In this episode (19:50)

In this episode, Dr. Brittany Schaezler joins the podcast to get you and your dog ready for summer.

You Will Learn

• When you should stop your training sessions due to heat and fatigue.
• How you can cool your dog during and after training.
• Where dogs have sweat glands.

Mentioned

• Episode 8: Using a Camcorder in Training; Heat Stroke & Water Intoxication

In this episode (21:41)

In this episode, Sarah and Esteban explore how a minimalist approach to dog agility training can protect people from feeling overwhelmed–especially if they have a dog new to agility.

You Will Learn

• Why Esteban thinks he’s an agility minimalist.
• How minimalism can protect you from feeling overwhelmed with your new dog.
• How to identify the essential skills and behaviors needed for the minimalist approach.
• Proper traffic etiquette.

In this episode (24:32)

In this episode, Sarah and Esteban discuss the impact that external influences can have on your agility, and how you can use them to advance your own training.

You Will Learn

• Who/what your biggest outside influences are.
• How they affect your training.
• Why you should embrace outside influences.

Mentioned

• Episode 148: The Paradox of Choice in Dog Agility
• Episode 42: The Internet, Dog Agility, and You

In this episode (18:46)

In this episode, Sarah and Esteban help you memorize your courses by figuring out the dog’s line and the handler’s path and combining them with visualization.

You Will Learn

• Why you should focus on your own path as well as your dog’s.
• How knowing your dog’s line can reduce your memorization burden.
• The 3 different views you can have during visualization.

Mentioned

• Episode 87: Improving Your Course Memorization