November/December 2012 Training Ideas! • —– 10 Tips for Training The Tunnel • —– Lessons From A Superhero • —– Doodling For Enhanced Performance • —– Snapshot: Dock Dogs! • —– Veteran Dogs • —– Training Your Second Dog • —– European Handling Style November/December 2012 Departments: Snapshot, Editorial, Home Improvement, Ringside With, and more! Available for purchase November 15, 2012....
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September/October 2012 Multi-Sport! • —– Fostering Junior Handlers • —– Home Improvement • —– Perfect Poles • —– Natural Talent • —– 15 Tips For Remaining Competitive In Dog Sports • —– “How To” Multi-Task/Multi-Train Your Dogs! • —– Training Plans! • —– ABC’s Lure Course September/October Departments: Training in 10 Minutes, Snapshot, Expert Editorial, Home Improvement, Ringside With, and Vet Focus. Click Here to Purchase....
Read MoreTeaching the Concertina ‘Down’
Article and Photography Credit: Catherine L. Zinsky (Article Excerpt) Teaching the Concertina ‘Down’ A ‘concertina’ is a sort of small accordion. A squeezebox, if you will. The ‘concertina down’ acquired this name because in essence when performing the concertina down, the dog is folding into the down—squeezing into it. It results in a very tight, compact down that prevents the dog from ever traveling forward while performing it. In my estimation, there are basically...
Read MoreThe Recall as a Foundation Exercise
The Recall as a Foundation Exercise Article and Photography Credit: Catherine L Zinsky (Article Excerpt) The Recall as a Foundation Exercise Catherine L. Zinsky To succeed in any of the obedience classes, you must have a reliable recall. The physical definition of a recall in the context of obedience is that the dog ‘reconvene when summoned.’ Simply put, this means your dog comes to you when he’s called. Every time a dog is coming towards (returning) to the handler, he is...
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Current Issue July/August 2012 Special Edition: Obedience & Rally • —– Snapshot ASCA Rally • —– Between The Exercises • —– Perfect Pivots for Rally • —– Mondioring Obedience • —– Training in 10 Minutes • —– The Recall As A Foundation • —– Making Obedience & Rally Training Fun • —– Competition Obedience Foundation Games • —– ABC’s of Tracking July/August Departments: Training in 10 Minutes, Snapshot, Editorial, Home Improvement, Ringside With, and Vet Focus. Click...
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Current Issue: May/June 2012 Disc Dog & More! • —– Disc Issues • —– The Effect of Music in Disc Dog • —– “How To” Attend a Multi-day Seminar • —– USDAA For Agility Newbies • —– Should I Train A Running Contact • —– SWIM Using Platforms/Island Hoping • —– Confessions Of A Non-Athlete May/June Departments: Training in 10 Minutes, Editorial, Home Improvement, Ringside With, Vet Focus, and Fit Friends. Click here to purchase Available on May 16, 2012....
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