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Meet BlueBoy! Here he's on a wee adventure with his mum to make cavaletti poles. Stay tuned for more on BlueBoy's rehab ...
26/01/2025

Meet BlueBoy! Here he's on a wee adventure with his mum to make cavaletti poles. Stay tuned for more on BlueBoy's rehab journey!

Deo finally proving useful at home - dealt to the rat that the kittens stashed (and then hunted for several hours) behin...
26/01/2025

Deo finally proving useful at home - dealt to the rat that the kittens stashed (and then hunted for several hours) behind our bed in the early hours this morning. Good terrier.

This February term at I'm teaching my Geeky Fitness class. This class is all about the handler learning more about fitn...
26/01/2025

This February term at I'm teaching my Geeky Fitness class. This class is all about the handler learning more about fitness training, and the dog improving their confidence, form, and understanding.

Silver and unlimited bronze spots are still up for grabs!

https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/courses/42052

🐕💪💜 GEEKY FITNESS CLASS IS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION 💜💪🐕This class is for anyone who wants to progress their understanding...
22/01/2025

🐕💪💜 GEEKY FITNESS CLASS IS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION 💜💪🐕

This class is for anyone who wants to progress their understanding and application of Canine Fitness training.

You will work on your understanding of concepts and training mechanics, and your dog will work on understanding and form of new exercises.

See more info and register here: https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/courses/42052

We had a blast this weekend at the Central Trials Tracking Seminar. I just love learning about new sports, and Grid is s...
22/01/2025

We had a blast this weekend at the Central Trials Tracking Seminar.

I just love learning about new sports, and Grid is showing some promise in this one! We did tracking on farm paddocks, send aways, a super fun night track, scale jumps, and more!

We also had a bit of a family holiday away which was nice 💕

Warming up your dog before intense physical activity can help increase focus and performance, decrease the chance of inj...
21/01/2025

Warming up your dog before intense physical activity can help increase focus and performance, decrease the chance of injury, and also increase your dogs physical performance.

Here's a blog with OneMind Dogs, and a free graphic you can save, and share!

https://www.oneminddogs.com/blog/warm-up-agility-dog-conditioning/

Another underwater treadmill session with 💜🐕💦
21/01/2025

Another underwater treadmill session with 💜🐕💦

Meet Betty! She's a lab X Springer spaniel pup, who's mum wants to do performance sports but noticed she is a bit floppy...
16/01/2025

Meet Betty!

She's a lab X Springer spaniel pup, who's mum wants to do performance sports but noticed she is a bit floppy and all over the place!

This IS normal for many pups, but her mum is being proactive making sure she's had assessments, and starting her on an appropriate strength and fitness program early.

I'm at the tracking seminar this weekend in the Central area. I can hand deliver you an order if you get orders in by th...
14/01/2025

I'm at the tracking seminar this weekend in the Central area. I can hand deliver you an order if you get orders in by the end of the day Thursday.

https://www.hybriddogtraining.com/shop

Uummmmmm not quite what I was looking for you to target Flori!
13/01/2025

Uummmmmm not quite what I was looking for you to target Flori!

Check out Chace on a billboard in Christchurch!
11/01/2025

Check out Chace on a billboard in Christchurch!

11 years ago this was a Deo puppy. Pretty cute!!
09/01/2025

11 years ago this was a Deo puppy. Pretty cute!!

Kongs and Toppls are awesome enrichment, but so is a car ride! You don't even have to let your dog out and go for a walk...
08/01/2025

Kongs and Toppls are awesome enrichment, but so is a car ride! You don't even have to let your dog out and go for a walk. Just looking at, and smelling new things is excellent enrichment!

⛑️ Remember to keep it safe for your dog ⛑️

Want a ton of other ideas to prepaire for, and manage rehab? Check up my upcoming webinar at

PREhab: Essential skills for IF or WHEN you need rehabilitation
Date: Thursday, January 9th, 2025
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD

http://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/self-study/webinars

My webinar on later this week over at FDSA!
08/01/2025

My webinar on later this week over at FDSA!

There are a large number of skills that training BEFORE you dog needs them will make rehabilitation much smoother, faster, and less stressful. And the great thing is, that even if your dog never needs rehabilitation, these skills are still transferable to other medical care, husbandry, and fitness.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/w5ufhtpu

I'll be at Tokoroa agility show this Sunday if anyone wants an order hand delivered. FREE Totoniks Performance and Hydra...
08/01/2025

I'll be at Tokoroa agility show this Sunday if anyone wants an order hand delivered.

