In this episode (16:09)

Improve your training by taking the time to reset your dog properly after a mistake.

In this episode (23:49)

The bulk of your agility training time is spent in transition from one repetition to the next! In this podcast, we discuss the importance of this transition time and how short, rewarding transitions will help your agility training!

Mentioned

• Agility Right From the Start
• Our Previous Podcast: Episode 25: Secrets to Super Agility Performance – Part 2

In this episode (50:56)

In this podcast, we delve into the challenges and myths involved in transitioning a dog to European-style international coursework, including “demotivating” maneuvers, wrap versus rear cross confusion, bar knocking, and more.

Mentioned

• YOU can introduce the podcast!
• Our National Agility Championship Wrap-Up Podcast
• livestream of the Finals round (watch for rear vs wrap confusion at #10 and #18
• Extreme Slow Motion of a Border Collie Wrapping at 26″ and a Sheltie at 14″
• the tricky 2015 IFCS weave entry

In this episode (35:21)

We’ve got Desiree Snelleman on the podcast to talk about her latest National Agility Championship win as well as her experiences at Crufts, FCI Worlds, IFCS and her life before dog agility!
(photo by Howard Boyle)

Mentioned

• The 2015 AKC National Agility Championship.
• Team Handball!
• Desiree Snelleman’s Coaching Website
• Donate to the IFCS Team!
• Watch the IFCS competition LIVE.

In this episode (41:02)

We’re back from the 2015 AKC National Agility Championship and sharing our thoughts on the event, the courses, the results, and the livestream!

Mentioned

• The 2015 AKC National Agility Championship.
• Episode 92: 2015 AKC National Agility Championship Preview
• livestream with commentary of the Challenger round
• livestream with commentary of the Finals round
• Why We Call a Backside a 270 (note that in the podcast, we referred to the #15 jump of the Finals round, it was actually the Challengers round that had a backside challenge at the #15 jump)

In this episode (13:59)

The Director of AKC Agility, Carrie DeYoung joins us to clarify the difference between the International Sweepstakes Class (ISC) and the Premier Class being offered at this year’s AKC National Agility Championship. We also get some additional information about the challenges presented, titling possibilities, and timeline for this new class.

Mentioned

• The 2015 AKC National Agility Championship.
• Our previous post: AKC Premier Class Challenge: The Inverted Pinwheel

In this episode (38:57)

The Bad Dog Agility PowerScore ranking for the AKC National Agility Championship is back! We crunched the numbers for every single dog entered in the upcoming AKC National Agility Championship. Data comes from the qualifying period for this event (12/1/2013 – 11/30/2014). We discuss the top dogs, the statistical trends from last year to this year, and the addition of the Premier and ISC warm-up round.

Click Here to see the ranking spreadsheet (version 1.0).

In this episode

Crufts, the largest dog show in the world, took place this past weekend. In this podcast, we talk about the coverage, courses, and competitors.

Mentioned

• Our previous podcast on Westminster Agility
• Agility at Crufts
• Video: International Invitational – Large Finals (course map)
• Video: Championship Finals (course map)

In this episode (35:05)

Today is Dog Agility Blogger Action Day and the topic is “health and well being”. In this podcast we’re joined by Robby Porter to talk about strength, conditioning and body awareness for your canine athlete.

Mentioned

• Visit the Dog Agility Blogger Action Day page to see what others have written on the topic of “Health and Well Being”.
• Visit Robby on Facebook, at his website, and on Vimeo.

In this episode (35:05)

Lori Daigle, the 8″ winner of the 2015 Masters Agility Championship at Westminster, joins us to discuss the challenges of running agility with a small dog.

Mentioned

• Our previous podcast on Large Dog Challenges
• Our side by side comparison of a small and large dog.