Archive for Training & Skills

01 Jan 2012

The Library

No Comments Agility, Food, Treats & Nutrition, Grooming, Health, Lists, Obedience, Training & Skills

For my failing memory. The last thing I want to do is buy the same thing twice! (has happened before…)

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Canine Behaviour

General

  1. DVD - Calming Signals (Turid Rugaas)
  2. DVD – Terrible Teens – Canine Adolescence (Trish King)
  3. DVD - 3 Day Seminar, Austin, Texas (Ian Dunbar)
  4. DVD - Canine Play (Karen London)
  5. DVD – Dissecting Dominance (Ian Dunbar)
  6. DVD - How to Effectively Correct and Punish (Ian Dunbar)
  7. DVD - Different Breeds have Different Needs (Trish King)
  8. DVD - Leashless (Trish King)
  9. DVD - Dog Meets Dog (Trish King)
  10. DVD - Reading between the Lines (Patricia McConnell)
  11. DVD – Dog Play (Patricia McConnell)
  12. DVD - Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan – Seasons 1, 3 & 4 (Cesar Millan)
  13. DVD – Am I Safe? The Art & Science of Canine Behavior Assessments (Sarah Kalnajs)
  14. DVD - The Language of Dogs (Sarah Kalnajs)
  15. DVD - Fighting Dominance in a Dog Whispering World (Jean Donaldson & Ian Dunbar)
  16. Book - Shaping The Wolf Within Your Dog (Nathan B. Childs)
  17. Book - Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide Interpreting the Native Language of the Domestic Dog (Brenda Aloff)
  18. Book - On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals (Turid Rugaas)
  19. Book - Off-Leash Dog Play: A Complete Guide to Safety & Fun(Robin Bennett & Susan Briggs)
  20. Book - When Pigs Fly!: Training Success with Impossible Dogs (Jane Killion)
  21. Book - Cesar’s Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems (Cesar Millan)
  22. Book - Reaching the Animal Mind (Karen Pryor)
  23. Book - In Defence of Dogs (John Bradshaw)
  24. Book – Dogspeak (Matthew Hoffman)
  25. Book - How Dogs Think (Stanley Coren)
  26. Book – How to Speak Dog (Stanley Coren)
  27. Book – The Other End of the Leash (Patricia McConnell)
  28. Book – For the Love of a Dog (Patricia McConnell)
  29. Book  - The Dog Listener (Jan Fennell)
  30. Book - The Dog’s Mind (Bruce Fogle)
  31. Book – Excel-erated Learning (Pamela J. Reid)
  32. Book - Why Does My Dog Act that Way? (Stanley Coren)

Multiple Dogs

  1. DVD – Multiple Dogs (Trish King)
  2. DVD + Book - Feeling Outnumbered (Patricia McConnell)
  3. Book - How Many Dogs?! Using Positive Reinforcement Training to Manage a Multiple Dog Household (Debby McMullen)

Reactivity, Fear & Aggression

  1. DVD - Canine Fear, Aggression and Play (Jean Donaldson)
  2. DVD - Beyond Intervention (Trish King)
  3. DVD – Dog-dog Aggression (Patricia McConnell)
  4. E-Book – A Guide to Living with and Training a Fearful Dog (Debbie Jacobs)
  5. Book - The Cautious Canine (Patricia B. McConnell)
  6. Book - Control Unleashed (Leslie McDevitt)
  7. DVD – Control Unleashed: A Foundation Seminar (Leslie McDevitt)
  8. Book - Scaredy Dog! Understanding and Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog (Ali Brown)
  9. Book - Aggression in Dogs: Practical Management, Prevention & Behaviour Modification (Brenda Aloff)
  10. Book - Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-dog Aggression (Jean Donaldson)
  11. E-Book - The Dog Trainer’s Resource: The APDT Chronicle of the Dog Collection (Various)
  12. E-Book – Barking: The Sound of a Language (Turid Rugaas)
  13. E-Book – Inside of a Dog (Alexandra Horowitz)
Puppy training
  1. Book – After You Get Your Puppy (Ian Dunbar)
  2. Book - Good Little Dog Book (Ian Dunbar)
  3. Book - How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With 4th Ed (Clarice Rutherford & David Neil)
  4. Book – The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition) (Monks of New Skete)
  5. Book – How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend: The Classic Training Manual for Dog Owners (Revised & Updated Edition) (Monks of New Skete)
  6. Book - Focused Puppy (Deborah Jones & Judy Keller)
  7. DVD – Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months (Ed Frawley (Leerburg))
Agility

General & Foundation

  1. DVD - Foundation Fundamentals (Mary Ellen Barry)
  2. Book - Agility Training for You and Your Dog: From Backyard Fun to High-Performance Training (Ali Canova)
  3. DVD - In FOCUS Foundation Work (Deborah Jones & Judy Keller)
  4. DVD - Agility Foundation Training (Greg Derrett)
  5. Book - Agility Right from the Start (Eva Bertilsson & Emelie Johnson Vegh)
  6. CD – Indoor Agility Trial Sounds CD
  7. Video - Ready, Steady, GO (Silvia Trkman)
  8. DVD – Best of 2006 FCI Agility World Championships

Jumping & Handling

  1. Book - Developing Handling Skills for Awesome Agility Teams (Linda Mecklenburg)
  2. DVD – Handling Common Sequences in Agility (Linda Mecklenburg)
  3. DVD - Front and Rear Crosses (Stacy Peardot-Goudy)
  4. DVD – Advanced Jumping (Susan Salo)
  5. DVD - One Jump Two Jump (Sandy Rogers)
  6. DVD - Success with One Jump (Susan Garrett)
  7. Book - Developing Jumping Skills for Awesome Agility Dogs (Linda Mecklenburg)
  8. Book - Course Analysis for Agility Handlers (Stuart Mah)
  9. DVD – Tuning up for Competition (Susan Salo)
  10. DVD - Balancing Cues in Agility (Linda Mecklenburg)
  11. Video - Cik & Cap (Silvia Trkman)

Contact Equipment & Weaves

  1. DVD – Contacts: Bridging the Gap Between Training & Competition (Rachel Sanders)
  2. DVD – In FOCUS Beginning Obstacle Skills (Deborah Jones & Judy Keller)
  3. DVD - 2-On/2-Off Contacts Made Easy (Rachel Sanders)
  4. Book – 101 Things To Do with Contact Obstacles Training Cards
  5. DVD - Teeter from Start to Finish (Wendy Pape)
  6. VOD (expired) – Dream Weaves (Ann Croft)
  7. DVD - 2×2 Weave Training (Susan Garrett)
  8. DVD - Reliable running A Frames (Rachel Sanders)

