Bad Dog Agility Podcast

In this episode (45:54)

Howard Boyle is a Houston, Texas based agility competitor who routinely travels around the world to compete in the sport of dog agility. He recently traveled to the Bailiwick of Jersey, an island off the coast of France, to compete in the Jersey European Agility Festival.

Mentioned

• Jersey European Agility Festival
• The Bailiwick of Jersey

In this episode (33:31)

This is the second part of a two part interview with Lee Gibson. Please listen to Part 1 first! In this podcast we continue our discussion on course design including specific challenges presented in the Crufts course as well as Lee’s thoughts on designing courses for or against the running contact.

Mentioned

• 2015 Crufts International Agility Finals course designed by Lee Gibson
• Lee Gibson Agility
• Get Lee’s Agility Workbook

Watch Esteban and Gitchi Run the 2015 Crufts International Finals Course

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCbGuFv9FKk

In this episode (45:15)

This week we’re joined by Lee Gibson, the judge of the International Finals course at Crufts this year. We discuss the responsibility judges have to influence the sport and the pressures on judges and their course design.

Mentioned

• 2015 Crufts International Agility Finals course designed by Lee Gibson
• Lee Gibson Agility

In this episode (1:04:33)

This podcast is all about the international Team Tryouts for Team USA. We talk about our experience there, the courses, the judges, the surface, the handlers, the dogs, and speculate about who might be picked for the remaining team spots.

Mentioned

• Team USA Facebook Page
• The AKC Team Tryouts Website

In this episode (16:09)

Improve your training by taking the time to reset your dog properly after a mistake.

In this episode (23:49)

The bulk of your agility training time is spent in transition from one repetition to the next! In this podcast, we discuss the importance of this transition time and how short, rewarding transitions will help your agility training!

Mentioned

• Agility Right From the Start
• Our Previous Podcast: Episode 25: Secrets to Super Agility Performance – Part 2

In this episode (50:56)

In this podcast, we delve into the challenges and myths involved in transitioning a dog to European-style international coursework, including "demotivating" maneuvers, wrap versus rear cross confusion, bar knocking, and more.

Mentioned

• YOU can introduce the podcast!
• Our National Agility Championship Wrap-Up Podcast
• livestream of the Finals round (watch for rear vs wrap confusion at #10 and #18
• Extreme Slow Motion of a Border Collie Wrapping at 26″ and a Sheltie at 14″
• the tricky 2015 IFCS weave entry

In this episode (35:21)

We’ve got Desiree Snelleman on the podcast to talk about her latest National Agility Championship win as well as her experiences at Crufts, FCI Worlds, IFCS and her life before dog agility!(photo by Howard Boyle)

Mentioned

• The 2015 AKC National Agility Championship.
• Team Handball!
• Desiree Snelleman’s Coaching Website
• Donate to the IFCS Team!
• Watch the IFCS competition LIVE.

In this episode (41:02)

We’re back from the 2015 AKC National Agility Championship and sharing our thoughts on the event, the courses, the results, and the livestream!

Mentioned

• The 2015 AKC National Agility Championship.
• Episode 92: 2015 AKC National Agility Championship Preview
• livestream with commentary of the Challenger round
• livestream with commentary of the Finals round
• Why We Call a Backside a 270 (note that in the podcast, we referred to the #15 jump of the Finals round, it was actually the Challengers round that had a backside challenge at the #15 jump)

In this episode (13:59)

The Director of AKC Agility, Carrie DeYoung joins us to clarify the difference between the International Sweepstakes Class (ISC) and the Premier Class being offered at this year’s AKC National Agility Championship. We also get some additional information about the challenges presented, titling possibilities, and timeline for this new class.

Mentioned

• The 2015 AKC National Agility Championship.
• Our previous post: AKC Premier Class Challenge: The Inverted Pinwheel