked folks on the AgilityNerd Facebook page for their favorite dog agility podcasts and put them in this post for easy access.

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Are You Training Enough Threadle Handler Locations?

16 Jan 2023Steve Schwarz

I want my threadle physical and verbal cues to be proofed enough that I don't have to be perfectly positioned for my dogs to take the obstacle as a slice or a wrap. How accurate does your dog need you to be?

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Two Proposals for Determining Invitees to the AKC Agility Invitational

06 Jan 2023Steve Schwarz

I present two proposals for selecting teams that can perform well at the AKC Agility Invitational without requiring popular breeds to trial nearly every weekend.

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Dana Pike/Steve Skills Sequences

25 Nov 2022Steve Schwarz

I loved running Spark on Dana Pike's skills sequence at this week's class and she kindly let me share it. I've added two more sequences to give you three jump-only skills sequences for a long narrow space that let you work on jump wraps, 270s, back side slice/wrap, and a threadle.

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AKC-like JWW/Premier Novice through Masters Practice Courses

12 Nov 2022Steve Schwarz

Three of each AKC-like Jumpers/Premier sequences for novice/advanced and excellent/masters teams from a recent seminar of mine.

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Fun AKC-like JWW Novice/Advanced Practice Courses

07 Nov 2022Steve Schwarz

Five fun and challenging AKC-like Jumpers sequences for novice/intermediate teams from a recent seminar.

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Four Jumps, Two Tunnels, Eight Sequences to Train All the Things - Video

18 Sep 2022Steve Schwarz

Here are eight sequences for a long narrow space using four jumps and two tunnels that let you work on a lot of different handling skills!

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Three Backyard Back Side and Threadle Practice Sequences

02 Sep 2022Steve Schwarz

Snap! and I need to work on him taking the jump on a back side slice while I'm moving fast away from the jump he is taking. Also threadle wraps when I'm past the plan of the jump. So I created these three sequences and thought I'd share them.

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Birgitta Hermansson Tunnels/Jumps Practice Sequences - Video

26 Aug 2022Steve Schwarz

I always enjoy the practice courses Birgitta Hermansson posts on Facebook. After having so much fun running one of her sequences I came up with three more sequences for the same equipment setup. I also shot some video of me practicing with Snap! and 8 month old Spark for fun.

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Ultimate Guide to Filling Dog Agility Tunnel Bags

09 Jun 2022Steve Schwarz

After 10 years, I've updated my step by step instructions for filling up dog agility tunnel bags.

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