Distance Control

  1. Book - Go the Distance (Bud Houston and Stacy Peardot)
  2. DVD - Go the Distance Vol. 1 (Stacy Peardot-Goudy)
  3. DVD - Dial Up the Distance (Kristy Netzer)
Obedience & Rally-O
  1. Book - Training In Drive (Gottfried Dildei & Sheila Booth)
  2. Book - Advanced Schutzhund (Karen Duet & Ivan Balabanov)
  3. E-Book - Competitive Obedience Training for the Small Dog (Barbara Cecil & Gerianne Darnell)
  4. Book + DVD - Choose to Heel (Dawn Jecs)
  5. Book - Steppin’ Up to Success (Terri Arnold)
  6. Book - Ring Ready – An Obedience Workbook (Marie Sawford)
  7. E-Book - Clicker Training for Obedience (Morgan Spector)
  8. Video - Heeling is just another Trick (Silvia Trkman)
  9. Book - Koehler Method of Dog Training (William R. Koehler)
  10. Book - The Art of Proofing: Preparing Your Dog For Obedience Trials (Adele Yunck)
  11. Book - Click Your Way to Rally Obedience, Revised (Pamela Dennison)
  12. DVD – Ready to Rally (Clarissa Bergeman)
  13. DVD - CTS Obedience without Conflict #1 (Ivan Balabanov)
  14. DVD – CTS Obedience without Conflict #2 – The Game (Ivan Balabanov)
Tricks, Doggy Dancing & Treibball
  1. DVD – 101 Ways To Think Outside The Box (Emily Larlham)
  2. DVD – Canine Freestyle (Carolyn Scott)
  3. E-Book - Dances with Dogs (Kay Laurence)
  4. Video - Thinking Tricks (Silvia Trkman)
  5. Video - Tricks for Balance, Strength & Coordination (Silvia Trkman)
  6. Video – Tricks for a Great Bond (Silvia Trkman)
  7. DVD - The Art of Trick Dogging (Emily Larlham)
  8. DVD – Beginning Treibball (Sandi Pensinger)
  9. E-Book - Beginning Treibball (Sandi Pensinger)
  10. Book – 101 Dog Tricks (Kyra Sundance and Chalcy)
Other training
  1. DVD - Crate Games for Self-Control & Motivation (Susan Garrett)
  2. Book - Ruff Love (Susan Garrett)
  3. Book – Shaping Success (Susan Garrett)
  4. DVD - The Magic of Shaping (Pamela Dennison)
  5. DVD - Shaping for Demand (Julie Daniels)
  6. DVD - Classics of Training (Ted Turner)
  7. DVD - Making Reinforcement Fun (Rachel Sanders)
  8. Book - Learning Games (Kay Laurence)
  9. DVD - Really Reliable Recall (Leslie Nelson)
  10. DVD - Game On – Engagement and Drive Training for All Dog Sports (Marla Friedler-Cooper)
  11. Book - Building Blocks for Performance 2nd Ed. (Bobbie Anderson)
  12. E-Book - Click to Win! Clicker Training for the Show Ring (Karen Pryor)
  13. Book - Teamwork II: A Dog Training Manual for People with Disabilities (Stewart Nordensson, Lydia Kelley)
  14. DVD + Book - Tug More Learn More (Kay Laurence)
  15. Book - Mastering Variable Surface Tracking: The Component Training Approach (includes workbook) (Ed Presnall)
  16. Book - Line Training for Dogs: How It’s Done (Monika Gutmann)
  17. Book - Click to Calm (Emma Parsons)
  18. Book – A Dog who is Always Welcome (Lorie Long)
  19. Book - The Power of Positive Training 2nd Ed (Pat Miller)
  20. Book – Dog Training (1984) (Ernest Hart)
  21. Book – Clicking with Your Dog (Peggy Tillman)
  22. Book – Games to Play with your Dog (Hamlyn)
  23. Book – The ABCs of Positive Training (Miriam Fields-Babineau)
  24. Video - The How of Bow Wow (Virginia Broitman & Sherri Lippman)
  25. E-Book – Try Tracking! The Puppy Tracking Primer (Carolyn A. Krause)
  26. E-Book - Play with your Dog (Pat Miller)
  27. DVD – Motivational Training (Bridget Carlsen)
Health
  1. Book – Canine Massage in Plain English (Natalie Winter)
  2. Book - Pet Emergency Pocket Guide
  3. DVD – Get on the Ball Two (Debbie Gross Saunders)
  4. Book - First Aid for the Active Dog (Sid Gustafson)
  5. DVD - How to Massage Your Dog (Maria Duthie)
  6. DVD – Tellington TTouch ® for Dogs (Lori Stevens)
  7. Book – Raw & Natural Nutrition for Dogs (Lew Olson)
  8. Book – Healthy Pet Manual (Deborah Straw)
  9. Book - The Complete Holistic Dog Book (Jan Allegretti)
  10. Book - Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats (Richard Pitcairn & Susan Pitcairn)
  11. Book – Homeopathic Medicine for Dogs (H.G. Wolff)
  12. Book – Natural Remedies for Dogs and Cats (CJ Puotinen)
  13. Book - Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice 3rd Ed. (Birchard & Sherding)
  14. Book - Dog Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook 4th Ed. (Elderidge, Carlson, Carlson & Giffin)
  15. Book - The Complete Home Veterinary Guide 3rd Ed. (Pinney)
  16. Book – Raw Meaty Bones (Tom Lonsdale)
  17. E-Book - The Nature of Animal Healing (Martin Goldstein)
  18. E-Book – Barker’s Grub: Easy, Wholesome Home Cooking for your Dog (Rudy Edalati)
  19. Book - Cooking the Three Dog Bakery Way (Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff)
Grooming
  1. Book - Illustrated Guide to Sheltie Grooming (Barb Ross)
Miscellaneous
  1. Book – Do-It-Yourself Agility Equipment, 2nd Edition (Jim Hutchins)
  2. Book - Aim High
  3. Book - Fear No More – Competing with Confidence (Barbara Cecil & Gerianne Darnell)
  4. Book - How to Run a Dog Business: Putting Your Career Where Your Heart Is (Veronica Boutelle & Jean Donaldson)
  5. Book - All About Dog Daycare – A Blueprint for Success (Robin Bennett)
  6. Book - Sheltie Talk (Betty Jo McKinney & Barbara Hagen Rieseberg)
  7. DVD – The Canine Conspiracy/The Cat Connection
  8. DVD – Nature: Dogs that Changed the World (X2!!!)
  9. DVD - Dogtown (Second Chances) (National Geographic)
  10. Book – Communicating with Animals (Arthur Myers)
  11. Book - The Adopted Dog Bible (Petfinder.com)
  12. Book – How to Train your Shetland Sheepdog (Palika)
  13. Book – Shetland Sheepdogs
  14. Book – Dogs can Sign, Too (Senechal)
  15. E-Book – Straight from the Horse’s Mouth (Amelia Kinkade)
  16. E-Book – Learning their Language (Marta Williams)
  17. E-Book – Dog Agility Equipment Construction Instructions (Ann Embry)
Clean Run Magazine Issues
  1. Digital - January 2006
  2. Digital - May 2006
  3. Digital - July 2006
  4. Digital - July 2007
  5. Digital - June 2008
  6. Digital - July 2008
  7. Digital - February 2009
  8. Digital – March 2009
  9. Digital – June 2009
  10. Digital - September 2009
  11. Digital - October 2009
  12. Digital – December 2009
  13. Digital – January 2010
  14. Hardcopy – August 2011 to July 2012
  15. Hardcopy - Special Focus Issue—Handling
  16. Hardcopy – Special Focus Issue—Motivation, Drive & Self-Control
Online classes
  1. Recallers 1.0, 2.0 (Susan Garrett)
  2. Ultimate Handling (Greg Derrett)
  3. Ultimate Foundations (Greg Derrett)
  4. Foundation Class (Fanny Gott)
  5. Puppy Class Oct (Silvia Trkman)
  6. Agility Foundations (Silvia Trkman)
  7. Puppy Peaks (Susan Garrett)
  8. Advanced Tricks (Silva Trkman)
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26 Dec 2011

