Dispel the Dementors
02 Mar 2016
Today's Dog Agility Blog Action Day on the subject of "FUN" got me thinking about what makes training and trialing agility fun for me. For…
Just DO Agility!
03 Jun 2015
I sometimes get questions from novice handlers asking about preparing for competition and especially about getting stressed out at…
The Power of Recall to Side/Heel - Video
29 Aug 2014
Training a Recall to Side or Recall to Heel is an important foundation agility skill that is often overlooked or brushed past when starting…
Puppy Agility: Connection Comes First
05 Mar 2014
Many performance dog owners want to start "working on agility skills" immediately with their new puppies. Some have the goal of having that…
Make the Second Obstacle Free
11 Feb 2010
This is a tip that is obvious but is often overlooked by agility handlers. In fact I see handlers who would benefit from this tip at every…
Post Run Note Taking
14 Feb 2009
At a recent trial I was talking with agility pal and local trainer Ashlee Trotter after her run and was intrigued by her after run note…
The Benefits of Reversing Course
26 Dec 2007
There was a discussion of Flatwork on the I replied to the trainer that one way that helps handlers and dogs break out of their handed…
Learning the Collapsed Tunnel/Chute
04 Jul 2007
I saw some good posts on the Agile Teach email list about teaching the Chute . So I thought I'd jot down my approach and some other's…
Handling Confusion
08 Jun 2007
The other day I was reminded of some tips I've learned for dealing with those times when we forget where we are going on course or it is our…
Reading Course Maps
19 Mar 2007
While working on another project I created a legend for the symbols used on an agility course map. So I decided to post it here for folks…