by Julie A Symons | Jan 23, 2019 | Dog Sports
I was talking with someone today about blasting dogs and missing thresholds. We both had tried or advised starting further back from the start to help with checking the start area more thoroughly. It works. They get to blast and then settle into the search many feet...
by Julie A Symons | Dec 31, 2018 | Dog 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 A Symons | Sep 23, 2018 | Dog 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 A Symons | Aug 24, 2018 | Dog 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 A Symons | Jul 21, 2018 | Dog 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...
