You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Everyone has heard this saying but is it true? Definitely not! Apex is my 13 year old Border Collie. His hearing and eyesight are not what they once were but his ability to learn is still possible! In my house I have several flights of stairs. Apex …
Listo distance “Get Out” and “Here”. What we want to teach the dog is that when pressure is applied to the path the dog responds with moving away. That is the “get out” command. When pressure is released the dog moves in closer. This is the “here” command. Based on the dogs training, the dog …
Welcome to the second installment of this topic! Today I will be discussing directional commands. I decided to test Listo’s understanding of what he knows about his directionals. What I found out is that they still need work! Especially when flow sent him directly to a very enticing obstacle. For Listo this is weave poles …
Chad Marquis is the owner and head agility instructor of All Agility located between Cambridge and Guelph. Chad has been involved in various aspects of dog training for over 25 years and agility training for over 20 years. In that time he has trained, competed, and earned titles in flyball, agility, obedience and herding. Chad’s first Agility dog, a Border Collie named “Darla” OTCH Lukan’s For What it’s Worth AG.X was the first Border Collie to be awarded a Novice Agility title and Excellent Agility Title by the Canadian Kennel Club. Darla also achieved titles at the top level of USDAA and NADAC. Darla and Chad won the 22” division at the first ever AAC Ontario Regionals in 2001. After a very successful career as a regular and veteran dog Darla retired in 2004 at the age of eleven.
Chad’s second dog “Echo” Lukan’s Sugar Kisses Am CDX, is an 11-year-old Border Collie. She has a long list of achievements in various sports that include: