Every Front Cross Is A Lure
You lured your dog today. So did I. Probably a few dozen times. “Luring” has turned into kind of a dirty word in some corners of dog training, so let’s actually define it, and then look at what you...
27 Okt 11min
The Thing I Got Wrong For Years
It’s been almost a year since the last episode. The real reason is a little embarrassing, and it turns out it’s the same shape as something I got wrong in my training for many years. For a long tim...
20 Okt 11min
Would you let your Valentine SHOCK you?!?
Here's a bit of dark humor for Valentine's Day that has to do with dog training...sort of...mostly it's just a fun thought experiment!
11 Feb 5min
Recast: Training Without Conflict ® Podcast Episode Seventy One: Daisy Peel
In this podcast with Ivan Balabanov of Training Without Conflict, we go deeper into the sport of agility and compare it with other dog sports. We talk about what it really means to select and train do...
5 Feb 1h 58min
Recast: The Controversy of Agility: Training Methods, Politics, and High-Level Performance (From Daisy's guest appearance on The Doggie Stoic Podcast)
In this episode, I join Andrew on The Doggy Stoic podcast to talk about high-level agility competition, the Kynology Agency-Accountability Framework, and why I'm open about using complete training met...
8 Jan 1h 7min
Heart Health and Christmas Wishes
What does Christmas Eve have to do with Heart Health? What does dog agility have to do with heart health? Some thoughts from Daisy Peel during this holiday season.
24 Dec 20257min
Agility Challenge Tip #20 – Practice Alone
Holding ourselves accountable to stay sharp, to stay focused, and to stay in the sweet spot at the edge of our abilities when we're alone is important – it's not what happens in class each week, durin...
13 Maj 20246min
Agility Challenge Tip #19 – Don’t do ‘drills’ – instead, play small, addicting games
As a dog trainer and handler, you're not only a student (of the game, of your instructor, etc.), but you're also a coach for your dog. And, good coaches, whether it's to your dog or to your own agilit...
6 Maj 20246min
