Kristin Running Tag

Thought it might be fun for you to see Kristin running one of her dogs.

Helping Aggressive Dogs Become Socialized

Stumbled upon this great article from The Whole Dog Journal entitled Teaching an Aggressive Dog How to Be Social Around Other Dogs.

I really enjoyed this article because it teaches that "aggressive dogs are most effectively trained without aversive techniques."

 

The Whole Dog Journal

If you have never heard of or subscribed to The Whole Dog Journal, this was a great find for me, and it's free.Pat Miller is the Training Editor for the Journal and always writes great articles for dog owners of all types.

http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/5_2/features/5429-1.html?s=FB021313

More Course Maps

Thought I would share a beginning Jumpers course and a more advanced agility course map. Where will you be (hopefully) when your dog exists the tunnel? How about the transition from 8 to not (and NOT 15). For me, the side transition on this course would be between 12 and 13. What about you?

More Fun in the Cold

 

Animal Planet had a great post about the Top 5 Winter Activities for You and Your Pet (I loved that Agility is one of those).

Winter Activities

It has been so cold, that it got me thinking about other activities we could do with our dogs in the winter (and get above this icky air). Here's a thought:

Directions to New Class Location

The address if 4725 West 3100 South in Wellsville. If you enter this address into your gps, you will end up on Hwy 89 :-(  Try using 3100 South 4800 West in Wellsville, and you will get close.

Directions:

1.            From Logan go south on US 89/91

2.            Past the American West Heritage Center take the last right turn before the light onto 400 N/4700 S

3.            At the Y (there is a stop sign just before the railroad tracks) turn right and continue west on 400 N

4.            Continue west until you get to Center St/UT 23 then turn right

5.            Follow UT 23 north for about 1.5 miles

6.            Turn right at 3700 South (you will actually be on 4800 West but you won’t see the sign from the highway)

7.            Continue north for about .6 miles, the barn will be right in front of you

If you miss the turn onto 3700 S/4800 W continue to 3400 S, turn right, go east to 4800 W, turn left and the barn will be right in front of you.

If you miss the turn at step 2 you can turn right at the light, follow the road east to Center Street/UT 23, turn right and pick up the directions at step 4.

Alternate route from North Cache Valley

1.            Get on to UT 23 South

2.            About 4 miles south of Mendon turn left at 3400 South.

3.            Turn left at 4800 W

4.            Continue for about .3 mile, the barn will be right in front of you

From South Cache Valley

1.            In Hyrum go west on UT 101 to US 89/-91

2.            At the light continue west to Center Street/ UT 23

3.            Turn right and continue north for about 2.1 miles

4.            Turn right at 3700 South (you will actually be on 4800 West but you won’t see the sign from the highway)

5.            Continue north for about .6 miles, the barn will be right in front of you

 

Exciting News

Exciting news everyone. We have a new "HOME" shall we say. We have negotiated a large barn/arena in Wellsville that will allow us to hold classes and potentially practice times, year round (and has heat and lights).

We are really excited to have a building with a floor (dirt) that is conducive to running and jumping the dogs (and for those interested in competing, very comparable to most of the arenas where competitions are held). This facility will allow us to work on speed and jump height and is much safer for the dogs and handlers.

We will be moving the equipment sometime this week (we will still hold class at the BATC West Campus tonight), and will hold our first class in the new facility on Monday, February 18. If anyone has access to a truck and is willing to help, please let Maria or Lee know as soon as possible.

Look at Those Weaves.

This is a video for the Crufts 2009 - Large Agility Winner. This dog is amazing and so fun to watch. I also enjoy watching the handler and how he cues his dog:

Insanely Fast

Enjoy! So fun to watch.

Course Maps

Thought is might be fun to also engage your brain a little bit by posting a couple of course maps for you to do some mental practice.



Where would you be standing when you start your dog? Which side of the A-frame would you be on when your dog entered the obstacle? Would you cross in front after obstacle 4 or 5?



This map is a starters course for Standard. How would you run this course? What would you do between obstacle 9 and 10? Hope you had fun with this. Be sure and let us know if you want additional course maps posted for some mental practice.

Reminder

Don't forget classes start tonight 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. We are really excited to be working our dogs again.

Sheltie on a Treadmill

Here's a great laugh for all of you who own high energy dogs, especially one from the herding breeds.This beauty seems to realize that you are not supposed to cheat.