Fionia Cup 2010
Home from a wonderful week on gorgeous Fyn. Similar to the previous Fionia Cup Tim and I combine agility with vacation. we rented a beautiful house with a location to die for: in a forest with no neighbors near by - just the kind of house we would love to live in.
A Tribute to a Fantastic Dog
On 6th of July we took the hard decision to put Fille to sleep. She turned 14 in April and her hind legs was getting weaker and weaker every day. I decided it was time because I didn't want her to get any worse - she deserved a worthy departure from this world.
2x2: Four Straight Poles!
We're weaving! or at least Zap is, I'm just trying to throw the toy at the right time without hitting him. Nonetheless Zap had his first go at four straight poles today.
The Vicious Circle - 2on2off Issues Revisited
As you can read in some of my previous posts on 2on2off I think many agility handlers fail to maintain or even train a good contact performance. Some flaws can even be traced all the way back to the initial training.
Teaching the 2on2off
It's always a good idea to have a plan when training dogs. It helps you to think of every aspect of the behavior you want. Before the training actually starts you'll know which behavior you'll reward and what you will ignore and you'll always know what the next step is.
Weave Poles and Contacts
Zap is now 15 months old and I started teaching him the 2x2 weave this week. He's almost weaving 4 straight poles, but I want to work more on entries and he's getting next week off -his brain and body needs a break.
Trialing Debut
Poncho had his debut trialing yesterday and I couldn't have been happier about his performance. Even though the weather was absolutely awful I was on cloud nine.
Manners Minder training session
After introducing the Manners Minder to Poncho's running contacts training, his rate of success has increased with 10 %! That is a pretty great progress.
Final Countdown
Only 4 days to go and we're of to out first trial. I'm very exited because this is the ultimate way to proof our training and because it's been a year since I last competed and I've really missed it.
Finally! My very own Manners Minder
It came all the way from the UK. It was pretty expensive, but I already like it very much and so does the dogs. With the Manners Minder I will be able to reward only the correct responses of our running contact training, given I manage to only press the remote at the right time.
