Since most dogs love to run flat out, speed circles generate enthusiasm and confidence in your dog that can translate into successful distance handling. Strategic use of toys and bait plates can also help motivate your dog. You also want to maintain proper performance, for instance, of weaves and contacts, so you’ll need to reinforce your dog for good contacts … Read More

Can you send your dog to the far end of a straight-ahead tunnel? This exercise from One Mind Dogs lets you practice that skill as well as pinwheel fluency. Sign up and see who else has signed up at https://bit.ly/ARFF_Practice Please remember to bring your course maps with you to practice.

Straight tunnels present many challenges on course. They act as “dog accelerators” and can block approaches to other obstacles you need to reach. A straight tunnel may be easy for your dog to do, but it’s not necessarily your “friend” on course. To manage this menace and cut down on the amount of huffing and puffing you’ll need to do, … Read More

These are the classic setups of tunnel-under-A-frame and tunel-under-dogwalk that you encounter so often at trials. In either case, you’ll have a chance to “flip” your dog from the end of the dogwalk or A-frame into the tunnel behind him. It’s a useful skill. Try Exercise 1 on Wed, 7/30, and Exercise 2 on Sat, 8/2. Signup and see who … Read More

Nancy Gyes offers a setup for testing your dog’s weave entries and some advice for dealing with pop-out dogs. Four options. Sign up and see who else has signed up at https://bit.ly/ARFF_Practice Please remember to bring your course maps with you to practice