by Megan Foster | Jan 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
What separates good competitors from great ones? I believe one of the dividing factors is the ability to self-critique and adjust their path from there. Filming every training session & competition run and then being able to watch those videos objectively is a process...
by Megan Foster | Dec 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Everyone has one. We all do some sort of ritual at the end of each competition run that we can recognize as a routine. My question is: are you getting every benefit you can out of it? Here are the benefits of an end of run routine. Clarification of when and where...
by Megan Foster | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dogs are not answering wrong for any other reason than the fact that they thought they were answering correctly. The human teammate is the one determining right/wrong. Their reactions following an error are not because they “know” they made a mistake...
by Megan Foster | Sep 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Is information. Whether you are training, competing, or just on a walk with friends, your dog looks to you for answers and for what to do next. I like to plan my training, handling, or outings with my dog as best I can, with pre-planned answers to any of their...
by Megan Foster | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is a concept that I felt I was doing pretty naturally with my own dogs, but really got put into words for me at a Shade Whitesel seminar, or maybe a lecture of hers at FDSA camp. How I relate this concept to agility is outlined in this blog, along with how both...
by Megan Foster | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
In conversation with several students, it came up that their dogs performed better (faster, more confidently) at a NADAC event vs an AKC event. One might think that every agility competition is equal to another agility competition, but obviously this isn't the case!...
