Red Dog Agility

20/11/2024

I wanted to give a shout out to Red Dog Treats for their new range of fitness equipment! Despite the name they are not connected to me but they have great taste 🤣

For anyone wanting to get a set of canine fitness gear, they have plenty of options to choose from. It's all so well made and was stable and non slip with my dogs. You can choose from a few different colour options too.

Click here for all the options available and you can use RDA10 for 10% off! - https://reddogtreats.shop/collections/training

09/10/2024

I have a few pieces of Red Dog clothing available.
Red dog shirts $30 each
1 x 14 SOLD
2 x 18
1 x XL
Red Dog fleece hoodie $30
1 x 16 SOLD

28/07/2024

Last lot of National pics. These ones are from Top Dog Photography and she got some super shots 🥰

27/07/2024

Thanks so much to Vero Fojt for these super photos of the kids at the Nationals!

10/07/2024

Day 1 and Brill got an ADX Q and 3rd in his first run 😍
We won’t talk about Snooker 😂
Withdrew from JDX as that ring was terrible by the time we were due and didn’t want to risk injury for either of us!
Will see what happens but with all our JDX heats in the same ring I’m not sure we will run any of them 🙄
Gordon and Bright did some nice work but no luck in their two runs.

12/06/2024

Let me all help you with some shopping 😂

I use this massager on both myself and the dogs and it’s so good. It really helped my dogs recovery after agility, particularly Bright who gets really tight.

Had to train the dogs by putting my hand between them and the massager and using food to reward it. Bright is very untrusting about most things so if she got used to it then they all can 😝 But it has a very low setting to start them out on.

Last multi day comp there was one night I couldn’t be bothered using it myself after doing the dogs. I was really sore the next day and I hadn’t been on the other days.

I use it mostly as a roller (my body weight on it) on myself but with the dogs I rub them down with it and sometimes concentrate on a tight spot with some side to side or a bit of rolling

It’s on sale at the moment so thought I’d share!

Contoured to the back, spine, and neck, this vibrating roller delivers the right angles of pressure to release soreness, tension, and improve movement.

13/05/2024

Video Analysis is now available! Introductory price of only $15 per minute of video you supply, as I am not sure exactly how much time it will take me to work through. Don't miss out on this low starting price!

I have been utilising this new coaching tool with a few students and have seen an immediate improvement in understanding and the students have been able to implement changes that improved their handling straight away.
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Video feedback will be slowed down and paused to really go into detail about handler position, body cues and timing. I will be pointing all the good parts and also any slight changes that will help the dogs get all the information they need.

Then I will give you a short list of what to work on, as well as share reference videos if needed to help with that. For a higher price, I could also do a detailed homework lesson plan as well.

Go check out the examples of what a video feedback would be like on my website below.

To organise this, just contact me either by email or FB messenger.

Video Analysis Agility Feedback Competition Runs Feedback

05/05/2024

I’m looking to add video analysis to my services. It could be competition runs or training as long as they aren’t longer than 1 min.
Here’s a little taste of what that would look like.
Feedback will be private and in an app. I’m excited!

28/04/2024

Does your dog pull off in their commitment to obstacles? More often than not when I am teaching I can see it happens because people are looking at their dogs.

I have been meaning to do this post for a while now, because it's a very common handler error.

It's very easy to constantly watch the dog, as many times handlers don't quite trust they are doing what they are cueing.

Also some handling systems also seem to teach handlers constant connection. I am not sure if that's the case but that is what people tell me when I suggest they are looking at their dogs too much.

One reason I think looking at your dog during a run could be an issue, is that usually when we are about to reward our dog we look at them. Makes sense that a dog would stop what they are doing in anticipation of rewards coming.

Another is that many agility dogs are herding dogs and some more than others, have a lot of eye and get stuck on their handlers when they look at them.

Of course we do want to connect with our dogs at some points on a course, to make sure they are on the correct side of us and on the right path. But once we know they are, it's important to look at the obstacles we are sending them to.

When doing send and go tight turns (dog is to take the jump then head back in the direction they came from) it's a really common time that dogs will pull off of jumps. Handlers should be rotating towards the dogs to give them information of where they are going next after the jump. But if you are looking at the dog as you do this, then it's really hard for the dogs to know they are meant to take the jump behind you!

If you find your dog is pulling off obstacles easily then make sure to video and check where you are looking! It may be just that simple little change that helps give your dog better information.

07/04/2024

My other passion is canine fitness! I am a certified fitness trainer CPCFT (Certified Professional Canine Fitness Trainer). 💪

Here is a sample of some of the exercises we do in a fitness session. We also did side stepping on the flat to add in a lateral component.

🤓 We have built up to 3 sets of 4 exercises and I rotate through the exercises like we are doing a circuit routine.

Brill is very strong 🤩 so we’ve added the elements of some instability props to make the exercises harder but we don’t use them much. I also don’t use any unstable props that are rounded and going to create bad form and stance.

We have a range of exercise we work through and do the sessions 3 times a week.

🏋️‍♀️ This type of work helps to make sure your dogs bodies are strong enough to deal with the stresses of agility. Plus you will see if they start struggling with something and it gives you a heads up before a major injury!

I can do in person sessions and personalise programs to your dogs needs.

Book here - https://booksteam.com/Customer/BookNowServices.aspx?k=d8d87b32591&

If you aren’t local to me, we can also do these via video online.

You really don't need any fancy equipment to do these exercises. 90% of my dogs work is done on cut up bits of rubber matting!

❓What fitness training do you currently have in place for your dogs?!

https://youtu.be/3QopNWbH2o0

Here is a sample of some of the exercises we do in a fitness session. We also did side stepping on the flat to add in a lateral component. We have built up t...

24/03/2024

Had a wonderful weekend with ACT people. Thanks so much Kylie White for organising and hosting!

Was great to catch up with some regulars as well as meet some newer people. I made them run a lot the second day so they got some fitness training too 😜🤣