In this episode (40:32)

In this podcast, Sarah and Esteban are joined by Lee Gibson to discuss the Global Judging Program.

You Will Learn

• Why Lee Gibson and Greg Derrett joined forces to create the Global Judging Program.
• The common elements of judging across organizations and around the world.
• The positive and negative effects competitors can have on judges.
• The positive and negative effects judges can have on competitors.
• Fiscal advise for snowmen (and snowomen).

Mentioned

• The Global Judging Program Facebook Group
• The “trailer” video for the Global Judging Program.

In this episode (27:22)

In this podcast, Sarah and Esteban discuss perceptions in agility that are widely held, but not always true.

You Will Learn

• How to determine whether a wrap or slice is faster. (spoiler: trick question)
• How to determine whether a rear cross or front cross is faster. (spoiler: trick question)
• How to determine which is faster, a quick dog with shorter strides or a larger dog with long strides. (spoiler: trick question)
• How to identify perceptions that may be holding you back in your dog agility training.
• The price of corn.

Mentioned

• Episode 108: Choices on Course
• Episode 63: A Newcomer’s Guide to Handling Systems

In this episode (19:51)

In this podcast, Sarah and Esteban discuss “the paradox of choice” and how it might apply to dog agility.

You Will Learn

• What “the paradox of choice” is.
• How the paradox of choice might affect your feelings and perceptions in agility.
• Who may be susceptible to influence by the paradox of choice.
• The scariest single digit number.

Mentioned

• Episode 3: Start Line Stays; Online Agility Classes
• Episode 42: The Internet, Dog Agility, and You
• The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less by Barry Schwartz

In this episode (54:46)

Sarah and Esteban talk with Susan Garrett about helping your dog drop less bars.

You Will Learn

• Susan Garrett’s protocol for knocked bars, and which dogs it’s appropriate for.
• Common training mistakes people make when addressing bar knocking.
• If you should be quiet when your dog is jumping.
• How to help your dog avoid brushing wings/uprights.
• How Response Cost influences a dog’s bar knocking.
• The importance of jump training, handling, and strength and conditioning for success.
• How Susan trains jumping with her young dog.
• The next big challenge in dog agility.
• The significance of a rhetorical question.

Mentioned

• Facebook Group — Handling 360: Free Agility Workshop
• Susan’s Facebook Live “Re-Do” of the AWC Large Dog Course
• Sarah’s favorite Susan Garrett run from the 2016 Agility World Championship.
• Previous Podcast Interview with Susan Garrett — Episode 43: Susan Garrett Interview on Positive Training and Handling Systems
• Previous Podcast on Record Keeping — Episode 146: Record Keeping Trick for Dog Agility
• Episode 100: Interview with Crufts Judge Lee Gibson – Part 1
• Episode 136: Interview with WAO Judge Anthony Clarke

In this episode (13:48)

In this podcast, Sarah and Esteban share a commonly used and free app/website for agility record keeping, including trial results and training sessions.

You Will Learn

• Why you should create and use a Group in Facebook for your record keeping.
• What kind of information you should record/track.
• How to create a Group in Facebook.
• Who to include (and not include) in your Group.
• The defining property of inert gases.

Mentioned

• Facebook Groups

In this episode (23:39)
In this podcast, Sarah and Esteban share their tips for course building in your own backyard.

You Will Learn
The size of Esteban’s shoe.
How to use a centerline to build your course.
How much a large measuring wheel costs at Home Depot.
Which spatial relationships are important to keep.
How different types of jumps and bar lengths affect your course build.
What elemental gold says if you’re caught trespassing.

In this episode (37:52)

In this podcast, Sarah and Esteban talk with Sarah Stremming from the Cognitive Canine about her new podcast Cog-Dog Radio and the work she’s doing with agility dogs with behavioral issues.

You Will Learn

• Why Sarah started Cog-Dog Radio.
• Common behavioral problems in agility dogs.
• How your dog’s ability to take food can be a barometer for their stress level.
• The 4 areas that Sarah looks at when she evaluates dogs.

Mentioned

• Our Previous Podcast with Kathy Sdao
• CogDog Radio – a new dog agility podcast on Soundcloud or in iTunes
• Sarah Stremmings’s Website: The Cognitive Canine

In this episode (34:14)

In this podcast, Sarah and Esteban talk about how to start fast and finish strong in your agility runs.

You Will Learn

• Common issues problems at the start and end of agility runs.
• How simple, clear routines for the start and end of a run can improve your times.
• Why dogs frequently run under the tire when it is the first obstacle.
• Why dogs sometimes start slow.
• Why some dogs drop bars in the opening.
• Course design trends for opening sequences.
• Why dogs drop the last bar and how to avoid this.

Mentioned

• Episode 34: Retraining Your Start Line Stay in Dog Agility

This is an excerpt from episode 12, taped in August of 2012.  The relevance to the recent removal of the chute is striking.

In this episode (31:03)

In this podcast, Sarah and Esteban talk about the unprecedented rapid discontinuation of the collapsed tunnel (also known as the chute) across several organizations both in the United States and abroad.

You Will Learn

• Why the chute was discontinued
• Which dog agility organizations have suspended use of the chute and who did it first
• Why Joan Meyer created the video that everyone is talking about
• the impact social media had on this issue
• potential future fallout from this event

Mentioned

• August 17th: UK International (UKI) announcement
• August 18th: UK Agility (UKA) announcement
• August 18th: Change.org petition
• August 26th: Joan Meyers YouTube video
• August 29th: American Kennel Club (AKC) announcement
• August 29th: United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) announcement
• August 29th: IFCS announcement
• August 29th: Agility Association of Canada (AAC) announcement
• August 30th: UK Kennel Club (KC) announcement
• Our previous podcast: Episode 12: Interview with Greg and Laura Derrett