Training
Photo by Cathi Winkles Photography
Agility succes is not derived strictly from your dog knowing how to perform obstacles or you knowing how to handle through courses.
To me the key indredients are a combination of:
Relationship - Focus, Motivation, Communication
Skills - Foundation, Obstacle Performance, Handling
Dog Conditioning
Human Conditioning
Mental Preparation
Most teams spend 90% of their time on the skills portion and probably most of that on their handling than increasing the dog's understanding of what is being asked.
I like the idea of "holistic" agility training, the availability of training for all pieces of the puzzle.
Agility succes is not derived strictly from your dog knowing how to perform obstacles or you knowing how to handle through courses.
To me the key indredients are a combination of:
Relationship - Focus, Motivation, Communication
Skills - Foundation, Obstacle Performance, Handling
Dog Conditioning
Human Conditioning
Mental Preparation
Most teams spend 90% of their time on the skills portion and probably most of that on their handling than increasing the dog's understanding of what is being asked.
I like the idea of "holistic" agility training, the availability of training for all pieces of the puzzle.