As a dog trainer and handler, you're not only a student (of the game, of your instructor, etc.), but you're also a coach for your dog. And, good coaches, whether it's to your dog or to your own agility students, share a knack for transforming the most mundane activities – especially the mundane activities – into games.
Is your training actually productive? Do you enjoy it? Or do you view it as drudgery, something to be suffered through? In this Challenge...
The idea that talented handlers get their skill by following their “natural instincts” is baloney. This is good news for all of us –...
In this episode, I join Andrew on The Doggy Stoic podcast to talk about high-level agility competition, the Kynology Agency-Accountability Framework, and why I'm...