Episode 62: What Top Handlers Cultivate ** Top Handlers don't have a secret that makes them great, they have a relationship with their dog, a working understanding of trust and safety. And so can you!
In light of the great write up by Iwona Golab, I am republishing Episode 8 on relationship building. There is more and maybe I'll put another podcast together, but I think this is a good episode to revisit.
Episode 61: End Routines ** Dogs thrive on routines and making an end routine noteworthy will help strengthen your dog's feelings toward the hard work and the reward they need and want for their hard work. Want more, reward more, strategically with connection and duration.
Episode 60: Putting It All Together ** The final podcast in Margaret's Beginning Agility Foundation Workbook series.
Episode 59: Podcast on Podcasts **Join me as I list out my favorite podcasts. The Q Coach with Julie Bacon https://www.theqcoach.com/ The Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam https://hiddenbrain.org/ The Wrong End of the Tunnel with Chris Kerton https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093313054171 The Startline Podcast with Cara Armour https://www.startlinepod.com/ The Kathy Keats Show with Kathy Keats https://thekathykeatsshow.com/ Drinking from the Toilet with Hannah Branigan https://hannahbr...
Episode 58.5: Verbal Cue Memorization ** Apologies, this is a short add-on to Episode 58 about verbal cues. I forgot to talk about how I remember to use them.
Episode 58: Verbal Cues ** Continuing on the Beginning Foundation Agility Workbook, section F, Verbal Cues.
Episode 57: Equipment ** Section E of my Beginning Agility Workbook is dedicated to Equipment. From the moment a dog begins working on, around, in or over equipment I am focused on clarity the dog has for the equipment, confidence on, in or over the equipment, independence and speed.
Episode 56: Sends **Margaret continues to talk about her Foundation Skills - Sends. Forward = straight line sends "Go!", obstacle sends various names, cross body "Get it" sends and lateral sends "Out." Multiple videos to help you understand: At minute 1:26 Target plate introduction: https://youtu.be/JnIwEXLQ3y8 Opposing motion with targets: https://youtu.be/Sky76mTq0CA One step sends - experiment with Eli: https://youtu.be/E1XD9q3o1oI One step sends with more instruction: https://youtube.com/sho...
Episode 55: Turns **Continuing on with my Foundation Workbook, Section C = Turns. In this section I focus on the Pull Turn and the Push Turn. Below are some videos highlighting a small fraction of the pull and push training that I do. I do focus a lot on this type of training, so there is a lot of different types of trainings that I work on to help strength and make these turns dynamic for the dog, in a host of scenarios. Pull and push turns https://youtu.be/JXtU3wQX-w8 Pivots and tight push and...
Episode 54: Rear Cross Side Change ** Part 3, Section B, Going through the chapters of my foundation classes, Margaret talks about the Rear Cross side change. Workbook is not finished, but if you'd like to see my outline and Foundation through Level 1 (including Teeter and Weaves) you can download it here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beginningdogagilityusa/files/files Video of the podcast, includes demonstrations: https://youtu.be/CZLWr4sMVvE...
Episode 53: Cues and Side Changes ** Part 2 Section B, Going through the chapters of my foundation classes, Margaret talks about Cues and Side Changes. Workbook is not finished, but if you'd like to see my outline and Foundation through Level 1 (including Teeter and Weaves) you can download it here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beginningdogagilityusa/files/files Hannah Branigan - mention about hand signal description at minute 9:40. https://soundcloud.com/hannah-branigan/187-training-faster-b...
Episode 52: Recall to Heel **Part 1 - Section A of Margaret's foundation exercises she works with her own dog and her students. Part of Linda Mecklenburg's Jump Training - Recalls to Heel: 1. Recall to Collection 2. Recall to Extension 3. Recall to Backup
Episode 51: UKI West Coast Open 2024 ** Margaret and Emma discuss their adventure attending the UKI West Coast Open in Paso Robles, California UKI Agility: https://ukagilityinternational.com/ West Coast Open information: https://ukagilityinternational.com/events/uki-west-coast-open/west-coast-open-2024-documents
Episode 50: Zanee Agility Camp 2024 ** Six instructors over 3 days at Zanee Agility Camp, located at Run Wild Dog Sports Center, hosted by Jordan Biggs and Hana Spitz Ashley Deacon Stefanie Rainer Taner Dogan Shauna Oliver Grace Heck Casey Keller
Episode 49: JOAWC - 2024 Junior Open Agility World Championships ** Listen to Emma and Margaret talk about the Junior Team USA. Please share with any junior agility competitor families. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WcUJRIr3k 2024 JOAWC Website: https://joawc2024agility.be/ AKC JOAWC Information: https://www.akc.org/sports/agility/events/junior-open-agility-world-championship/
Episode 48: Walking an Agility Course ** 25 years of walking courses, the strategies I've learned, ways that I help decide on side changes, location and memorization tactics to help run my desired walk through plan.
