How Important is Your Dog to You?
Today's topic is something very near and dear to my heart—something I try to live by as much as I...
15 června, 2022
Staying Put is Hard Work
Down under distraction probably won't be winning any popularity contests among the usual exercises. I don't know about you, but...
07 června, 2022
Trial Series, Part 3: Trial Day
Finally, after all the preparation I described in the first two articles of this series, the trial day came along...
04 června, 2022
Trial Series, Part 2: Trial Training Sessions
In the first part of this series, we talked about setting up the trial and getting the attendees together. In...
24 května, 2022
Trial Series, Part 1: Setting Up the Trial
I make sure to distinguish between the different phases of training obedience that a handler will go through during their...
17 května, 2022
When is your dog ready for the trial?
As I have written a few times before, training advanced competitive obedience only really has one practical application: we train...
14 května, 2022
Training to the limits of your dog
Once you have trained your dog long enough, have taught him all the exercises he needs to know, have patiently...
04 května, 2022
Training in Harsh Weather Conditions
It's the sad truth that training obedience isn't always just sunshine and rainbows. There are days when it's pouring down...
27 dubna, 2022
Awesome Dogs I Have Worked With: The One Who Won the ‚Loving Handler‘ Lottery
Doing any kind of work that requires you to interact with people is usually pretty demanding. Any wait staff, shop...
19 dubna, 2022
When to Start Training Advanced Obedience with Your Puppy
I am sure you have heard this notion of delaying your puppy's training until it reaches some arbitrary age: 6...
05 dubna, 2022