Sinopsis
where the naughty dogs train
Episodios
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170: Homeostasis in Dog Agility
28/07/2017 Duración: 24minIn this episode (24:40) Why is it sometimes so difficult to make changes in your handling? In this episode, Sarah and Esteban apply the concept of homeostasis to dog agility, and explain how you can “reset” your agility equilibrium. You Will Learn The definition of homeostasis. How to leave jumps sooner. A helpful tip for handlers who “body block” their dogs on down contacts. How to get ahead while your dog is weaving. The real secret behind Romeo and Juliet’s love affair. Mentioned Episode 46: Expanding Your Comfort Zone How Your Mindset Affects Your Agility Performance Episode 65: Recognizing Artificial Limitations
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169: Creating a Crate to Crate Routine
17/06/2017 Duración: 34minIn this episode (34:35) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban talk with Jennifer Crank and Sarah Baker about how they manage their time and their dog from the moment they take them out of a crate for a run to the moment they put them back in the crate after the run. You Will Learn When and how to get your dog ready to run. How to structure your dog’s reinforcement schedule around each run at a trial. Common mistakes people make before and after runs. The big mistake people make when using food before their run. How to use toys or your dog’s leash effectively. Why bicycles are so unstable. Mentioned Our Facebook LIVE Show Interview with Jennifer Crank on Using the Practice Jump
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168: How to Avoid Tilt in Your Dog Agility Training
09/06/2017 Duración: 24minIn this episode (24:19) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban discuss how to recognize and combat tilt in your dog training. You Will Learn How a moment of tilt can set your dog back in their training. How to recognize and avoid tilting in your agility training. Which dogs are most affected by a handler on tilt. Mentioned Episode 160: How to Work Through Mistakes in Your Agility Training Our LIVE Facebook Show
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167: The Dog Agility Spectrum
02/06/2017 Duración: 15minIn this episode (15:27) What can you do when something works for everyone else’s dog but not your own? In this episode, Sarah and Esteban talk about understanding your dog’s issues in the context of the agility spectrum. You Will Learn How many dogs earned a qualifying score in the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 2016. Why you shouldn’t feel like you’re the only one dealing with a specific problem in agility. How to find help for your specific problem. Why you should leave your poker chips at home before going to the jungle. Mentioned Our Facebook Live Show
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166: Get Ready for Summer with Brittany Schaezler, DVM
26/05/2017 Duración: 19minIn this episode (19:50) In this episode, Dr. Brittany Schaezler joins the podcast to get you and your dog ready for summer. You Will Learn When you should stop your training sessions due to heat and fatigue. How you can cool your dog during and after training. Where dogs have sweat glands. Mentioned Episode 8: Using a Camcorder in Training; Heat Stroke & Water Intoxication
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165: Should You Be a Dog Agility Minimalist?
19/05/2017 Duración: 21minIn this episode (21:41) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban explore how a minimalist approach to dog agility training can protect people from feeling overwhelmed–especially if they have a dog new to agility. You Will Learn Why Esteban thinks he’s an agility minimalist. How minimalism can protect you from feeling overwhelmed with your new dog. How to identify the essential skills and behaviors needed for the minimalist approach. Proper traffic etiquette.
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164: The Value of Outside Influence on Your Dog Agility Training
12/05/2017 Duración: 24minIn this episode (24:32) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban discuss the impact that external influences can have on your agility, and how you can use them to advance your own training. You Will Learn Who/what your biggest outside influences are. How they affect your training. Why you should embrace outside influences. Mentioned Episode 148: The Paradox of Choice in Dog Agility Episode 42: The Internet, Dog Agility, and You
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163: Tips for Memorizing Courses
04/05/2017 Duración: 18minIn this episode (18:46) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban help you memorize your courses by figuring out the dog’s line and the handler’s path and combining them with visualization. You Will Learn Why you should focus on your own path as well as your dog’s. How knowing your dog’s line can reduce your memorization burden. The 3 different views you can have during visualization. Mentioned Episode 87: Improving Your Course Memorization
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162: Why Does My Dog Run Slower at the Trial?
28/04/2017 Duración: 16minIn this episode (16:29) Sarah and Esteban talk about dogs that perform better at home than at shows. Some dogs slow down at trials while other dogs run fast but consistently make mistakes on the same thing like start lines or weave poles. We share some tips for both training and trialing to help handlers work through these issues. You Will Learn Why some dogs run slower at shows than at home or practice. Why you need to make your practices harder than the trial. How to “practice” with your dog at a trial. Proper attire for weddings! Mentioned Episode 104: Building Confidence Through Challenges (not mentioned, but should have been!) Facebook Live on Weave Poles (where this question came up frequently)
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161: Interview with Junior Handler Sasha Zitter
23/04/2017 Duración: 38minIn this episode (38:53) In this episode, Sarah is joined by Jennifer Crank and Sasha Zitter to talk about the Junior Handler program. You Will Learn How agility can teach children (and adults!) perseverance and sportsmanship. How the Junior Handler program can help grow the sport of dog agility. How clubs can help encourage Junior Handlers. How competitors can help encourage Junior Handlers. How the idea of the Boundless Junior Agility Camp became reality. Mentioned Boundless Junior Agility Camp Facebook Page Boundless Junior Agility Camp Website American Kennel Club’s Junior Handler Program USDAA’s Junior Handler Program
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160: How to Work Through Mistakes in Your Agility Training
14/04/2017 Duración: 39minIn this episode (39:11) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban share some thoughts on the exact steps they take when the dog makes a mistake in agility training. You Will Learn Exactly how Esteban and Sarah react to mistakes when training. How to keep your dog’s drive and enthusiasm up in the face of repeated mistakes. Why Sarah uses “microbreaks” with her border collie. Esteban’s thoughts on No Reward Marks (NRMs) in agility training. Mentioned Analyzing Your Mistakes in Dog Agility Episode 30: Analyzing Mistakes and a Look at Systems On the Job Training using Placement of Reward Episode 131: Free Your Agility Dog Episode 49: Using Differential Rewards Episode 57: Interview with Denise Fenzi – Part 2 Psychology Today: Should Trainers Tell Dogs When Their Behavior Is Wrong?
