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Time spent at a training project isn’t in direct correlation with progress. 
I hear it from clients all of the time: “I’ve been doing this since he was a puppy, he should know this!” or, “I’ve been doing this for many months, he should know this by now!”, or something...

If you struggle with record keeping or coming up with plans, I suggest breaking the behavior into very small pieces and focusing on one piece at a time, every time you train, for one month. In one month, the behavior will become a habit, making it that much easier to...

I want to talk about Handling Systems for just a second. I don't want to hash out which is better or which is easier for the dog or for the handler. In fact, I don't want to call it a handling system. I want to call it a Cueing System. Instead of talking about how...

What is cue escalation? This is what happens when a handler gives a dog a cue, and the dog responds with the “wrong behavior", and when the handler reattempts to give the cue, the cue has changed. It has gotten bigger, louder, slower, faster, more obvious, etc. The...

My least favorite thing about agility is that the standard practice is to teach the humans and the canines at the same time. Not only is this incredibly inefficient, it can be frustrating for all involved: instructor, handler, & dog. It’s time to change this...