Hi Everyone, Sorry for the delay (gasp, it's been nearly a month) since posting last, and entering, and competing at my first Rally-O Trial. For those that follow me on Facebook and Twitter well you know Petey did just fine - two runs, and he earned his first two...
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Preparing for Rally Trial – Week 5 (Last Day)
Here's a short update! Petey had kennel cough (or perhaps just a cold) for a week so not much training until recently. But he's as good as he'll be for this weekend so we're done. All that's left is to make sure I don't choke. This is the first time I have done a "dog...
Border Collie? Malinois? I Don’t Need One!! (Or Do I?)
(This is the next blog post on interesting things I learned from the recent PABA Conference at the University of Guelph. See Part 1 to learn about it plus Dr. William “Deak” Helton.) Before I begin let me confess two things: One, I absolutely love watching Schutzhund....
Why Can’t My Dog Stay on Task? (The Vigilance Decrement)
I just came back from the third and final day of the Professional Animal Behavior Associates symposium for 2011 - this year, the presentation was focused on working dogs (search and rescue, detection, etc.) I'll let you read about the lineup here. The PABA conference...
Preparing for Rally Trial – Week 3
Quick update! With two weeks left to go, here's what I've gotten done so far: All of the basic behaviors are at a decent level of fluency I actually did drive to the trial location in Barrie and did a class there, just to see if Petey could work in the environment. He...
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