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    Who are your dog's best friends?

    Her bestest friend is Jackson, but he just moved away. They come back once in awhile and we always meet up. Other good friends are Hershey, who lives across the road. Teri, my parent's dog. And Max, the Chihuahua who I have no pictures of for some...
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    Dog breeds you NEVER used to want...

    Based on the Border collie we had when I was a kid, I used to think I never wanted one. She was out of control, chewed on everything, herded everything, and we spent all winter chasing her down when she ran off. As it turns out, I LOVE the breed. Our girl was just undersocialized (we got her...
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    Dog breeds you used to want, but now don't

    Australian Shepherds. I love them. Gorgeous dogs, love their energy. But nearly every single one I see run in agility barks the whole way through the course. DRIVES ME NUTS. I'm very happy to run with my quiet dog.
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    Post your best head tilt pictures!

    This is one of my absolute favourites of Dahlia.
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    Agility training

    I will also admit here that I do mostly non-verbal because I have exercise-induced asthma and when I get out there and really moving I may not be ABLE to say much. lol
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    Agility training

    It's VERY exciting when they just get it. Dahlia has decided the weaves are awesome fun (especially sets of 6) and just flies through them, one-stepping it all the way (instead of the two-stepping you saw in that video). It's such an amazing thing to me because weaving is so NOT natural for...
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    need advice

    I'd hate to come down hard on this but the dogs who are the #1 most aggressive dogs are dogs who are chained. The chain creates a barrier where the dog can see much but can't get to it and it creates serious frustration. That frustration often leads to aggression. Being chained for a dog is...
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    Agility training

    I'm not sure about pros vs. cons, but I'm big into training my dog to do most everything through body language (in fact, one judge asked if my dog were deaf...oops). I think dogs read body language better than they hear verbal language and so showing the motion forward vs. the body coming up...
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    Agility training

    I just want to celebrate a little! Weaves were SUCH a struggle for Dahlia and I. Once we got to 4 and then tried 6 it just fell apart. Well, she's FINALLY getting it. This past weekend we did a "speed circle" with weaves (6 poles). So around in a circle it was tunnel, weaves, jump, weaves...
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    Agility Question. Re: teeter

    This sounds like our class! We were taking at least a few classes before we even got to jumps or anything. We never led any of the dogs over anything on leashes and everything was introduced slowly. But boy when you get out there the dogs have learned a lot of confidence and the handlers have...
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    Agility Question. Re: teeter

    I think they definitely do! We did a lot more with the dog walk and A-Frame early on and then started with the teeter. We first shaped end behavior (2on/2off) on the dog walk and A-Frame, then did some teeter bang games and 2on/2off on there. Because Dahlia was confidently running the dog...
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    The world's most ridiculous agility dog!

    Aww thank you! She's a dog people instantly fall in love with. I know I sure did. I met her on a transport and as soon as I saw her I KNEW I had to bring her home.
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    The world's most ridiculous agility dog!

    She is definitely adorable and she has so much fun, even if I have no idea what I'm doing. I love seeing how happy she is to do it!
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    Modern Dog-Training Mistakes

    Think of it: you’ll rarely see hunting, agility, Frisbee, or law enforcement dogs being offered food rewards during training or job performance. Are they joking? I train in agility and I see an awful lot of treats used during training. Not every dog wants to work for a ball or a game of...
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    Uber vibes, please - Rose is missing

    How scary. Any update? I hope she returns safely.
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    Is it cruel?

    Oh gosh I HATE this episode. "Make him surrender"...*sigh* Why do people watch this show? Ears back head low -- he's SCARED. And all this jerk does is follow him around with a camera. :-( To add, I'm not sure about euthanasia or not. It's an episode of CM's show so the dog is cornered...
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    Mandatory pet restraints?

    I tried looking up the test too but couldn't find that specific information. Thanks! In looking I also found this: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9608954.htm I've never heard of the "Sleepy pod." (As I look, these are designed for pets 15 pounds and under so they may be ideal...
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    Mandatory pet restraints?

    Where on earth did you find them? I've been looking everywhere for it. I'm surprised they would test at such a low speed and I'm also surprised a dog could be decapitated at such a speed.
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    CKC Agility Trial

    Congrats to you both! Izzy looks great!
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    Mandatory pet restraints?

    I can't fit a crate for my 50 pound dog in my little car so I sympathize with that! Dahlia often rides loose and I feel wicked guilty about it. But the car is tiny, the back seats are right up against the front seats so there isn't far to go. There are no back doors so the windows are too...
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