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159: Handler Muscle Memory for Dog Agility
07/04/2017 Duración: 23minIn this episode (23:42) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban apply the concept of “muscle memory” to dog agility. They talk about how it works, why it’s important, and how you can use it to your advantage. You Will Learn The definition of muscle memory. How muscle memory works. Why muscle memory can help your dog agility. The most common way agility handlers undermine their own training. The big problem muscle memory can create for the agility veteran. Mentioned our new Facebook Live sessions (called the “Bad Dog Agility Show”)
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158: The 2017 AKC National Agility Championship Wrap-Up
01/04/2017 Duración: 37minIn this episode (37:15) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban are joined by Livestream Finals announcer Brittany Schaezler to wrap up the 2017 AKC National Agility Championship. They talk about the dirt, the judges, the courses, the winners, and their favorite runs from the weekend! You Will Learn If this year’s courses were tougher than last year’s courses. Which course was the toughest this year. How good the footing was for the dogs. Who the winners were for each class. The favorite runs for each livestream announcer. Who ran the “clutch run” of the weekend. Mentioned Results from the 2017 AKC National Agility Championship
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157: The Comparison Trap
20/03/2017 Duración: 25minIn this episode (25:00) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban explore the good and bad behind comparing your dog and yourself to others in dog agility. You Will Learn How making comparisons can motivate you to improve your agility training. How making comparisons can make you feel bad about your progress in the sport. How realistic it is to never compare yourself to anyone. How focusing on creating the best version of yourself can free you from the comparison trap. What is Mozart’s least favorite fowl? Mentioned New Online Class: The Before and After
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156: How to Practice Effectively
09/03/2017 Duración: 22minIn this episode (22:14) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban help you practice dog agility more effectively, producing maximal results with minimal time. You Will Learn What exactly constitutes “practice” when you’re training dog agility. How being on the edge of your comfort zone is critical to a successful practice. Why you should avoid Facebook when you train. How elite athletes use relatively short but frequent sessions with breaks to maximize performance. Why you should incorporate visualization into your practice routine. Who’s better at grammar; Isaac or Sarah? Mentioned The TED-Ed course that inspired this podcast. Episode 32: Improving Your Mental Game for Big Events Episode 44: Dog Agility Dreams & Goals
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155: Three Emotions Keeping You From Setting Agility Goals
02/03/2017 Duración: 18minIn this episode (18:34) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban talk about some negative feelings that might be keeping you from setting goals for 2017. You Will Learn How fear, shame and uncertainty can negatively impact your goal setting. Why to be wary of tunnel vision. Why tunnel vision can hold you back from reaching your goals. How to push beyond your comfort zone without suffering from delusions of grandeur. How to power a soccer stadium. Mentioned Episode 44: Dog Agility Dreams & Goals
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154: Kids and Dogs and Jennifer Crank
23/02/2017 Duración: 38minIn this episode (38:58) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban talk with USA AKC/FCI World Team member Jennifer Crank about being a mom and competitor while managing a human child in the dog agility world. You Will Learn How far along in their pregnancies both Jennifer and Sarah ran agility. How Jennifer started in the sport as a very young child. Why it’s helpful to establish a relationship with children and their parents at trials if your dog is not good with children. How children can help prepare your dog for big events like Westminster. How and why unsanctioned “Cup” events are starting to appear here in the United States. A clever thing to say to a vending machine. Mentioned Announcement: Sponsored Athlete Jennifer Crank http://jennifercrank.com/ IncrediPAWS Dog Training
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153: Interview with 2017 Westminster Champion John Nys
15/02/2017 Duración: 26minIn this episode (26:17) In this podcast, Sarah and Esteban talk with John Nys, the overall winner of this year’s Masters Agility Championship at Westminster about the show, the courses, the crowds, and Madison Square Garden! You Will Learn How border collie Trick overcame injury to win Westminster. How the audience impacts the atmosphere of the trial. How John managed running two dogs in the televised final. What kind of impact Westminster is having on the sport of dog agility. Mentioned Bad Dog Agility Goes to Westminster 2016 Is the Masters Agility Championship at Westminster Valuable to Dog Agility?
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152: Developing Your Social Network in Dog Agility
09/02/2017 Duración: 17minIn this episode (17:52) In this episode, Sarah and Esteban explore social networks in dog agility and share 3 tips for creating your very own powerful support system to get you through the tough times. You Will Learn Why developing your own social network in agility is important. How to develop your personal network by casting a wide net, being proactive, and using technology. How to approach strangers at dog shows (with a video example). A safe, constructive way to complain/vent without offending others or being attacked. Mentioned Episode 58: The Rocky Road to Success Episode 146: Record Keeping Trick for Dog Agility Kathy Keats article “How Sheep Deal With Bullies (and What You Can Learn From It)“ American Psychological Association’s article “Manage stress: Strengthen Your Support Network“ Flow is Flow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I96EZ3203-Q
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151: Judging with Video Review
05/01/2017 Duración: 39minIn this episode (39:45) In this podcast, judge Janet Gauntt joins Sarah and Esteban to discuss the video review process that was highlighted at the 2016 USDAA Cynosport. You Will Learn How the video review process works. Which aspects of the run are reviewed. Who is involved in the review process. Mentioned The USDAA article describing the process. You can find over 500 Janet Gauntt courses on Agility Course Maps.