Foundation Training

Positional Cue

Posted by on December 8, 2010 at 10:39 pm

So, I’m jumping ahead a bit since I’m currently working on more advanced foundation stuff with Ticket. I hope to go back and give more details about other training aspects on the way to where we are now, and then hopefully be able to put it in order. It’s definitely not exact, since so many […]

Flatwork

Posted by on December 5, 2010 at 8:01 pm

So much of agility isn’t about the obstacles, it’s about what happens in between–your handling. I think developing your puppy’s understanding of handling takes longer then anything. The good news is that it’s something you can start from when you very first bring them home. Circle work (as outlined by Greg Derrett), is a heck […]

Contacts–what to do, what to do…

Posted by on November 25, 2010 at 8:43 pm

Ahhh, the million dollar question…how are you going to train your contacts?  Are you going to do running?  Are you going to do two on two off?  Four on the floor?  Trkman?  Stride Regulators?  It can almost make your head explode. Currently, I have a running aframe and dogwalk with Trip.  What most people don’t […]