Bad Dog Agility Podcast

In this episode (46:25)

In this podcast, Jane Dewey joins the podcast to talk about putting on a trial from the club perspective.

You Will Learn

• The responsibilities of the club and club members.
• Why small clubs may rent out their name.
• The difference between a club and a business.

Mentioned/Related

• Podcast #1 in our Behind the Scenes series: Episode 305: Interview with Judge Sheyla Gutierrez
• Podcast #2 in our Behind the Scenes series: Episode 306: Interview with Trial Secretary Noreen Bennett
• The Growth of AKC Games

In this episode (1:08:31) In this episode, newly crowned AKC National Agility Champions Jennifer Crank, Betsey Lynch, and Amber McCune talk about the NAC experience in this big wrap up podcast! You Will Learn

• How competitors felt about the dirt surface.
• How the color of the dirt may have impacted dogs.
• What the champions thought about the Finals course.
• What the venue was like.

Mentioned/Related

• The 20 Foot Trap
• Episode 305: Interview with Judge Sheyla Gutierrez
• Train with Amber at American K9 Country

In this episode (41:23) In this podcast, Noreen Bennett of PawPrint Trials joins the podcast to educate competitors about the role a trial secretary plays at AKC trials. You Will Learn

• The responsibilities of the trial secretary.
• How management of trial entries and results have evolved over the years.
• Why most trial entries are not handled electronically.
• The future of agility trial management.
• How Jennifer feels about her brief stint as a trial secretary.

Mentioned/Related

• Podcast #1 in our Behind the Scenes series: Episode 305: Interview with Judge Sheyla Gutierrez
• PawPrint Trials

In this episode (54:19)

In this podcast, AKC judge Sheyla Gutierrez shares how she came to be a judge at the National Agility Championship as well as her thoughts on course design and responsibilities of a judge.

You Will Learn

• Why AKC courses can be difficult to design.
• What course design trends are happening in AKC agility.
• How Sheyla came to judge at the upcoming NAC.
• What judges can and can not control.

Mentioned/Related

• Sheyla's Website

In this episode (49:53)

UKI co-founder Greg Derrett joins the podcast talk about UKI in North America, including the US Open, cup events, and the new West Coast Open.

You Will Learn

• How UKI started as an organization created by competitors, for competitors.
• Why UKI created the West Coast Open.
• How many members UKI has in North America.
• The difference between a "Cup" event and a "Classic" event.
• How the bye system works in UKI.

Mentioned/Related

• Episode 12: Interview with Greg and Laura Derrett
• Episode 150: The Global Judging Program with Lee Gibson
• The UKI Website: https://ukagilityinternational.com/
• Bye Tracker
• Episode 42: The Internet, Dog Agility, and You

In this episode (44:02)

Swedish champion Enya Habel and German champion Anna Hinze join the podcast to talk about European agility, course design trends, jump heights, breed diversity, and how Covid-19 impacted the sport in their countries.

You Will Learn

• What course design trends that FCI competitors are seeing.
• How many jump heights are in FCI agility trials.
• How many people compete at the Swedish and German national championships.
• How Covid-19 affected training and competition in Sweden and Germany.

Mentioned/Related

• Episode 137: Swedish Jump Heights and Its Effect on FCI
• Follow Enya on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enya.habel
• Follow Anna on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clickerjunkies
• Enya's Training Diary
• Anna's Online Courses

In this episode (32:04)

In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer and Esteban talk about Whac-A-Mole and dog agility.

You Will Learn

• Why training your dog can feel like playing Whac-A-Mole.
• The difference between training sequentially vs in parallel.
• How you can use problem-based training to fix your issues.

Mentioned/Related

• Never heard of Whac-A-Mole? Here's the wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whac-A-Mole
• Episode 226: Sequential vs Parallel Training
• On the Job Training using Placement of Reward
• Episode 139: The Test/Train/Adjust Cycle

In this episode (15:25)

In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer and Esteban talk the difference between OVERUSE and MISUSE and dive deeper into what your instructor may mean when using these terms.

You Will Learn

• Why instructors (including us!) should be careful with terminology.
• Why "overuse" may be misuse in disguise.
• Why it's problematic to have one cue for a wide range of responses.

Mentioned/Related

• Episode 63: A Newcomer's Guide to Handling Systems
• Episode 30: Analyzing Mistakes and a Look at Systems

In this episode (29:45) In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer and Esteban talk how having goals for trialing, beyond ribbons and titles, can help you improve your dog agility performance. You Will Learn

• How being clear on your trialing goals can save you time and money.
• What Jennifer and Esteban do with their ribbons.
• How your goals can shift through a dog's career.
• How you can structure your goals leading to big events.

Mentioned/Related

• Episode 182: Choose Your Own Agility Adventure

In this episode (33:17)

In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer and Esteban talk about "playing it safe" when you're running an agility course. When should you play it safe? What are the pros and cons of playing it safe?

You Will Learn

• What it means to "play it safe".
• When handlers should or should not play it safe.
• Why Esteban changed his approach in recent years.
• How Jennifer changed her approach over the years.
• How to determine what is best for you and your dog.

Mentioned

• 2014 AKC NAC Round 1 Wrap Choice – Pace vs Gitchi
• Episode 182: Choose Your Own Agility Adventure