Episode 47: Using Targets in Agility Training ** Using target plates, or preplaced rewards, in agility can be very powerful. Learn about the different target structures that Margaret and Emma use to train their dogs. Two Target Jump Training: Short versions Part 1: https://youtu.be/qDHgYJN-aps Part 2: https://youtu.be/0Yw-MIWTyWQ Distance training using one target: https://youtube.com/shorts/9gh0NiBw_2E Focus forward teeter training: https://youtube.com/shorts/EFW2vRve3_M Contact Sprints: https:...
Episode 46: Top 5 Training Skills for Dogs and Handlers ** Margaret and Emma discuss their top 5 training skills for dogs and handlers, and how they help with agility. If only able to train 5 things for agility, what would they be?? Two Target Game: https://youtu.be/qDHgYJN-aps Hand Position Matters: https://youtu.be/IZ6ViGgKBH0 Emma's Rear Cross Flip Game: https://youtu.be/EF0caU-YbHE
Episode 45: Introducing Teeter Training in New Locations Margaret discusses with Emma what she learned from Eli about training a teeter on her own, how to help your dog develop the skills to handle the teeter at speed and using this information to introduce new teeters, in new locations to your dog in preparation for the trial environment. An agility dog benefits greatly from two important teeter factors, lots of positive history on the teeter, and experience with multiple teeters in multiple lo...
Episode 44: Eli's First Trial - What Really Happened Behind the Scenes ** We did a thing, we trialed together. Listen to Margaret recount the day of Eli's first AKC agility trial to Emma.
Episode 43: Agility is Confusing ** Join Margaret as she talks about all the different ways that agility can be confusing, but at the heart of it all, listen to your dog and keep their confidence up!
Episode 42: Let's Stress About Stress ** Unqualified to really help you, listen to Margaret and Emma's strategies for dealing with stress in agility.
Episode 41: Contacts, I Mean Weave Poles ** 12/7/2001 Margaret wrote the follow during a Susan Garrett seminar, "If you need to help your dog w/ contacts - your dog doesn't know contacts." Follow along as Margaret and Emma discuss this same principle with regards weave poles and suggestions on how to go about helping your dog know weave poles.
Episode 40: 2024 Goals in Agility ** Join Margaret as she talks you through building or not building agility goals for 2024. Tiny book, 79 pages. On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugass
Episode 39:Book Discussion -Developing Handling Skills by Linda Mecklenburg ** Listen in with Margaret and Emma as we discuss what Margaret thinks are the main threads throughout Linda Mecklenburg's book "Developing Handling Skills" Ebook: https://www.cleanrun.com/product/developing_handling_skills_e_book/index.cfm Portion of the in-depth Zigzag Exercise available in the April 2009 Clean Run magazine: https://www.cleanrun.com/product/clean_run_magazine_april_2009/index.cfm Linda's website Awesom...
Episode 38: Dog Sports Derby ** Apologies right off the start line, I keep referencing the name of the sports arena as Derby Dog Sports, when in fact, it is called Dog Sports Derby. https://www.facebook.com/dogsportsderby or https://dogsportsderby.com/ Lovely facility and incredible day of agility, dogs and handlers alike were on top form.
Episode 37: Reactivity - Eli Part 2 **Listen in as I explain how I have helped Eli to work through his reactivity triggers and where we are at. Pattern Games: Tracy Skelnar https://braincampflix.com/ http://www.controlunleashed.net/about.html
Episode 36: Online versus In Person Training ** Enjoy (or don't) our opinion on online versus in person training.
Episode 35: Winter Training **Margaret and Emma discuss training they do in the house during the winter months. Apologies, we do end up referring to visual drawings of some of our one jump work explanations. You can see the drawings via YouTube:
