Congratulations to our own Lora Abbott and Spy!!!!!

On a FANTASTIC weekend at AKC Nationals in Tulsa!!!!!

I want to give a huge congratulations to my friend, colleague and student, Lora Abbott and Spy for their FANTABULOUS showing at the AKC Nationals in Tulsa this weekend!!!!! 6 runs-5 clean runs and a trip to the finals!!! Finishing 6th place in the finals with 143 dogs overall in her jump height!! That's pretty frickin awesome!!!!!
When I first met Lora and her Terriers, I knew little Spy had some...thing special inside of her. She was a little independent, leaving the course to hunt rats or sniffing out the horse nuggets in the dirt of the barn. She got easily distracted when you would least expect it. Then the weave pole bobbles that were difficult to figure out why. Sometimes frustrating but Lora and Spy perserved to greatness!!!!! Very proud of you both!!!!

 

Shaping fun with Puck

I'm having a blast with my puppy! He is an eager pup who wants to go go go!
Shaping behaviors for fun and brain exercise. I think I accidentally clicked a bark

If you want to have some fun with your puppy or adult dog and see how their minds work, come to my clicker workshop April 6!

Clicker fun!

Join us April 6 for some clicker fun for puppies and adult dogs!

 

Whether you use a clicker or not this is going to be a fun and enlightening workshop! For puppies/adults who have not been introduced to the clicker, you are about to open their mind to shaping! For puppies/adults who have been introduced to the clicker, you will increase their ability to work with distractions and clean up your clickering technique

What you will need:
A hungry dog
A clicker
A mat/pillow to sit on
Small, non crumbly, pre cut up treats
An open mind

10:00-12:00 Puppies under 8 months
12:30-2:30 Puppies/adults over 8 months

Location: Middletown, CT
Cost: $45/team
Limit: 6 teams

A sample of shaping fun!

A little puppy fun!

Agility is play. Here I am playing with my 12 week old puppy, Puck

Click here and enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_sZC6EXaNk

Think Spring workshops!!

Spring is coming!

March 10 workshops

Tails U Win training center
Manchester, CT

8:30-10:30 2x2 weaves

For dogs that are starting or have already started their weave pole training via the 2x2 method.
For the dogs who are starting, they should be a minimum of 10 months old. For dogs that have started already, they should be weaving up to 4 poles split or together.

10:30-12:30 More weave poles

This workshop is for dogs weaving 6-12 poles.
For dogs weaving 6 poles-how to progress to 12 poles successfully!
For dogs weaving 6-12 poles-exercises for proofing, distance, sequencing

1:00-3:00 Novice handling

This is for dogs that are sequencing with at least jumps and tunnels. Exercises will implement the 6 recalls to heel and how to use them in sequence.

3:00-5:00 Blind Crosses

For the seasoned team. How, where and when to do blind crosses properly and effectively.

Each workshop is $50
email for more information/registration: agilebug@gmail.com
Open to current AF students: February 15, 9:00 am
Open to the public: February 19, 9:00 am