A-frame and rubber stuff
As I mentioned earlier we added an A-frame to our agility obstacles. It was made in Germany by WT-metall. The shipping to Denmark wasn't cheap, but we ended up paying 6600 kr. overall which isn't much compared to others.
Trick Tutorial; Backing around Handler
It's great to be able to blog again without feeling guilty because you know you should be studying. I thought this weekend should have been a busy one since I was teaching a jumping skills class in Horsens Saturday and had a day of agility planed Sunday.
Rehearsing an Incorrect Response
I love watching YouTube videos; it gives me great inspiration on dog training from all over the world while I sit on my couch with a cup of tea. But one of the things that always comes to my mind is; Why do people rehearsing mistakes?
Exam x 5
After a very intense week of exams I can finally relax. During this week also referred to as Hell Week I had 5 exams and managed to get sick during one of them. Now I have to wait about 3 weeks for the result.
Rubberized Contact Obstacles?
Have you, like I, envied those Smart-99 obstacles used at the agility WC but found them way to expensive? I've found manufacture in Germany who makes aluminum contact obstacles with rubber surface called Agility Alutec Looks like really good obstacles at reasonable prizes.
Back to blogging at k9-performance.dk
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2on2off issues
The most common contact behavior in Denmark is without a doubt the 2on2off position - front paws on the ground and hind paws on the contact. Even though this is the most taught behavior it does not mean it is easy to maintain. You might start out with a perfect 2on2off position in training, which means great speed and holding the position until released. But as you get more and more competitive you might find your dog loosing speed and missing a contact every once in a while. I hear a lot of people saying oh, my dog know what to do, so I don't get why he's breaking his stay, or just the plain old good one "the dog is cheating!".
Having Fun in The Snow
We got snow last night! Maybe we'll get a white Christmas after all?Nevertheless the dogs are enjoying it - and here's a video to prove it A very special Christmas special
When your training pays off
Don't you just love when your training pays off and you begin to see some great results? I know I do. I've just practiced some grid work with the dogs - puppy size grids for Zap of course. We did a basic grid and an advanced distance grid with speed bumps.
Fantastic weave training
Again one of those training session that went absolutely perfect. Poncho did a fantastic job even though we work on wicked entries and difficult handling, he once again had a 100 % rate of success - in other words he didn't fail at all!!!
