Week 1:
*Introductions
*Starting DOR (drop on recall)
(1) Teaching the Drop movement
(2) Introducing dogs to the bar
*Starting Jumping
(1) Teaching the “get it” game
(2) Teaching dog to tuck legs by playing “get it” game over low bar
Week 2:
*Jumping Continues:
(3) Teaching spike jumping to regulate stride – fade “get it” add “jump” command
(4) Teaching turning over jump
*DOR continues:
(3) Introduction to drop-at-bar game
(4) Handler begins to move back
*Starting the Retrieve
(1) Evaluate the Dogs
(2) Choose methods – Intro first steps
*Working for Speed Begins:
(1) Learning to Tug / How to play with your dog handout
(2) Evaluating Tugs
Week 3:
*Jumping Continues:
(5) Teaching angled jumping (introducing directed jumping hand signal)
(6) Adding speed to jumping
*Starting Broad Jump:
(1) Intro to front platform / chute
(2) “get it” – “get it” or “get it” -front game
*Starting Out of Sight Stays
(1) Evaluating Dogs Stays
(2) Taking Yourself Out of the stay-picture
*DOR continues:
(5) dogs moves back / handler moves forward
*Retrieve Continues:
*Working for Speed Continues:
(3) Intro to restrained recall followed by “get it” (teaching twist back with dumbbell)
Week 4:
*Jumping Continues:
(7) Evaluate Jumping
(8) Jumping corrections
*Broad Jump Continues:
(3) Intro wrap around object
(4) Change “get it” – front to wrap around object front
(5) Add broad jump boards around jump (remove yourself from picture)
*Out of Sight Stays continue:
(3) Add Chairs
*DOR continues:
(6) dog and handler move back – add occasional recall
(7) showing dog what to do
*Retrieving Continues:
*Working for Speed Continues:
(4) Intro to restrained retrieve (with toy or dumbbell)
Week 5:
REVIEW WEEK
Week 6:
*Jumping Continues:
(8) Introduction to high jump
*Broad Jump Continues:
(6) Evaluate person-less broad jump
(7) Evaluate wrap – front
*Out of site stays continue:
*DOR continues:
(8) Evaluate DOR – occasional recall over
(9) Fade bar + add two bar
*Retrieve Continues:
*Working for speed Continues:
(5) Intro to “watch my hands” game
*Start Figure 8:
Week 7:
*Jumping Continues:
(9) learning to walk, run, jump with something in mouth
*Broad jump continues:
(8) Putting it all together --- fading the props
(9) Broad jump corrections
*Out of sight continues:
*DOR continues:
(10) Evaluate DOR and fade of bar
(11) Corrections for DOR
*Retrieve Continues:
*Work for speed Continues:
(6) Intro to Rah-game
*Figure 8 continues:
Week 8:
*Work for speed Continues:
(7) Play Rah-game from sit & down
(8) Happy Pop-ups
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
FCI Agility World Championships
The FCI Agility World Championships are taking place in Dornbirn Austria, Sep 18th - 20th.
Agility Vision and Clean Run are offering free live streaming video from the Team Practice Day at the 2009 FCI Agility World Championships in Austria. For complete information on how to access the free stream, please go to
http://tiny.cc/2SGJQ
Agility Vision and Clean Run are offering free live streaming video from the Team Practice Day at the 2009 FCI Agility World Championships in Austria. For complete information on how to access the free stream, please go to
http://tiny.cc/2SGJQ
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
What is a Title?
Not just brag, not just a stepping stone to a higher title, not just an adjunct to competitive score.
A title is a tribute to the dog that bears it, a way to honor the dog, an ultimate memorial.
It will remain in the record and in the memory, for about as long as anything in the world can remain.
And though the dog himself doesn't know or care that his achievements have been noted,
A title says many things in the world of humans where such things count.
A title says your dog was intelligent, adaptable and good natured.
It says that your dog loved you enough to do the things that pleased you however crazy they may have sometimes seemed.
It says that you loved to spend time with him because he was a good dog and that you believed in him enough to give him yet another chance when he failed and in the end, your faith was justified.
A title proves that your dog inspired you to that special relationship enjoyed by so few. That, in a world of disposable creatures, this dog with a title was greatly loved and loved greatly in return.
And when that dear short life is over, the title remains as a memorial of the finest kind, the best you can give to a deserving friend.
Volumes of praise in one small set of initials after a name. An obedience, agility, flyball, herding, etc title is nothing less than true love and respect - given and received and recorded permanently.
---- Unknown
A title is a tribute to the dog that bears it, a way to honor the dog, an ultimate memorial.
It will remain in the record and in the memory, for about as long as anything in the world can remain.
And though the dog himself doesn't know or care that his achievements have been noted,
A title says many things in the world of humans where such things count.
A title says your dog was intelligent, adaptable and good natured.
It says that your dog loved you enough to do the things that pleased you however crazy they may have sometimes seemed.
It says that you loved to spend time with him because he was a good dog and that you believed in him enough to give him yet another chance when he failed and in the end, your faith was justified.
A title proves that your dog inspired you to that special relationship enjoyed by so few. That, in a world of disposable creatures, this dog with a title was greatly loved and loved greatly in return.
And when that dear short life is over, the title remains as a memorial of the finest kind, the best you can give to a deserving friend.
Volumes of praise in one small set of initials after a name. An obedience, agility, flyball, herding, etc title is nothing less than true love and respect - given and received and recorded permanently.
---- Unknown
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