The Agility Connection

7. Why did my dog drop that bar?

Amanda and Fanny continue from a discussion on the community forum, where Fanny has been analyzing why some bars were dropped. In this episode, we give advice on what to do to avoid unnecessary bar drops and how you can improve as a handler and dog trainer by changing some simple things on the agility course.

6. Overreliance on verbal cues

The Agility Connection podcast is back! This time Fanny is joined by new co-host Amanda Dahlberg. We discuss overreliance on verbal cues and the importance of handling and showing the line.

5. Agility is a Detour Problem

Fanny Gott and Thomas Stokke discuss training their puppies and how training becomes much more efficient when the dog learns to see it as a mental or physical detour problem.

4. Why do we get conflict in agility?

Watching agility, many teams are in constant conflict. Agility training and competition is like a fight between dog and handler. Are you on the same team as your dog, or are you pulling in different directions? Thomas and Fanny discuss why we end up with conflict, and what we can do to avoid it. @fannyftw @ru7herford

3. About start line stays

Thomas and Fanny talk about how to teach a reliable start line stay, and what common mistakes that makes agility start lines so hard for a lot of dogs and people.