Our Journey Continues During COVID...
CREATIVE WAYS TO TRAIN, ENJOY, AND NOW SHOW
This site is devoted to POSITIVE DOG TRAINING: Keeping your dog fit, healthy and HAPPY; all levels of obedience; scent work, balance discs, fitness, training puppies of all ages (follow Beckett's journey) and much more.
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Meet Beckett
"I LOVE everyone I meet and want to greet them with a big kiss. I especially LOVE children and training with my Mom." " Follow Beckett's as he grows up from a puppy to an adult in photos and video: socialization, balance discs, tricks, obedience training and herding. |
Meet Myst
Everything I do is FAST..... Some judges love to watch me since I am a little crazy in all the sports I do. I LOVE herding, have finished my obedience titles and now have so much fun with scent work. Of course running on trails is my very favorite sport. |
2020: What have we been doing during COVID?
- NEW: OCTOBER 2020 - ENGAGEMENT IN OBEDIENCE - Proofing with Distractions and Transition
- FANTASTIC OBEDIENCE.... Our obedience journey continues.... perfecting our obedience: fabulous fronts and finishes; heelwork; broad jump; proofing GO OUTS.
- Obedience fun: Proofing for Open and Utility - UTILITY GO OUT proofing
- Hikes and walks in places with NO people
- Balance Disc fun in the Doggie Gym (see video below)
- Completed our AKC Trick Dog titles for Beckett and Myst: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced... see videos below.
- Scent work
FANTASTIC OBEDIENCE
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NEW JULY: More Fun with NEWEST BALANCE DISC - FLEXIPAWS CLOUD
NEW May: OBEDIENCE FUN FOR TEACHING FRONTS AND FINISHES
NEW June: Using a Pre-cue for Tight Turns and Figure 8
New June: Proofing the Utility GO OUTS
New June: HAPPY Heel work using Tricks for Engagement
New August: Motivational Broad Jump Training
New August: More GO OUT Proofing in Park with many Distractions
CONTINUING JOURNEY: HEELWORK
NEW Spring: Trick Dog Training and AKC Trick Dog Title Testing VIRTUALLY
Beckett earns his Novice, Intermediate & Advanced AKC Trick Dog Title;
Myst earns her Advanced AKC Trick Dog Title.... all staying at home :-)
Videos also below...
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NEW JULY: More Fun with NEWEST BALANCE DISC - FLEXIPAWS CLOUD
NEW May: OBEDIENCE FUN FOR TEACHING FRONTS AND FINISHES
NEW June: Using a Pre-cue for Tight Turns and Figure 8
New June: Proofing the Utility GO OUTS
New June: HAPPY Heel work using Tricks for Engagement
New August: Motivational Broad Jump Training
New August: More GO OUT Proofing in Park with many Distractions
CONTINUING JOURNEY: HEELWORK
NEW Spring: Trick Dog Training and AKC Trick Dog Title Testing VIRTUALLY
Beckett earns his Novice, Intermediate & Advanced AKC Trick Dog Title;
Myst earns her Advanced AKC Trick Dog Title.... all staying at home :-)
Videos also below...
Scent Work & Advanced Balanced Disc Work at Home
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Trick Dog Fun - Perfect for Having Fun at Home with Your Dog
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Hiking with Dogs - Great Social Distancing
Focusing on Positive Training
2020 will be dedicated to POSITIVE TRAINING, health and fitness for your dog.
In 2019 I attended a few obedience shows and matches and was surprised and saddened to see how respected handlers are treating their dogs with harsh corrections in public. It makes me wonder what they do when training alone. Over the 12 years I have been involved in obedience I have seen so many dogs who start out as superstars, with many high in trials, and high scores only to show the results of this harsh treatment in training by getting lower and lower scores, failure to do exercises like scent articles or dropping the dumbbell or article before it is brought to their handler or becoming little lack luster robots. I have been very fortunate to meet and have as my mentor Laura Romanik who has guided me in a positive way to lovely obedience work and specifically heelwork. This video below was taken 1/11/20 of Beckett in Novice at a Show and Go preparing for his first AKC novice shows in a few weeks. Notice his happy tail, his focus and his joy in working with me as his team partner.
In 2019 I attended a few obedience shows and matches and was surprised and saddened to see how respected handlers are treating their dogs with harsh corrections in public. It makes me wonder what they do when training alone. Over the 12 years I have been involved in obedience I have seen so many dogs who start out as superstars, with many high in trials, and high scores only to show the results of this harsh treatment in training by getting lower and lower scores, failure to do exercises like scent articles or dropping the dumbbell or article before it is brought to their handler or becoming little lack luster robots. I have been very fortunate to meet and have as my mentor Laura Romanik who has guided me in a positive way to lovely obedience work and specifically heelwork. This video below was taken 1/11/20 of Beckett in Novice at a Show and Go preparing for his first AKC novice shows in a few weeks. Notice his happy tail, his focus and his joy in working with me as his team partner.