Bad Dog Agility Podcast

In this episode, Greg Fontaine shares how he has worked with the AKC to experiment with course design strategies aimed at providing better spacing for large dogs.

• What Greg was trying to achieve with his designs.
• Two different course design strategies Greg used to provide additional yardage between jumps for large dogs.
• How these changes were approved organizationally.
• How these changes were handled logistically.

• AKC Judging Guidelines
• Training article on how dogs anticipate spacing: The 20 Foot Trap

Nested Course Strategy

Large Spacing, Closer Traps Strategy

In this podcast, FCI silver medalist Jennifer Crank interviews FCI gold medalist Martina Magnoli Klimešová.

• What skills and foundation Martina thinks are most important when working with puppies.
• When Martina starts formal agility training.
• How Martina approaches mental management.
• How Martina keeps her dog competitive enough to win gold at 10.5 years old.

• Martina's Facebook Profile
• Fit Class for Dogs
• Episode 159: Handler Muscle Memory for Dog Agility

In this episode, Sarah and Jennifer discuss three key lessons from the Agility World Championship.

• How Jennifer's preparation led to her individual silver medal.
• How your preparation affects your mental management.
• Why courses today require elite dog training AND handling.

• Episode 182: Choose Your Own Agility Adventure
• Watch Jennifer's Silver Medal Runs

In this podcast, Jennifer, Sarah and Esteban give you practical tips for strengthening your dog's contact obstacle performance.

• 5 tips for improving contact performance
• When the color of your contact zone doesn't matter
• Common mistakes handlers make when practicing contacts

In this episode, Sarah and Esteban discuss the concept of proofing, pointing out common misconceptions and explaining exactly how you should use proofing in your agility training.

• How to define proofing.
• How to use proofing to your maximum advantage.
• The most common misconception about proofing.
• Why Americans don't like the metric system.

• Episode 73: How to Generalize Behaviors with Your Novice Dog
• Episode 103: Green Dog Gotchas
• Episode 60: Preparing for Your Novice Debut
• Episode 203: BDA Goes to SeaWorld San Antonio

In this episode, Sarah and Esteban discuss how training a dolphin to swim upside down can help your dog run faster on course.

• How SeaWorld trainers use various rewards during training.
• Which reward surprised Esteban the most.
• How SeaWorld trainers deal with mistakes.
• Whether Isaac is better at Math or Dating.

• Episode 49: Using Differential Rewards
• Episode 160: How to Work Through Mistakes in Your Agility Training
• Episode 200: Interview with EO Champion Max Sprinz

In this podcast, Director of Agility for the American Kennel Club Carrie DeYoung joins Sarah and Esteban to talk about the upcoming AKC Invitational, which will be held December 14-16, 2018 in Orlando, Florida.

• Why many agility organizers outside of the United States are interested in the Invitational.
• How many dogs attend the Invitational.
• How many dogs compete in AKC Agility.
• How the junior championship event works.

• How many points does it take to go to the AKC Invitational?
• The Rarest Breeds at the 2013 AKC Agility Invitational
• Episode 182: Choose Your Own Agility Adventure

Esteban and Sarah Fernandezlopez welcome Sarah Baker to the podcast to discuss the European Open and the Border Collie Classic.

• Who won the European Open Team and Individual events at each height.
• How the European Open is different than the Agility World Championship.
• How the Border Collie Classic event is structured.
• Why clustered times may indicate the course should be harder.
• Why Isaac has been losing friends.

• YouTube Video: Sarah Baker and Hops at the 2018 European Open, the 2018 Border Collie Classic, and Team USA practice
• Episode 200: Interview with EO Champion Max Sprinz
• Episode 85: Have We Solved the Game of Agility?

Jennifer and Sarah welcome 2018 Large Dog European Open Champion Max Sprinz to the podcast.

• How Max trained Baxx's running contacts.
• How Max uses distance skills in his handling.
• Why Max emphasizes foundation work in his training.
• German rules on training in the ring.

• YouTube Video: Max and Bäxx at the 2018 European Open
• Video Analysis of Lisa Frick and Hoss from 2012
• Episode 104: Building Confidence Through Challenges

In this podcast, we discuss how you can improve your dog's time by focusing on efficiency on course and increasing your dog's natural speed and drive.

• How the format of the Incredible Dog Challenge differs from all other agility trials.
• Why your dog doesn't always need to run faster to get faster times.
• Three quick tips to improve your dog's speed.

• Episode 117: Drive for Agility (Three Aspects of Agility Training Part 2)
• When do Agility Dogs Peak?
• Episode 49: Using Differential Rewards