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It’s been an epic battle, and still ongoing, but I think Jaxon might actually be winning…
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News from Holiday Camp
Jaxon’s a bit annoyed I’ve gone away and taken the computer with me. So he can’t help write the blog.
He has been sending photos and news of his holiday with his friend Coco, though, and looks like he’s having a fabulous time without us!
I’ll let the photos & video speak for themselves.
Happy weekend everyone!
First port of call, steal my host’s bed…
Agility News Friday – the agility groove
It’s so great to hear when teams of dogs and people get their Agility groove.
Mr Darcy
Sir Mawson Winsalot
Recently, we’ve had a lot of our friends & members of the NSDTC Agility Club with great success in the rings, getting their first titles, and gaining lots of new awards and qualies.
Not all of them were gun dogs – quite a few different breeds out there winning in the rings!
Congratulations to all of those who gained new titles or added qualies in February! It’s been a hard and fast start to the year.
Workout Wednesday – Lap turn
Another Wednesday, another move from One Mind Dogs – this time a Lap turn.
I’ve been trying out a bunch of new moves, using our training sessions to first get Jaxon used to the hand signals, then move on to the actual jumps.
Discover Monday – Birdie or not?
With a dog in a family of different people, and where one person in particular is the trainer, it can be very hard to get any synergy with training style.
Where’s the birdie?
I often tell my dear husband off for teaching Jaxon lots of bad things – such as chasing birds in the back yard.
Agility News Friday – Crufts is on!
If you are an agility nerd like us and many that we know, you will be keen to watch the Brits take on our beloved sport at their most prestigious dog show – Crufts!
Crufts agility
And it’s on right now. You can see the line up here and even watch it all live (if you’re in a good time-zone)
The top of the pops! Crufts! Even Royalty are getting in on the agility scene!
Workout Wednesday – Change it up!
A small divergence this week from our normal workout routine!
Getting Ready
This week I’ve tried to surprise Jaxon with a bunch of different training to keep him interested, teach him new things, and just have some plain old fun!
Agility News Friday – Agility with minimal equipment
Being the agility nerds we are, Jaxon and I were looking for training tips online that could help us train in any situation.
raining again…
As it’s raining, and unlikely to have a session in the yard this evening, I was thinking how I could build an indoor agility course for him.
Then I stumbled upon this great article by one of NSDTC members – Karin Bridge.
It’s a great read & awesome tips for just having fun training with your pup. Enjoy!
Workout Wednesdays – CYOA
Do you remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books? I loved those stories and would read them over again and again. What I liked most about them was the unexpected rewards you got at every choice. Dogs love that kind of reward system too. Positive behaviour and reinforcement is best displayed when the dog is making their own choices from the outset.
Where’s all the equipment, Mum?
This week we’ve been working on good choices for Jaxon. I realised that rewarding him with food wasn’t really putting the value of the relationship into me, but into the food.
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