If I Could Turn Back Time…
A Dog Agility Blog Event Post In training, I do my best when I’m in the middle of it, but find it all to easy to look back after I’ve done it. It’s the If Only game. I bet you’re familiar with it. “If...
View ArticleTaking it on the Fly
A Dog Agility Blog Event Post I’ve never been any good at competition. Doing well means too much; it always has. I’m one of those people who hands homework in early, stressed myself sick over tests...
View ArticleBeagles aren’t Border Collies
Duh, right? ConneryBeagle: Yes! BAWH! Or not so much, because not everyone seems to know that when it comes to training. Maybe that’s why when I think coaches/trainers/clinicians, my first priority is...
View ArticleYes, In My Backyard!
by Doranna This is a Dog Agility Blog Event Ten years after my introduction to agility, I’ve managed to acquire some equipment–jumps, some contact equipment, some tunnels. And I’ve got a space...
View ArticleInternationally Yours
by Doranna With a title like that, you might be tempted to think I’m talking about the international editions of my books, or the cool covers that sometimes result when the book comes out in a...
View ArticleHandling the Handlers
by Doranna Dear AKC: This one’s for you. (A Dog Agility Blog Event: Improving Agility Organizations: I’m not picking on the AKC–it happens to be the agility venue in which I primarily participate....
View ArticleStop the Timer! The Aging Agility Dog…or Not?
by Doranna and the Blue Hound Beagles (A Dog Agility Blog Event–stop by the event page to see what everyone else has to say! ) When this blog topic came up, I immediately thought about my first agility...
View ArticleBrain Game Pain
by Doranna & the Blue Hound Beagles A Dog Agility Blog Event. Sort of. Last week the Dog Agility event went off as scheduled…without me. Life Chaos came to something of a head last week (if one...
View ArticlePuppy’s First Shoes
A Blue Hound Beagles Blog (A Dog Agility Blog Event: Starting your puppy) Talk about awesome reinforcement timing! This past month, in some weird universal coincidence, big lots of people (okay, a...
View ArticleAll the Colors of W00t
by Doranna Qualifying! Winning! Titles! W00t! Rah! Because hey, that stuff is fun. It’s lots of fun. The green Q ribbon is a revered thing. Add a bit of placement ribbon color and…you know…...
View ArticleCrossbraining
by Doranna A Dog Agility Blog Event Hard to decipher all the signage, but this was two rally novice titles with first and second place. Just starting the journey… The Blue Hound Beagles are, primarily,...
View ArticleThe No Clothes Equation
by Doranna “The emperor has no clothes” has never been a popular (or easy phrase) to utter. Not even in agility. So we’re talking about continuing education (training) in this blog event, but...
View ArticleNot So In Spite Of
Once you embark on the Way of Dog Performance Sports (obedience, rally, tracking, agility), certain things change. Every cares about the health and well-being of their dogs—but when you’re asking for...
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