Tips, Articles, & Thoughts From Dog Agility Coach And Competitor Daisy Peel
Dog agility isn’t just about speed—it’s a lightning-fast conversation between you and your dog. Learn the Loop of Training (cue, observe, evaluate, respond) to give clearer feedback, improve performance, and build confidence. Watch the video and get more free agility training at theagilitychallenge.com/free-training.
Some cues don’t just trigger behavior—they trigger emotion. In this post, I explore Pavlovian interference, slow sits at the start line, and what my bladder has to say about classical conditioning.
When we try to eliminate all mistakes in training, we don’t just make things easier—we risk making dogs more fragile. In this post, I explore the downside of “errorless learning” and why setbacks are a vital part of real-world resilience.
The pursuit of comfort sounds kind. But true resilience—for dogs and humans alike—comes from facing challenge, not avoiding it. In this post, I share insights from the Kynology workshop and explore what it really means to train (and live) with structure, clarity, and growth in mind.
Discover how to transform toy play into a rewarding experience for your food-motivated dog. This training approach builds value for toys and strengthens retrieve-to-hand without forcing tugging.
Everything we do with our dogs ripples through layers of learning that go beyond what we typically discuss. Classical conditioning isn’t just something that happens during specific training exercises – it’s happening all the time, influencing how our dogs respond to cues, environments, and even to us as handlers.