by Megan Foster | Aug 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the lectures at CHATTcon 2019, given by Ann Bergeron, was about creativity, and the take-home message for me was this: fluency and precision gives you freedom. It was powerful for me because that's how I go about my own training and coaching. I hardly ever...
by Megan Foster | Aug 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
So much to train and so little time! How do you make the most of your training time outside of your group classes? Do you find yourself in your training space making it up as you go? Are you making progress towards your goals, or do you have too many project behaviors...
by Megan Foster | Aug 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Why is leaving the ring early referred to as, “the walk of shame”? Who is meant to feel shame in the situation? There should be no shame in getting out there and competing with your dog, and there should definitely not be shame if you choose to end the run...
by Megan Foster | Aug 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here's a short blog post (mostly videos!) of some example of training sessions where I was able to use a distinct pattern for the dog to get reinforceable behavior quickly. What you need starting point – this is typically a station for my young dogs behavior...
by Megan Foster | Aug 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Agility is changing and now nearly every agility organization offers or allows some type of training in the ring (or is at least going to test it out). How can you use these allowances to your advantage? One thing to keep in mind is that you were always training in...
by Megan Foster | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Agility courses are like puzzles to me. I absolutely love looking at a course map and beginning the process of planning my strategy. Putting as many pieces of the puzzle together as I can, planning down every detail, and when it's finally time to go to the startline...
