Bad Dog Agility Podcast

In this podcast, we talk about how you can structure your training during this time of cancelled trials and group classes.

• Why you should give yourself permission to take time off right now.
• How a daily schedule can help your mental state.
• How you can shift from event based to skill based goals.
• Why you may be facing overwhelm during this time.
• Questions to ask yourself to help structure your priorities.

• Episode 82: What To Do When You Feel Overwhelmed
• Episode 42: The Internet, Dog Agility, and You

In this podcast, UKI founder Greg Derrett joins Esteban and Sarah to talk about UKI's new "At Home Agility By Video".

• Why UKI created this program.
• How UKI plans to keep competitors and dogs safe.
• How challenging the courses will be.
• Why the US Open dates were changed.
• How agility organizations are coping with shut downs.

• UKI Agility International
• Premium for the 30×30 Trial
• Premium for the 50×50 Trial
• Premium for the 80×80 Trial

In this podcast, we talk about two different handler strategies: reaction and anticipation. Many times during a run, a handler will react to an action by their dog—the dog does something (good or bad) and the handler decides what to do next based on what the dog does. At other times, a handler will anticipate that their dog will do something (usually good) and make a decision BEFORE the dog acts. Confused? Listen to the podcast!

• How competitors REACT or ANTICIPATE when they run courses.
• When you should strive to anticipate your dog's actions on course.
• When you should react to your dog's actions on course.
• How the presence of refusals shape handlers to favor reaction over anticipation.
• The difference between a dog's mental and physical commitment to an obstacle.

• How Committed Are You?
• Episode 187: Physical and Mental Commitment

In this episode, 2020 Crufts Championship Winner Dan Shaw joins the podcast.

• How the coronavirus crisis changed the Crufts event.
• Dan's strategy for the preliminary rounds.
• Why Dan prefers to NOT run last in Finals.
• How you can train with Dan online.
• Where Dan will put his dog training focus during the time that agility shows are suspended.

• Watch Dan's Runs Here
• Dan on Facebook
• Train with Dan Shaw and Dave Munnings online at Q-Me Agility

In this episode, Esteban and Sarah discuss what you should know about the Coronavirus outbreak in order to protect yourself and your dogs.

• How to find the most accurate, up-to-date information about the Coronavirus
• Why this outbreak is different from past Coronavirus outbreaks
• Which people are at the highest risk for dying
• Which preventative measures you should take
• Why you should protect your dog from getting the virus
• How the Coronavirus compares to influenza (the flu)

• World Health Organization
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA CDC)
• List of products effective against COVID-19
• Worldometer Stats on the Coronavirus

In this podcast, Esteban, Sarah and Jennifer discuss why having a dog that trusts you is so important in dog agility training.

• How the trust relates to speed.
• How consistency relates to trust.
• How personality can affect your dog's reaction to incomplete information.

In this podcast, Jennifer Crank goes from podcast co-host to interviewee. Jennifer and border collie P!nk won the overall Masters Champion at this past weekend's Masters Agility Championship at Westminster held in New York City and made history as the first non-20″ dog to earn the title.

• How the Westminster Masters Agility Champion is selected.
• The results of the 2020 Westminster Masters Agility Championship.
• Our thoughts on the broadcast and answers to the most common questions from our listeners.

• Video: Jumpers With Weave Preliminary Round
• Video: Standard Preliminary Round
• Video: The Winning Run in Each Height Class
• Previous Podcast: Episode 238: Westminster 2020 Preview

This week we introduced a new speed-based ranking, the All-Decade Power 70. In this podcast, we discuss this ranking and the trends we see in agility over the past 10 years.

• How the All-Decade Ranking was created.
• Why there are 70 ranked dogs instead of 60.
• Why we think so many of the ranked dogs are from the last few years.
• What breed dominates the ranking.

• 2010s All-Decade Power 70
• Episode 86: A Look at Rankings in Dog Agility

In this episode, we discuss the use of markers in your dog agility training.

• What a marker is in dog training.
• Why you might want multiple markers.
• The benefit of location based markers.
• Identifying inadvertent markers.

• Previous Podcast: Episode 181: Should You Use a Clicker During Agility Training?
• Sarah Stremming
• Previous Podcast: Episode 144: Interview with Sarah Stremming on Behavior Problems in Performance Dogs
• Previous Podcast: Episode 229: Is Your Dog Too Worked Up for Agility

In this episode, Sarah and Jennifer discuss how to pick the right agility organization for your debut and your agility career.

• The biggest factors that will affect your choice of agility organization.
• Why you don't REALLY have to choose.
• Which organizations have rules that are favorable to new agility teams.

• Episode 237: AKC 2020 Rule Changes Including Fix and Go and For Exhibition Only
• Thinking About Using FNG or FEO at Your Next AKC Agility Trial?
• Episode 182: Choose Your Own Agility Adventure