Your First Agility Trial – Part IV

By: Sally Silverman
Part IV
Making the most of the experience:
With so many rules and courses, registrations and running orders to keep straight, it’s sometimes easy to forget why you are trialing in the first place! Some ideas for making the most of your first trial experience:
Walking the course
Some walk the dog’s path first; some break Read More

November/Dec Issue: Available!

November/December 2009
• —– Earthdogs: Terriers of the Deep
• —– Ringside With Sharon Nelson – NADAC
• —– 3 Simple Skills to Train During the Winter Months
• —– Q& A With Mary Lou Campbell, Boywood Border Collies
• —– Winter Sports Highlighted: Skijoring / Dog Mushing
• —– Train While You Trial!
• —– K9 Nose Work – The Hot New Canine Game!
• —– 2009 AAC Read More

Your First Agility Trial – Part III

By: Sally Silverman
Part III
What to expect when you arrive:
Setting up
If you are not working out of your car, it’s handy to set up near the ring in which you will be working unless you think your dog will be over stimulated by the dogs on course. If you have more than one dog and the Read More

Tiny Topics: Those Wacky Weaves

Small dogs can have big challenges in training and competition. Tackle your tiny dog issues here!

The weave poles can be a daunting obstacle for handlers of dogs large and small. While some trainers may argue that tiny dogs find the obstacle either more or less difficult than their bigger counterparts, most agree that weaves Read More

Your First Agility Trial – Part II

By: Sally Silverman
Part II
Your first agility trial: What to bring along
Your entry is confirmed and you are ready to set out for your first agility trial. So, what do you need besides the dog? Plenty! Though you might not need everything listed here, many are things that will keep you and your dog comfortable in Read More

Your First Agility Trial – 4 Part Series Column

By Sally Silverman
Part 1
Your first agility trial: why, where and what to enter
You’ve built the drive, trained the teeter and proofed the contacts. It’s time to enter your first agility trial. Daunting? Perhaps. Here is some information that will guide you through the process.
The venue
There are numerous agility venues in the United States and Canada Read More

Tiny Topics: Training the Teeter

By Brenna Fender
Small dogs can still have big challenges in training and competition. Tackle your tiny dog issues here!
Creating a teeter performance that will work for a tiny dog may be a different challenge than doing the same for a large one. After solid foundation training on wobbling boards, handlers of dogs of all Read More

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