Lately, I have been receiving a lot of emails regarding the challenges to training in limited spaces. I admit it's easy to prepare sequences and workouts for your dog when you have a large fenced field. Limited space doesn't mean limited options necessarily. In preparation for the hot temperatures headed my way, I spent some …
Social Distancing…Let’s Train Anyway!
Part 1 Hello, fellow dog sports enthusiast! I hope you and your training partner are fairing well during this time of social distancing. Don't let the boredom of interrupted training routines or cancelled classes derail your handler/dog successes. As a responsible trainer, I too have postponed my classes. In efforts to keep my students on track, I …
Days 262 – 278
Happy February Hello friends. We have had a lovely past couple of weeks of Mason feeling good, playing hard and being a kid. Mason has been working hard in his studies and equally as hard chasing zombies and monsters in the backyard. Childhood cancer handed me a new perspective on life 2.5 years ago so …
Days 218 -231
Merry Christmas! We have had a busy and fulfilled past couple of weeks. Mason has been feeling really well, and we have not stopped...literally. We are basically all caught up in school, which is a relief for me. Mason is really starting to advance into reading more and his handwriting is changing with improvement almost …