We went to Universal Studios!

No Comments Exercise, Juliet, Others, Romeo, Training & Skills

Sort of.

Well we kinda did!

No we were only outside! By the giant logo globe thing!

Close enough!

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We were at (the outside of) Universal Studios!

Mother took us to Sentosa for a swim then decided to explore parts of Sentosa by foot.

And of course she took lotsa pictures of meeeee!

Of us you mean.

You just happen to be there.

Uh huh.

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19 Dec 2011

Our Mother is evil

No Comments Food, Treats & Nutrition, Juliet, Romeo, Training & Skills

I don’t know about you Juliet but I’m pretty sure our Mother is evil.

Shhhhh!! You are breaking my concentration!! Leeaavvvee iiitttt….

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26 Oct 2011

We have our Jumpers Dog (JD) title!

No Comments Agility, Juliet, Romeo, Training & Skills

Woooooooot!! After much hard work on our part (and panting on Mother’s part) we have earned our Jumpers Dog title!

Yes! And I did it really fast! Teehee!

Yea whatever. I like to take my time. I’ve got 2 more Qs under my belt in Open, so you still got some catching up!

Don’t you be worrying! I’mma gonna beatcha! Anyway, Mumsy says she’s awfully proud of us and of everything we have accomplished!

We got to eat yummy Lawry’s steak after each trial!

Romeo is now Romeo Sangiovese, JD & Juliet is Sharndah Star Crossed Luva, JD!

26th March 2011 - Judge Gloria Page (Australia) - Romeo: Jumpers Novice 2nd & 3rd

 

30 July 2011 - Judge Keith Millington (Australia) - Romeo: Novice Jumpers 1st; Juliet Novice Jumpers 2nd

 

3 September 2011 - Judge Lawrie Knauth (Australia) - Romeo: Open Jumpers 1st and 2nd; Juliet Novice Jumpers 1st and 1st

Lawry's - Food for champions!

