Fast Action Canines

01/26/2023

Attn all DVD player owners: I have some agility DVDs that are in need of a good home. (FREE)

12/25/2022

Happy December

from Topper and Raven.

09/13/2022

Going to make another order for agility notebooks if anyone wants one. Theses will be Dot grids, spiral notebooks 7x9” Let me know by Friday morning 9/16

06/09/2022

I’m decluttering! My students will be getting first pick of slip leads, collars, leashes, crate pads, and dog beds.

03/02/2022

Open for lessons this weekend. Weather looks great!

12/23/2021

Step back ladies. He’s all mine. 🙃

12/23/2021

Time to start thinking about goals for 2022. Start line stays, bombproof contacts, start some local trials, qualify for a National event? I’m here to help agility teams reach their goals. Agility lessons will start up again Dec 26th! DM for dates and times.

11/19/2021

Student is looking to split an hour lesson this Sunday. DM if interested

11/09/2021

Time to make your plans into actions!

11/05/2021

We have some lessons that just opened up tomorrow, Saturday November 6th. DM is interested.

10/28/2021

It’s fall y’all and the weather is finally acting like it.
Lessons available Friday oct 29th and oct 31st.

10/19/2021

They’re heeeeere 🎶 🎶

10/08/2021

I’m ordering more agility notebooks if any students are interested. Spiral notebook with dot grids for ease of writing notes and mapping drills, 160 pages, 7”x9” size, easy to pack to class and trials. $20/each DM for orders

10/08/2021

Lessons are available all weekend! DM for times

09/21/2021

I have had several students interested in splitting private lessons to help grow their skills (watching others), give themselves and their dogs a break, and to make it possible to get more for your buck. Please feel free to comment below if you are interested in splitting lessons.

09/13/2021

Lessons are available sept 18th and 19th (mornings). DM for times and availability.

09/13/2021

It is never too early to start setting obtainable expectations (aka training).

07/17/2021

Stop building a hypothetical story and start building a future training plan.

"He's afraid of X, so he must have been abused by/with X."

In rescue, a lot of dogs come into care with unknown histories. Many of these dogs present with specific or generalized fear and anxiety.

It can be easy - so, SO easy - to attach a story to their behaviour. In fact, it's becoming increasingly common for people to adopt dogs BECAUSE of their story. The more tragic, the better.

The problem with this is that it tends to freeze dogs into their neuroses. Their owner becomes so attached to the story, so emotionally invested, that they themselves cannot move past it. When the owner gets stuck, so does the dog.

Then the story becomes an excuse.

He's aggressive to the postman because one must have abused him.

He's leash reactive to other dogs because he was a 'bait dog'.

He runs from us when we grab the fly swat because someone has hit him with it.

In most cases, these behaviours are caused from a lack of experience in the critical period of socialization. Their inexperience can present itself as fear, anxiety, stress and aggression; mechanisms they develop over time to cope.

But what exactly caused their rescued dogs behaviour is irrelevant. It's a fools errand to try to figure it out; an addictive oxytocin-fueled quest to justify a lack of action.

He's afraid of men? Make men = good things. He runs from the fly swatter? Pick the damn thing up and throw the dog a handful of steak a few times. See what happens.

When we adopt a dog, we're making a commitment to BETTER their life. Holding on to their past is doing the opposite. Show them they're in a better place by overcoming their problems, not nurturing them.

07/15/2021

Lessons are open for this weekend mornings. July 17 & 18

06/25/2021

I have some lesson openings tomorrow morning before it gets too hot. DM me for times

05/14/2021

From a student: Free aluminum Aframe. Needs new surfaces, currently wood. DM to get put in contact with seller/giver

04/28/2021

Depending on how much rain we get on Saturday, we plan to have openings for private lessons on Sunday! DM to book your times!