Retrieve Components Overview – Part 4: Frontsit and Holding the Dumbbell
After three articles on the setup of the retrieve, the throwing portion, and the actual fetching, we are finally coming...
30 srpna, 2022
Retrieve Components Overview – Part 3: Retrieving
In the first two articles of this series, we discussed everything that happens before you throw the dumbbell and then...
23 srpna, 2022
Retrieve Components Overview – Part 2: Throwing and Focus
In the first article of this series last week, we went over all the components of the retrieve that come...
23 srpna, 2022
Retrieve Components Overview – Part 1: Before the Throw
The dumbbell retrieve is a much more complex exercise than it seems at first glance. It is comprised of many...
23 srpna, 2022
Archer’s IGP 2 Series, Part 4: Protection and Aftermath
Last week, Archer described the tracking and obedience parts of our IGP 2 trial; and today, he is anxious to...
03 srpna, 2022
Archer’s IGP 2 Series, Part 3: Tracking and Obedience
As I was writing this article, Archer, like he usually does, was lying on his doggie bed and watching me....
26 července, 2022
Archer’s IGP 2 Series, Part 2: Training
Last week, I gave you an overview of our trial preparation. This week, I would like to focus more on...
19 července, 2022
Archer’s IGP 2 Series, Part 1: Overview
There is no way around it: Spring is trial time. I barely had time to recover from the intense experience...
14 července, 2022
You are Responsible for Your Dog
Two weeks ago, we discussed our responsibilities tied to our dogs as well as their positions on our priority lists....
28 června, 2022
Last-Minute Changes Before a Trial
I recently wrote a trial article series where I described the trial that I organized for my clients this spring....
21 června, 2022