Shade Whitesel joins me to talk about how fluent toy play skills allow for more two-way communication during training, and how toy skills can be used to build a faster, better formal retrieve.   

E330: Shade Whitesel - "From Toy Skills to a Formal Retrieve"

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When your dog comes up lame, when is it time to worry that it may be something serious? What do you do if your general practice vet doesn't seem concerned...  but you know there's something wrong? What should you do to chase down a diagnosis? Sue and I chat about all that and more in this week's episode.

E356 - Dr. Sue Yanoff: What To Do When Something Goes Wrong with Our Sports Dogs

Duration is about so much more than just a sit or down stay! Join us for a conversation on how teaching duration as a concept makes it easier to generalize to new behaviors.

E355: Heather Lawson - The Concept of Duration

Boundless Junior Agility Company or BJAC exists to support junior agility handlers — join us for a conversation about the future of the sport, how you can lend your support, and what challenges junior handlers face that may be overlooked by other competitors. 

E354: Junior Handlers in Agility with Sasha Zitter, Benah Stiewing, McKenzie Minto

Ever wondered what key foundation information is essential to getting a good start in agility? In this episode Loretta and I talk about exactly that — including a look at some of the terminology that it's easy for beginners to get tripped up on!

E353: Loretta Mueller - Getting Started in Agility

What is commitment? How do we teach our dogs to understand when to go and when to pay more attention to our cues? Laurie and I talk about that and more in this week's episode of the podcast.

E330: Shade Whitesel - "From Toy Skills to a Formal Retrieve"

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