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Scent Work Wonderings
dog training, Goals, Scent WorkHere’s a question for those of you who ask your dogs to do sniffy activities with you: who determines where the odor is? Does the hide setter determine where the odor is? What about the handler? In my opinion the…
Read MoreThis One Time at Dog Agility Class
Agility, dog training, Goals, Mental ManagementThis week in class we talked about why agility is so hard. The answer is: so many moving parts! You need to be good at 3 dimensional spaces, you are moving, the dog is moving FAST and that is BEFORE…
Read MoreGot Reinforcement EVENTS??
Agility, dog training, Scent Work, TeachingToday in sniffer class we discussed how to make rewarding our dogs exciting for the dogs! Not all dogs find food more reinforcing than chasing lizards or squirrels. Some dogs are just fine with hunting for all kinds of things…
Read MoreDo It Right
Agility, dog training, TeachingThis week in agility class I jokingly told someone to just “do it right”. We had a good chuckle, and I didn’t really mean it, but it sure slides off the tongue easily! Actionable tag points are always better…
Read MoreTeach Me a New Trick
Agility, dog training, TeachingThat saying, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, can sometimes be true, even with people! We get stuck in our ways and have a hard time trying something new. You can find a way past the scariness…
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