OK…. We got some feedback on the last article. So…. Needed to follow up. Complaint#1- We said Loaner Harnesses Are Bad: We had a few people get in a tizzy over this. Many clubs have loaner harnesses. So they thought we were bagging on them for that. Let me clarify: The loaner harness comment was aimed at people who run …
2016 IACP Presentation.
Tug: A Deeper Perspective- Biological Fulfillment, and Rehabilitation, Through Game Play. That was the title of a 2.5 hour presentation I did at the IACP conference this Sept. I finally got it available for purchase! Here is a Preview: If you want to purchase it check out our new online learning site! Buy Here.
Montreal Response
People have been expecting me to write an article. Montreal passes BSL. Dogs will be killed in droves. Everyone goes off. They’re waiting for me to jump on the rant wagon. But, you know what…… I don’t even have it in me. I’m sick. Disgusted. And, have been for years. This is not a new problem that just sprouted up …
Why I Use “Agitation” Collars
I have to explain this term, and these collars enough that I thought I’d just make a post. This post could be called “evolution of an idea”. But…. who would click that? It’s interesting to watch ideas develop. And…. It’s funny how shit goes full circle. When I was a kid….. Pits were on big ass collars. I didn’t know …
Flexi Follow Up
After my original post on the Flexi, I had a lot of people ask me to show the use on an actual dog. So….. Here it is. Update 2/17/18: Due to reader demand I’ve produced a $10, 15 page e-booklet on the way I teach people to use retractable leashes. It’s available for download now:
Flexis= Useful Tool, Or Work Of The Devil?
This topic annoys the hell out of me. There’s just no use of logic with people about these things. The thing that pisses me off about most of the folks that bag on these: 1- They are OK with long lines. Dude….. It’s a long line. Look…. There’s totally a time for a long DRAG line. Like…. When I’m doing …
Points vs Goals
I have to say this so much that I decided that I had to write an article, so I can just paste the link and save myself the trouble! In game play there is a point. And then…. There is a goal. You put your kid in football to learn to be part of a team. To learn delayed gratification. …
Don’t Make Your Dog a Victim
By: Ashley Majetic Call me “crazy”..…and this is truly going to sound bizarre, but it is quite possible that I’ve encountered quite a few dog owners in the past few years that would clinically meet criteria to qualify as having Munchausen’s By Proxy. Yes, you read that correctly! MBP, for those that may be unfamiliar, is actually a mental illness …
Guest Post: You Just Got to Have Patience
Written by Ashley Majetic of Steel City Weight Pull Club: When I first got started in weight pull, I received several pieces of advice from many trainers, and competitive weight pullers. Some of that information came without prompting from random people online, or from folks who read on a forum somewhere that in order to have the “best dog”, I …
Spring Pole Epiphany
I recently had an epiphany at a Spring Pole. Typically, I train tug held by the handler first, and then we work our way out in responsibility and area of influence, to flirt poles and spring poles. And… That’s a solid plan that’s worked well. I’ve seen dogs that get put on a spring pole without an “out”, and a …