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Category Archives: Dog Agility Blog Event
Not So In Spite Of
Once you embark on the Way of Dog Performance Sports (obedience, rally, tracking, agility), certain things change. Every cares about the health and well-being of their dogs—but when you’re asking for more from them—and when you’re planning your training around … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Dog Agility Blog Event, The Dogs!
Tagged agility, Belle, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, dogs, Jean-Luc Picardigan
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The No Clothes Equation
by Doranna “The emperor has no clothes” has never been a popular (or easy phrase) to utter. Not even in agility. So we’re talking about continuing education (training) in this blog event, but first…let’s talk about those courses. I promise … Continue reading
Crossbraining
by Doranna A Dog Agility Blog Event The Blue Hound Beagles are, primarily, agility dogs. But they looove tracking. They clamor for obedience work. Boy, do they want to hunt those ratties and chase that plastic bag lure! I’ve always … Continue reading
All the Colors of W00t
by Doranna Qualifying! Winning! Titles! W00t! Rah! Because hey, that stuff is fun. It’s lots of fun. The green Q ribbon is a revered thing. Add a bit of placement ribbon color and…you know… W00t! But if it was the … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Belle, ConneryBeagle, D'Artagnan Beagle, Dog Agility Blog Event, Rena Beagle
Tagged agility, Belle, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, Rena Beagle
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Puppy’s First Shoes
A Blue Hound Beagles Blog (A Dog Agility Blog Event: Starting your puppy) Talk about awesome reinforcement timing! This past month, in some weird universal coincidence, big lots of people (okay, a couple) asked me exactly this–when did I start … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Dog Agility Blog Event, The Dogs!
Tagged agility, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, obedience, rally, Rena Beagle, Tracking
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Brain Game Pain
by Doranna & the Blue Hound Beagles A Dog Agility Blog Event. Sort of. Last week the Dog Agility event went off as scheduled…without me. Life Chaos came to something of a head last week (if one of many), and … Continue reading
Posted in ConneryBeagle, D'Artagnan Beagle, Dog Agility Blog Event, Rena Beagle, Video
Tagged agility, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, Rena Beagle
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Stop the Timer! The Aging Agility Dog…or Not?
by Doranna and the Blue Hound Beagles (A Dog Agility Blog Event–stop by the event page to see what everyone else has to say! ) When this blog topic came up, I immediately thought about my first agility dog: Jean-Luc … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Dog Agility Blog Event, The Dogs!
Tagged agility, Belle, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle
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Handling the Handlers
by Doranna Dear AKC: This one’s for you. (A Dog Agility Blog Event: Improving Agility Organizations: I’m not picking on the AKC–it happens to be the agility venue in which I primarily participate. Being active in agility, obedience, rally, … Continue reading
Internationally Yours
by Doranna With a title like that, you might be tempted to think I’m talking about the international editions of my books, or the cool covers that sometimes result when the book comes out in a different country. But no. … Continue reading
Posted in ConneryBeagle, D'Artagnan Beagle, Dog Agility Blog Event
Tagged agility, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, dogs
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Yes, In My Backyard!
by Doranna This is a Dog Agility Blog Event Ten years after my introduction to agility, I’ve managed to acquire some equipment–jumps, some contact equipment, some tunnels. And I’ve got a space dedicated to practice, such as it is–as long … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Dog Agility Blog Event, The Dogs!
Tagged agility, Belle, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle
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