Bad Dog Agility Podcast

The Bad Dog Agility PowerScore ranking for the AKC National Agility Championship is back! We crunched the numbers for every single dog entered in the upcoming AKC National Agility Championship. Data comes from the qualifying period for this event (12/1/2013 – 11/30/2014). We discuss the top dogs, the statistical trends from last year to this year, and the addition of the Premier and ISC warm-up round.

Click Here to see the ranking spreadsheet (version 1.0).

• Our new video series: “Before and After: 2015 AKC National Agility Championship“
• The 2015 AKC National Agility Championship.
• Last year’s Nationals PowerScore ranking.
• The Power 60 rankings.

Crufts, the largest dog show in the world, took place this past weekend. In this podcast, we talk about the coverage, courses, and competitors.

• Our previous podcast on Westminster Agility
• Agility at Crufts
• Video: International Invitational – Large Finals (course map)
• Video: Championship Finals (course map)

Today is Dog Agility Blogger Action Day and the topic is “health and well being”. In this podcast we’re joined by Robby Porter to talk about strength, conditioning and body awareness for your canine athlete.

• Visit the Dog Agility Blogger Action Day page to see what others have written on the topic of “Health and Well Being”.
• Visit Robby on Facebook, at his website, and on Vimeo.

Lori Daigle, the 8″ winner of the 2015 Masters Agility Championship at Westminster, joins us to discuss the challenges of running agility with a small dog.

• Our previous podcast on Large Dog Challenges
• Our side by side comparison of a small and large dog.

We discuss the results of the Masters Agility Championship at Westminster, the event structure, thoughts on crowning a champion, the broadcast, a heartwarming tale of triumph after TPLO, and Cesar Millan intruding on the sport of agility.

• Our podcast covering the 2014 Westminster Agility Championship
• Our podcast discussing CCL injuries and TPLO
• Westminster Agility Results
• Fox Sport’s exceedingly misleading announcement of Cesar Millan’s commentary position
• Voice your opinion on the broadcast with Fox Sports.
• Expert opinions on Cesar Millan’s training methods including:Dr. Nicholas Dodman – Professor and Head, Section of Animal BehaviorDirector of Behavior Clinic, Tufts University – Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine“Cesar Millan’s methods are based on flooding and punishment. The results, though immediate, will be only transitory. His methods are misguided, outmoded, in some cases dangerous, and often inhumane. You would not want to be a dog under his sphere of influence. The sad thing is that the public does not recognize the error of his ways. My college thinks it is a travesty. We’ve written to National Geographic Channel and told them they have put dog training back 20 years.”

Enjoy this video of Brittany Schaezler’s sheltie Ticket!

In this podcast, we discuss how to use your time effectively before, during, and after the walkthrough to reduce forgetfulness on course. We also discuss some tips for improving your course memorization skills.

• One Mind Dogs
• Ann Croft Agility Coach – Happy Hurdlers
• Kayl McCann
• Enjoy this fantastic video of Esteban forgetting the last jump!

We discuss our thoughts on ranking systems including the AKC Invitational rankings and our own Power 60 and Breed Power 10.

• The Bad Dog Agility Power 60 for 2014
• The Breed Power 10 for 2014

We discuss the possibility that advances in handling have made the sport too dependent on other factors like dog speed and turning ability.

• our previous podcast: Episode 42: The Internet, Dog Agility, and You
• our previous podcast: Episode 71: FCI Agility World Championship Wrap-Up
• Announcing the 2015 AKC National Agility Championship Prep Course!

We are joined by the 2014 24″ AKC Agility Invitational Champion Barb VanEseltine to discuss the challenges of running agility with a large dog.

• our previous post: A Look at Speed by Height
• Announcing the 2015 AKC National Agility Championship Prep Course!

Our guest this week is Kayl McCann; a OneMind Dog coach and owner of Kayl McCann Dogs. We discuss the OneMind Dog methodology, how to apply it to YOUR dog, and some tips on finding the right move on course.

• Kayl McCann Dogs
• OneMind Dogs