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

Greening the Doo

Greening the Doo
By Leslie May and Johann, the dog, of RaiseAGreenDog.com

One of the ways a dog most negatively impacts the environment is with their doo. So how you take care of your dog’s waste is where you can have the most positive effect on your green dog’s environment. Did you know that in 2004, the Read More

The Problem With Shock

By Angelica Steinker, M.Ed., PDBC, CDBC, NADOI Endorsed, CAP2
Excerpt from the article: The Problem With Shock
It isn’t that shock collar training doesn’t work, because it does.  The question is at what price?  Some extremely skilled trainers may be able to offset some of the problems shock collars can cause. However, shock collars are for sale Read More

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Refer A Friend Program: Want to add a FREE Issue to Your Subscription? Refer A Friend, and receive an extra issue onto your subscription!! Refer 1 or Refer 10!! For every new subscriber you refer you earn extra DogSport Magazine Issues! Check us out online in our Store & Subscription Section or call for more information Read More

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WE ASKED, YOU ANSWERED!
We need inspiration from our readers for upcoming Issues of DogSport Magazine. Your answer to the current DogSport: Q&A question may now appear in the magazine or on DogSportMagazine.com!!
Email answers to: info@ntiglobal.com. Please make sure to write DS/Answers in the subject line. Include: Your first name and last name, e-mail address, city, 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

NAFA Flyball – August 2009 Update

North American Flyball Association Update

Closing date for NAFA®’s new championship tournament, the “NAFA® CanAm Classic”, is August 20th! Get your seed times and team names ready and in the mail! The three day event will be held October 2-4, 2009 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. Check http://nafadb.flyball.org/fy2010.shtml for entry details.
Visit the official website, Read More