Tips, Articles, & Thoughts From Dog Agility Coach And Competitor Daisy Peel
You finished every online course. You did the homework, you filmed the reps. Your dog holds that startline at home every single time — and then at the trial he’s gone before you’ve got both feet turned around. The next online course probably isn’t the answer.
A four-obstacle test that may reveal a huge gap in your handling. Most dogs drift straight to the jump. So do most handlers.
A REAL marker system changes what’s possible with your dog: precise credit, hidden rewards, real duration, and an honest, kind correction. Here’s exactly what’s inside my latest course, KNOW Games!
Precise credit, hidden rewards, clean turns, real duration, honest corrections, here’s where it all comes together. Any one of these, taught on its own, makes a real difference in a dog’s training. But something different happens once all of them are in place at the same…
There’s a common misconception in dog training that teaching a dog a clear “you’re wrong” signal makes things harsher. In practice, when it’s built correctly, it’s almost always the opposite. Here’s why unsignaled corrections have to be so much bigger…
Quick, honest question: do you ever say a cue word twice? “Sit… sit.” “Down, down.” “Stay, staaay.” If so, you’re in very good company, nearly every handler does this without thinking about it. Here’s the uncomfortable part: that second repetition isn’t accomplishing anything close to what it feels…