Deborah Steele and Dorie commented on our lure coursing class
The lure course is like crack for my dog, Dorie ! I am glad that I found a nice place to feed her "addiction ". Thank you ! Stars: 5 out of 5 Picture shown with permission from 863Furtography.
Love Bomb Your Dog with Touch, Toys, and Treats
Love Bomb Your Dog with Touch, Toys, and Treats Showing your dog love can be even more meaningful when you focus on what your individual dog actually enjoys. This guide explores three fun ways to create positive experiences through touch, play, and food while paying close attention to your dog’s preferences. Start with physical affection. Different dogs enjoy different types of touch, so gentle exploration [...]
What is a Title?
By Brenna Fender If you attend dog training classes or talk to people who compete in dog sports, you might hear them talking about titles. Are they referring the latest bestselling books? Probably not! In the dog training world, titles represent accomplishments in specific sports like obedience and agility. Each sport has its own titles and they are generally offered at several levels. In most [...]
How to Choose a Safe Flying Disc for Your Dog
By Brenna Fender If your dog loves to catch flying discs for exercise or sport, you may have noticed that not all discs are created equal. Some are hard, some are soft, some are chewy, and some are floppy. But did you know that some types of discs are not safe for your dog? There are many inexpensive discs available for canines. Pet stores sell [...]
Tighten Those Turns
By Brenna Fender Several dog sports benefit from tight turns. Agility is the most obvious one, but rally and traditional obedience also include about turns that are best done tightly around the handler. Turning tightly is not necessarily a natural behavior because it requires a dog to collect their stride (taking smaller steps) rather than moving in extension, which dogs often do naturally. Fortunately, there [...]
AKC Coursing Ability Tests (CAT) are for any breed!
(as opposed to lure coursing tests that are for sighthound breeds only) Below is a link to the AKC’s summary description of the CAT. This outlines the distance of the course based on dog size (300 yards or 600 yards), rules for dog age and what collar they may wear. To pass the course, the dog must complete the course: Uninterrupted With enthusiasm In under [...]
Homemade Agility
By Brenna Fender Before you could buy agility equipment online, and even before plans for making agility equipment became available, people practiced agility for fun in their backyards, and you can too! As long as you keep safety in mind, you can keep your dog active, help him get in shape, challenge his mind, have fun, and do a little training all at home without [...]
New Dock Diving Opportunities in Florida
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is now recognizing dock diving titles and Courteous Canine, Inc. is giving Floridian dog s their first in-state opportunities to compete! Dogs attending North America Diving Dogs (NADD) sanctioned events can earn titles that s can then apply to have recorded on their dogs’ AKC records. That means that NADD titles can become part of a dog’s AKC pedigree and [...]
Tampa Dog Trainer Brenna Fender: What is UpDog?
Tampa Dog Trainer Brenna Fender: What’s UpDog? UpDog is a brand new dog sport organization created by Kat and Jack Fahle, Andrea and Jason Rigler, and Babz Mahony. These dedicated disc doggers wanted to expand their favorite sport to include a wider variety of dogs – and people – than seen at typical disc dog events. Traditionally, while many people enjoy games with discs in [...]
