Bad Dog Agility Podcast

In this podcast we discuss why it’s important to move on to the next part of the course as soon as your dog is committed to an obstacle.

• 2015 Agility World Championships
• Order the Livestream
• Episode 70: Five Tips for For Watching the FCI Agility World Championship

Have you been told you have a ring-wise dog? In this podcast we discuss why we believe that most dogs labelled “ring-wise” actually aren’t, and why this is a very good things for agility competitors.

Howard Boyle returns to the podcast after two international trips; first to the Moravia Open in the Czech Republic and then to the Canadian Classic.

• Our previous podcast with Howard: Episode 102: International Man of Mystery Howard Boyle
• The Moravia Open
• The Canadian Classic

In this podcast, we discuss the role that theory and intuition play in agility training and handling.

• Episode 63: A Newcomer’s Guide to Handling Systems
• Episode 41: Janita, Jaakko and the One Mind System

In this podcast, we discuss how to figure out the fastest path when presented a choice on course and how to improve this analytical skill.

• Course Analysis: Comparison of Dog Paths in Agility
• What Would 0.33 Seconds Mean to You?
• 2014 AKC NAC Round 1 Wrap Choice – Pace vs Gitchi

In this podcast, we discuss why the teeter is such a difficult obstacle for some dogs and some ways (including our favorite!) of training this obstacle.

Visit the Show Notes page to see a video of the Venture during his TipAssist training.

The TipAssist was developed by Lynne Stephens of Doglogic Canine Education of Statesville, NC and manufactured by Emmco Sport.

In this podcast, we discuss how thinking about dog agility in terms of your system vs your talent can help improve your performances.

• Our post: When do Agility Dogs Peak?

We discuss how entitlement can affect our training and negatively impact the team selection process for international events.

We discuss how challenging your dog can actually build understanding and confidence, which turn to speed and drive.

• The Bad Dog Agility Academy VIP Program

We’re joined this week by Brittany Schaezler for a discussion on some of the common (and not so common) mistakes we’ve seen our inexperienced dogs make as they begin competing. Add these items to your list of proofing and training and you’ll have a few less mistakes to worry about with your next Novice dog!

• Our Previous Podcast: Episode 60: Preparing for Your Novice Debut
• Our Previous Podcast: Episode 98: The Importance of a Clear Start to Every Sequence

Brittany put together a video showing a few of these green dog mistakes we discussed in the podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN8Hil5i9ys

Brittany’s Notes: “1st video–notices the judge counting for the first time (she was in Masters at this point), and alarm barks and loses focus the rest of the run. 2nd video (USDAA Starters), you can see her drop her head and check out all 3 of the stars on the dogwalk. Tunnel under the dogwalk still bothers her, so no 2o2o. At the table, you can see that she’s looking at the judge the entire count. I don’t lose her at that point, but after the teeter, she self-releases to go check out the judges, but does come back and finishes the run.”