Canicrossing is a weird thing. My feelings for it are rather paradoxical… I would lie saying I don’t like (love) it, but its all apprehension the days, hours, minutes coming up to a race. I walk to the start line with about the same feelings as when I sit in…
Falling is part of the game and there are ways to minimize the impact and risk for the dogs. Mishaps are part of my dogs training from the start of there puppy learning games. Two things will make a fall worst: If the dogs panics When the dogs wont stop…
These are times when I am thankful to have such a great dog to help train younger ones. Early, as puppies, I start training my dogs to ignore other dogs unless invited to interact. They take it particularly seriously in harness but will do exactly the same if they are…
Bases for a line out with nervous dog Young M’Opus gets tangled every single time we start a run. She won’t stay up front, bounces around and when I do get her to stop moving, she can’t help facing towards me. I need to change that. Ideally she will stand…