Since my last post I have managed 3 different training sessions with Listo. The channel is now set about 4 inches apart. First session the toy was placed at the end. The poles are just at the point where they brush against Listo’s side. Just enough to get him to start to side step a …
Not to worry! I haven’t posted anything new on this topic because I simply have not been training my dog! I hope this will change soon. I have done one session where the weaves are starting to touch his body. I will be posting the results of this training session soon and the progress Listo …
Welcome to my blog! I am excited to include this as part of my training program at All Agility!! Okay… enough of the exclamation marks. I am glad you are here reading this and let me tell you what you can expect from this blog. I have been involved with dogs for most of my …
It is really important that after you spend time in the ring with your canine partner that when you come out you take some additional time to let the muscles cool down. After extreme physical activity both of your bodies need some time to return back to normal. This can be accomplished by simply going …
Regionals is almost upon us. Before going in the ring it is really important that you find the warm-up jump and plan to use it. Especially early in the day and early in the competition. As the competition goes on you may want to forego using the jump. You can make that decision as you …
Listo is now 11 months and I was finally able to introduce him to weave pole training. There are different methods that you can use to train weave poles but my choice style is channel weaves with wires. Probably the most popular method after channel weaves would be 2 X 2. For me this requires …
This might be useful for those of you who are about to embark on a journey with your dog that will hopefully result in a trip to AAC Nationals. With Regionals either coming up for some or underway, it is important that when you are at these events that you make sure you adequately prepare …