Our central Ohio weather is finally feeling like spring! Even though it’s been a mild winter, it hasn’t been quite nice enough to be as enjoyable as some other years. If you’re going on more outings with this nicer weather, here are a few training games to help your dog Read more…
This weekend we hosted a rally trial (heeling event) and Tonks had new accomplishments. Level 1 We received two more passes to finish her first level title. This included one run with a score of 209/210. Here’s a video of the moment where she lost that point. Thanks to Raegan Read more…
Another Camera? Last spring my cannon camera died. I saw it was missing… and later found Blaze had pushed it into the mop bucket. As a result of that experience I looked into waterproof options like GoPro cameras. I purchased one of the basic models, a Hero, and found it Read more…
We were re-inspired to practice waiting patiently. All of my dogs are very impatient about waiting for their training turns. When we’re at the big training facility I leave them in an office up front and in the last year they’ve learned to be calm if they get left behind Read more…
Recently I’ve seen a few videos that trainers are using to demonstrate their training results/possibilities. I’ve been both impressed – and not – by some of these videos. It’s a great way to see some possibilities and on the other hand, video just captures a few moments of the training Read more…
It’s probably been at least two months since we’ve done a training session on dogwalks. Griffin had a few reps at agility class (and missed every time). And during a private last month (was good, one was a jump). But no ‘real’ training. Monday night we did one session and Read more…
I probably spend too much time on these behaviors. And so while waiting for the car to warm up before leaving classes last night…I ‘tested’ our finishes. Verbal or visual cues for both the left and right finishes. I need to move less. But I’m getting better! I think the Read more…