 

04 Sep 2011

September 2011 Agility & Jumpers Trials

No Comments Agility, Juliet, Romeo, Training & Skills, Trial

Courses from the September 2011 trials (106th & 107th Agility and 31st & 32nd Jumpers)

106th Agility and 31st Jumpers (AM session)

31st SKC Jumpers Trial (Novice) – Juliet Q (1st) – 22.46s

SCT – 37s

 

31st SKC Jumpers (Open) – Romeo Q (2nd)

SCT – 35s

 

106th SKC Agility Trial (Novice) – Romeo DQ

SCT – 57s

 

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107th Agility and 32nd Jumpers (PM session)

32nd SKC Jumpers Trial (Novice) – Juliet Q (1st) – 19.4s

SCT – 27s

 

 

32nd SKC Jumpers (Open) – Romeo Q (1st) – 24.74s

SCT – 31s

 

107th SKC Agility Trial (Novice) – Romeo DQ

SCT – 52s

 

23 Aug 2011

Making a Jump for it

No Comments Agility, Training & Skills

Mother is going to be making some jumps again because somehow, an entire bag of PVC pipes has gone missing, leaving her with not enough PVC to make 4 decent jumps.

You mean agility jump hurdles? I saw Mumsy busy drawing out her jump plans! Here are her plans for making a simple standard jump or hurdle for agility!

The blue parts are them PVC T shaped connectors or jump cups (which can be made from T shaped connectors), while the white bits are the PVC pipes.

Mumsy mumbled something about 3/4 inch diameter pipes being enough and that they are lighter and easier to carry around than the 1 inch ones. Oh and then she said something about getting PVC glue to glue some of the bits together.

Her drawing skills leave much to be desired!

I added the hearts over the i’s! Teehee!

18 Jul 2011

Our first USDAA

3 Comments Agility, Romeo, Training & Skills

Mumsy entered Romeo into the USDAA trials last weekend (16 July) and Romeo actually WON stuff! *gasp!*

Why is that so hard to believe!

Mumsy said that some time back she posted a picture of you at the USDAA trial ground and practically cackled when people suggested you entered the trial. Teehee! See! Here’s the original post!

Well who’s laughing now!

Yes Mumsy is most pleased and said back then she could not see you joining USDAA much less coming in 3rd for Gamblers (with a Q) and 1st for Performance 1 Jumpers (no Q)!

Hmpf. I sure showed her!

Hmm. Is it just me, or does Mumsy look… roasted?

20 Jun 2011

Do you speak Dog?

No Comments Inspiration, Training & Skills

Mumsy says that every dog parent should know how to read their dogs.

Why?

Coz then they’ll know how to prevent dogs like YOU from getting into trouble!

You mean like when I walk the talk at the dog run? *looks macho*

Yes, when you go around pissing off the other dogs at the dog run. If other dog parents know how to tell if their dog is happy, stressed or pissed off, they’ll be able to help the dog out so the dog doesn’t take things into its own paws and get into fights or become really scared or get hurt!

So dog parents should learn to talk Dog?

Yes! Dogs “speak” a different language and communicate differently to humans. If humans want to be responsible pawrents they should learn to talk Dog! And they can learn it from Jean Donaldson!

Mother says she’s a great dog trainer and canine behaviourist.

Duh! She did a seminar to help dog pawrents learn how to speak Dog. Everyone should watch it! There are 7 very informative parts to this seminar on Youtube. You should be able to find them all from the link to the first part below. Happy learning!

28 Apr 2011

I am Juliet! Hear me grumble!

No Comments Juliet, Training & Skills

[Juliet does some hind leg awareness training, while her Mother withholds treats to show the world that the little Princess gets incredibly frustrated with her mumsy when her mumsy is slow/not paying attention/being mean and not giving treats/waiting for a different behaviour to click.]

COME ON. Give me the treat already! ARrrgghhrrawwrrawrr

28 Apr 2011

Cava what?

1 Comment Juliet, Romeo, Training & Skills

Cavaletti!

Yes I know what Mother said, but what the heck is that?

I don’t really know. I just saw her take out some poles and make a ladder thingy.

Huh. Oh well, another one of Mother’s nutty training exercises!