Agility
When To Add Heights To Jumps
Last Saturday I drove to Horsens to give the first of two lectures on jumping skills. Many of the dogs participating was only one year of age and very new to jumping. This brought up the subject on when to increasing jump height with young dogs.
Weblogs I follow
Many people ask me how I know so much about agility and what's going on with new training methods and so no. So since you asked here's a list of some of the blogs I find educational or inspiring.
Teaching the Tire
During the years I've practiced and taught agility I have heard about, seen and tried many ways to teach the tire - some with a better result than others. One method is to cover the space between tire and frame. Another method is to lure the dog through the tire with treats. But common to all these methods have been that they never really pleased me.
Running Contacts 1
I decided to defy the snow and went out to train the dogs. Because off the snow our running contact training has been proponed with almost two months, but I decided it was time for our very first session today.
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.
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?
How To Keep Track Of Your Training
It is known that to get the most out of your training it is a good idea to keep track of each training session. In order to do so I have made these logs that helps me keep track of my dog's progress. Furthermore it helps me think out a plan on how to reach my goal.
Leadership...?
I often hear dog people talk about leadership. It is always like 'you need to let your dog know who is the boss' or 'the dog should not get it's dinner before you have had your supper - the underdog eats last' and 'you should be the first one to go out the door' and so on. There are many more statements like those I have listed. It is almost like people think that if they don't watch out the dog will take over the family today and the hole world tomorrow. Agility people have also adopted this theory. They believe that if the dog leaves the contact to early it is because the dog do not respect you, not because it does not understand your criteria. To me it is just a way of blaming the dog for your poor dog training skills. All this leadership stuff has never made any sense to me. The subject really made me wonder and it led me to this question:
