Teaching/Seminars

Dog Agility Blog Action Day — What makes a good instructor/coach?

Posted by on September 5, 2012 at 9:54 am

Here are 5 things to look for in a GREAT instructor/coach… 1. Has more then one answer to a problem — Every dog is different, and there is no “one size fits all” answer to every training problem. A good trainer will have an alternative solution if their first one doesn’t work. 2. Understands the […]

Looking back at 2011, and forward to 2012

Posted by on December 27, 2011 at 7:17 pm

Well, 2011 was definitely a tough year for me and the Shelties.  It started out great–Trip was running well, Ticket began competing and also did well, moving pretty quickly into the Excellent classes.  The AKC Nationals were disappointing–it was not my favorite Nationals experience for many reasons–#1 the facility and its layout, but also the […]

New and Improved

Posted by on December 18, 2011 at 11:28 am

So, thanks to Sarah and Esteban, I’m relaunching my new and improved blog/website.  I love the format, and I think it’s much more user friendly.  I hope to include more training info in the future, so stay tuned.  There will probably still be a few tweaks, but the majority of it is there. Biggest news–I’m […]