FREE Totoniks Performance and Hydration sample for every pre-order!

Things worth looking at:

💜 Totoniks hydration supplement https://www.hybriddogtraining.com/search?q=Totoniks
💜 My new Canine Fitness logbook: https://www.hybriddogtraining.com/product-page/hdt-canine-fitness-logbook-2025-nz-only
💜 Rubber rectangle platforms - these have been selling like hotcakes! https://www.hybriddogtraining.com/product-page/hdt-rectangle-stable-platforms
💜 Fourflax products - new! https://www.hybriddogtraining.com/search?q=FOURFLAX
🌱 Sparkle with Seaweed - scientifically proven to improve dental health. https://www.hybriddogtraining.com/product-page/sparkle-with-seaweed-200g

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Super stoked with Griddles looking so strong this weekend! This is his first session ever on a scale jump. . Central Working Trials Seminar.

Script working a challenging cavaletti with poles at a higher height. This isn't something I do often, as I generally prefer to challenge with pole configuration rather than height. But this provides additional challenge by extending the range of motion of all of the joints, and core engagement. Go Scripty!

Mr Grid has luckily never had to have a surgery other than a routine dental. But all my dogs have training to wear cones and other post surgery tool, just in case! And look how easy he found it, having the foundation skill of putting his head into things well generalized. This is his first session. Want more top tips? Check out my webinar on later this week over at @fenzidogsportsacademy PREhab: Essential skills for IF or WHEN you need rehabilitation Date: Thursday, January 9th, 2025 Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time). Fee: $19.95 USD Performance dog’s require a large range of training. It’s not just all about sports specific training. Most sports dogs will have more medical and body related professional care than pet dogs. Also performance dogs owners are often more knowledgeable about correct movement and form, they are often able to pick up issues early. Many performance dogs will need some form of rehabilitation over their lives. From a strain or sprain to orthopaedic surgery, unfortunately it is somewhat likely! There are a large number of skills that training BEFORE you dog needs them will make rehabilitation much smoother, faster, and less stressful. And the great thing is, that even if your dog never needs rehabilitation, these skills are still transferable to other medical care, husbandry, and fitness. This webinar will cover training a range of skills relevant to rehabilitation including cooperative care, managing a dogs body in recovery, and foundation fitness skills that will likely be a part of exercise rehabilitation. https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/self-study/webinars

PIVOTING I haven't done a ton of pivoting with Grid - he tends to try to sit and often spreads his rear pretty wide. Here I'm marking him pivoting to re orientate to me rather than lure, and being thoughtful with his head position when reinforcing. You can see his head placement improves over the small session. Pivoting works the rear leg abductors and adductors, and requires core engagement and shoulder stability.

For some dogs reinforcement type and mechanics matter in Fitness a ton. This is because lack of consistency can cause stress or frustration, which often leads to excessive movement. Check out Carrie and Spider who are working in my Targeting Fitness class: - clean mechanics - a smart loop that includes safe movement off equipment - excellent form! Got any questions about class? Please ask! DM me or email on [email protected] https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/courses/44247

Canine Fitness Logbook rundown here. My voice is terrible, I'm pretty sick! Expressions of interest for the Logbook here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoiCP7Es-F-IA2puLwwjXhQtZ2z8P_ObBJ939WsJTswhPPyA/viewform I'll be taking pre-orders from next week, after I have ordered the printing.

Evo in his ad for One Laundry 💜 He was THE BEST BOY on set for this add, and did about 30 takes perfectly!

How can we speed up teaching new things without frustration in fitness? On the whole, I find that fitness is pretty low on frustration and arousal for our dogs. It is likely because the reinforcement rate is high and remains high, and we can have a lot of success and improvement with smart equipment choices or changes. But there are a couple of things that dogs can find difficult that can lead to frustration, stress, and sometimes excessive movement: 1. Shaping new behaviors 2. Luring can lead to confusion of when to move and when to not There are a couple of ways that we can work on this, but my favorite two are using targets and a clear system for cuing movements and stillness. Here is Flori having a go at the ipsilateral exercise. It's one she hasn't done much at all due to her knees. Look at how when I change the setup to give her clear targets, she almost instantly gets the exercise correct? Want to learn more? Check out my upcoming December @fenzidogsportsacademy class 'Targeting Fitness' https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/courses/44247

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