Do You Have What It Takes To Become A Good Dog Trainer?
Good dog trainers are faced with a variety of situations requiring them to utilize their insight and creativity to solve training problems. Here’s a small test.
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One Standard of Judging, or Double Standard?
There are three(3) important sections in Chapter 2 of the Obedience Regulations that help define good judging, and should be kept in mind at all times if you choose to judge.
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How I Began Teaching Directed Jumping
I like to introduce my young dogs to the concept of taking direction. I do this with ‘marking’ lids.
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Advanced Rally Challenges
If you’d like to have some challenging Advanced Rally course practice, I’d like to offer some to you.
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Book Review: Attitude + Attention = Teamwork
Book Review: Attitiude + Attention = TEAMWORK: Seven Steps to Success by Catherine L. Zinsky
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My Journey through the Pandemic Via Trick Dogs
This article is not meant to be a lesson on how to obtain a trick dog championship. It is just the tale of my journey during the summer of 2020. A Canadian, senior, who loves playing and working with her dogs.
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The Zoom Zone
Zooming. Most of us have heard the term. A dog running in big circles around his handler while the handler feels helpless to stop or control the behavior.
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How Has COVID Affected Pet Adoptions
To say that 2020 has been a difficult year is an understatement. The COVID pandemic disrupted the lives of millions of Americans, forcing them into their homes.
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Take A Good Look At The Heeling Exercise
Who Is Losing The Most Points?The title speaks for itself. Still worthy advice…
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First OTCH
As we just released our most recent OTCH listing this month we though the following article would be fun. Initially published in September 1977 Front & Finish. Russell Klipple and His Golden Retriever “Morland’s Golden Tonka UD” accumulated enough points to become the first obedience champion on Saturday, July 23, 1977. The following day Topbrass Cisco Kid and his owner, Pauline Czarnecki, earned their obedience championship.
