Look at the amazing Pan 💜💜💜 graduating running dog walk training! His understanding of rear feet hits is excellent 🥳 well done Amy!
Some verbal proofing games. Perfect if you dont have much equipment or space to train over winter. Great foundations to use the toy for obstacle discrimination las they progress in their training and skill set. Subscribe for more skill training exercises set monthly on Q-Me. #dogagility #qmeagility #dogtraining #agilitydog #bordercollie #onlineagilitytraining #fitdogs
Thank you for all the messages 💜💜 we won the combined results in large today and she’s been so good. Onto tomorrow 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Prioritising fun, motivating and easy to understand methods. Join Q-Me today ⭐️💜
Susan coming 2nd at Iconix yesterday 💜 perfect seesaw training for GB tryouts next weekend 🇬🇧
⭐️ Relationship 2 ⭐️ keeping dogs fit and sound. This is always a high priority for us but because dogs can be so good at not showing any niggles or pain, it can sometimes impact our relationship with them too. If they knock poles more, miss contacts or skip weaves it can sometimes feel frustrating. So if we feel our training is good enough sometimes this can be signs of pain. If we continue to ask them to perform it can cause them to feel negatively towards us and agility… very understandably! It’s important to always get them checked by a professional regularly 🙂 here’s Susan and 40 loving their treatment 💜
⭐️ Relationship 1 ⭐️
Keeping sessions short and sweet! Most of us know this, but with agility always progressing and getting harder it can sometimes be a good reminder.
⏰ Short - this stops our dogs getting physically and mentally fatigued. If they are tired it is harder for their brains to absorb information or use their body correctly. If you find yourself doing long sessions without realising, sometimes it can be good to set an alarm. Maybe 5 minutes depending on what you are training.
🍬 Sweet - this means staying happy and positive. This can be hard if something isn’t going well, so try your best to end on a good note - whether this is with a good or easier rep, or just taking them away to play or feed them with their cool down. If you find yourself really frustrated it’s always important to just end the session immediately, but try your best to stay positive for your dog. Getting frustrated can also shut down their learning, as they may associate sessions with negativity. I also try to assess my mood BEFORE training, if I’m not feeling up for being positive and energetic then it’s not always fair to start a session.
This year is the launch of Agility Nexus shows in the UK. Dog safety is always important to me and that includes what our dogs actually see in front of them… colours!
We had the best time training with @dani.fischbach. 40 was so amazing I’m so proud of her 🩷🩷 #dogagility #qmeagility #dogtraining #agilitydog #redbordercollie #fitdog #onlineagilitytraining
Making mistakes is completely inevitable, so how you deal with them can be an important skill to learn. Not just to improve at agility but for your relationship with your dogs too 💜
Fourtina in all her powerful glory 💜💜 she only started competing last year, so for her to be able to run some of her skills at an Iconix Zer0 Degrees show makes me very proud!
Susan won the Iconix Zer0 Degrees final today!! 💜💜💜 so proud of her times against some seriously fast dogs 🩷
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