Tip Tail

So last weekend I got out into the back yard with the new tripod and took some video of me heeling with Jet. I think he’s doing well, though still I worry that he’ll kick it into gear at a trial. I have to say, though, the only two trials I’ve entered him in were [...]

When it’s hot out, and I don’t want to go for a walk after work… and when I just can’t decide what dogs to take with me when all of them want to go, I sometimes will just stay home and train. Well yesterday at work I was thinking why not work all the dogs [...]

Jet is doing so well with obedience, I am thrilled! We did some training at a park a week or so ago and I think he’s looking great. This is his Novice run through. I am trying to use less treats, too, since he’s entered in Novice B the first weekend of May. Just for [...]

Well it’s that time of year for sure. Snow is on the ground, and it’s wet and icky outside. So I have had to move my training indoors. Fortunately we got a lot of training in last summer. I think Jet and Tatum both have a really good handle on agility, and next year they [...]

I am just curious. I’ve heard it time and time again. When teaching a new dog agility, don’t teach sequencing. Start on short sequences not more than about six jumps (or obstacles) in a row. I don’t understand this and I’ll tell you why. Chase, my BC, is great at short sequences of about six [...]

So Levi and I went to our first K9 Nose Work class. It was fun! Levi was a dork. He thinks that barking at people gets him the most treats, so that’s what he spend most of his time doing. LOL. So I might modify the technique just a bit for him. Set him up [...]

Well as this is posted on my blog I’m doing flyball with Chase. And hopefully Jet gets to do some run-backs and even some full lanes. I hope so. He’s such a good boy. Flyball practice last weekend was really making me think about, and appreciate, the importance of foundation training with puppies. Most of [...]

Yesterday I took Jet to a Tracking Seminar (day 2 of a two day seminar) in Farmington, Utah. It was during the German Shepherd Dog National Specialty. So not only did they have this tracking seminar going on, they also had conformation, herding, and a bunch of GSDs up there. They also were putting on [...]