by Megan Foster | Jul 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week, I wrote about weave poles, and the wide variety of skills that are needed for a dog to weave successfully. I often hear about dogs struggling to weave at competitions, but not at home. I want to address a few things I might look for when this is...
by Megan Foster | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Weave poles are often a large point of struggle for many teams. It is a complex behavior that requires a lot of physical and mental skill for the dogs. I have trained weave poles pretty much anyway you can imagine: – Luring on straight poles –...
by Megan Foster | Jun 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Two weeks ago, I wrote this blog, all about having a good mindset before, during, and after competition runs. This week, I thought it would be handy to see and hear an example of analyzing handling errors after the fact. Here is what I wrote in the blog, “Train,...
by Megan Foster | Jun 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
You're running a course, you start to cue a turn, and your dog turns with you, just before taking off for the jump. What are the reasons for a dog pulling off of a jump? dog never committed to the obstacle dog broke commitment to the obstacle handler's timing...
by Megan Foster | Jun 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is probably one of the oldest phrases to be said amongst dog sports people, and for a long time it bugged me, but now it has a whole new meaning to me and I have grown to use the phrase to motivate me. I used to look at course maps and find defeat before I ever...
