by Julie Symons | Dec 31, 2018 | Dogs Sports
As we celebrate ringing in the new year, it got me thinking about how we celebrate our “end line” routine, whether it’s agility, obedience, nosework or another sport. We spend a lot of time training our start line routine and deciding what works best...
by Julie Symons | Sep 23, 2018 | Dogs Sports
Teaching teams in multiple sports and training my own dogs I often see where we just go through the motion and are not present to watch and learn from the training session and our dog. All training sessions give us information if we are willing to watch and listen!...
by Julie Symons | Aug 24, 2018 | Dogs Sports
First, I prematurely published this before I was done and had to quickly un-publish it. I heard from lots of people so it’s nice to know my blogs are being enjoyed and that I need to get them out more frequently! Back on topic … Being a good actor is kinda...
by Julie Symons | Jul 21, 2018 | Dogs Sports
I was reflecting the other day how well my dogs sleep at night and wish I could do the same! They are out like a light, often belly up with the fan cooling their underside. They also even sleep in! I do have an older dog, who’s age does affect how much she...
by Julie Symons | May 24, 2018 | Dogs Sports
A training gem I picked up many years ago from Patti Hatfield Mah was that our seasoned dogs still need to have baby dog training days. Pick one day a week where you go back to training your foundations skills. Foundations is everything! Without a strong base,...
by Julie Symons | Feb 23, 2018 | Dogs Sports
With many teams getting ready for NACSW NW3/L3 or AKC Master/Detective levels, having a solid search strategy and a strong mental game plan is key! At these higher levels, you will have unknown number of hides – very different from knowing how many in each...
