Category Archives: Competing
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Failure is Not So Foul
Leave a commentOctober 19, 2014 by Julia West
Yesterday was Dash’s first-ever weight pull trial, held by UDSNNE at Finish Forward Dogs. As the title may have given away, …
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Trial and Error
Leave a commentOctober 18, 2014 by Julia West
I am still absorbing the lessons from today’s trial, but wanted to give a brief update. While we did not …
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This is Your Sport, so Play!
Leave a commentOctober 17, 2014 by Julia West
Dash has his very first competitive event tomorrow, a UKC Weight Pull trial. I am a little but nervous, especially …
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Bridget on Target
1October 15, 2014 by Julia West
This weekend I attended the two-day Bridget Carlsen seminar at the K9 Connection in Warwick, RI. It was a whirlwind …
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Weighing Heavy on My Mind
Leave a commentOctober 14, 2014 by Julia West
Tonight was Dash’s last class before our very first weight pull trial and our trainer brought up a good point …
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Da Bitch Face
1October 12, 2014 by Julia West
I’m too exhausted to write up an intelligible summary of the awesomeness that was the Bridget Carlsen seminar right now. …
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Putting a New Spin on Training
Leave a commentOctober 11, 2014 by Julia West
Day one of the Bridget Carlsen seminar is over and I’ve got a head full ideas (“that you wouldn’t believe” …
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Right Hand Man
Leave a commentOctober 9, 2014 by Julia West
Dash and I had another session of pulling practice with his brake line tonight and I think we made a …
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Pulling a Fast One
Leave a commentOctober 7, 2014 by Julia West
In preparation for our very first weight pull trial, I am trying to wean Dash away from food lures during …
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Putting on the Brakes
Leave a commentOctober 5, 2014 by Julia West
Dog training folks are known for their habit of transforming everyday items into dog training equipment – gloves and socks …
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