Devyn’s Training

Today’s TrickAgility exercise are both new exercises for the pups. We will be doing Cookie in the corner Recalls and Moving RZ 360 Spin Reward. Cookie in The Corner Recalls works several skills. Sends to “get it” followed by a recall to the RZ.  The Moving RZ 360 Spin Reward focusing on teaching the dog to find the RZ while you are moving and to offer a sit in the new position, then remain in […]

Today’s TrickAgility exercise is the Hand Touch. we use this for so much in dog sports and daily live. It is such a useful tool. In addition, MeiLi had a 3-mile walk today. On that walk she got to play a bit in an empty dog park and hike on the local trail. We are learning so new mechanics for the hand touch game. Tonight, Kristen worked both dogs, we did do some of this

Today’s we start a new game designed to help with focus, quick sits, and some self-control at the start line. We are training the Tug-Sit-Run game. We will also continue that self-control focus with some Crate games This is our first day working this exercise as a formal exercise. But MeiLi loves to tug and has a great release of the toy. She gets a little confused offering the crate, but I was thrilled on

Today’s TrickAgility focus was working on building the Reinforcement Zone (RZ) by my side. The idea is that the pups will want to work by our side – either walking on leashes or when they do agility. Here’s quick clips of my working outside with each dog. I suspect this is something we will continue to work on. This is one of the most important skills for dog sports as the dog tends to be

Much of today was spent taking the pups on an adventure. We took a ride down to an AKC Agility trial at Dream Park in Swedesboro, Nj. We did not go in but spent some time walking around outside. Then we took a drive to the nearby dog park. It was empty with today’s rain so both pups got to go in and run around together. MeiLi training her start line from the crate. This

MeiLi really loves to play with her weaves poles. It is still a work in progress building speed, offside and tougher entries. But she loves trying.  It’s your choice is a foundation game in Recallers.  We use it in lots of things. In this exercise we are working our set up for agility and a release for her to come to me. I have an open hand of treats that she chooses not to try

This will be our version of Trickvent for this year. We will be focusing on agility skills and Recallers games with the two pups. Some days we will post both an agility skill and a Recallers game. It will all depend on the amount of time we have, and weather permit it. Hoping we can pull this off on the trial weekends. Happy Holidays to everyone.  MeiLi is a little less excited about the teeter

Today I re-numbered the course so we can keep working on the same basic skills while keeping the course fresh for the pups. There will be lots of focus on the start line as both pups are having issues there. We will go back to rewarding each cross to begin the week. Working longer sequences between rewards as the pups gain focus and understanding of their jobs during the week. We will also be debuting

Well, we were very excited thinking we were getting an early Spring in March. I got the yard all set up with a nice “course” to start working the puppies on. Then came the bitter cold, wind and snow so things are delayed a bit.  But here is the course we plan to play with. It gives up lots of chances to work some baby dog focus skills, tight turns and crosses on some real-world

This is Devyn’s ten trick Video submitted January 30, 2022, to earn her NTD title in AKC!

We really enjoyed doing Trickvent 2020. It was a last second thing and not as well planned out as it should have been.  But we have decided to continue the basic concept and grow into something better for our pups for 2022.  Trickvent was very good for the pups bonding, and learning, as well as body awareness! The challenge this year is to work on a new trick, or to improve a trick and to