Agility and other dog sports are generally considered hobbies that we engage in for fun, but sometimes we lose the joy of competing. These previously enjoyable activities become filled with stress and pressure that reduce enjoyment for both ourselves and our dogs. Have you found yourself frustrated......

If you have a long tunnel and sufficient training space, there's no end to the tunnel skills you can teach your dog; however, not all of us have access to full-size equipment or large training spaces. But don't despair, just a 4'-long tunnel allows you to train lots of skills, and do so in a small s......

You can train tons of important agility behaviors and practice your agility handling skills with just a few cones!  In the Brenna Fender and Amanda Nelson self-study course, you'll learn 65 training exercises you can do with cones at home. Work at your own pace through basic, intermediate, and advan......

What is dog agility without agility courses? It's nothing! Effective course design is fundamental to the sport of dog agility. Structured as a comprehensive resource for competitors, trainers, judges, and aspiring judges alike, the four-part webinar, "Agility Course Design: Roadmaps for Success for......

Subtitle: From Puppy Tricks to Podium Author: Silvia Trkman Running Time: 3 hours, 10 minutes Your purchase includes: Access on mobile devices and your computer. Ability to download the video to your mobile device so you can use it offline while you're out training. Keep what you buy—No expiring con......

Get mad B.A.D. skills! (that's Big A$$ Distance, friends!) Today's agility courses require us to use more distance skills than ever before. These skills are not just used for gambles anymore: distance skills are critical for all types of dogs in all venues around the world, with all types of handler......

This pre-agility course is designed to be any dog’s or puppy’s foundation training for agility. The B.A.M. program accommodates both the experienced dog trainer and the newbie. The content has been built on Sandy’s 30 years of teaching and training and her love for dog training, especially agility t......

Backyard Dogs Live is based on the same format as the longest running and most popular column in Clean Run magazine. It presents exercises that: Focus on specific skills Fit in a 40 ft. by 50 ft. space Require only 6 jumps, a tunnel, a table, and a set of 6 weave poles Provide varying levels of diff......

Backyard Dogs Live is based on the same format as the longest running and most popular column in Clean Run magazine. It presents exercises that: Focus on specific skills Fit in a 40 ft. by 50 ft. space Require only 6 jumps, a tunnel, a table, and a set of 6 weave poles Provide varying levels of diff......

Backyard Dogs Live is based on the same format as the longest running and most popular column in Clean Run magazine. It presents exercises that: Focus on specific skills Fit in a 40 ft. by 50 ft. space Require only 6 jumps, a tunnel, a table, and a set of 6 weave poles Provide varying levels of diff......

On an agility course, we have certain handling situations and maneuvers that are often misread by dogs because they appear similar to the dog, but are actually quite different. "Balancing our steering" refers to making our cues clear, consistent, and distinct for each situation so the dog understand......

Amanda Nelson and Brenna Fender take handlers through the basics of distance work, teaching important skills and techniques needed for success. Plus, handlers will learn how to handle three common agility sequences—pinwheels, serpentines, and straight lines—at distances of 15 feet or more. By the en......

Join the Brain Camp Crew (Dr. Kathy Murphy, veterinarian, neuroscientist, and dog sports enthusiast; Tracy Sklenar, international agility coach and competitor; Bobbie Bhambree, Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and long-time agility competitor; Elliot Connor, certified Scent Specific Mantrailing and......

The blind cross has become an important handling tool. But, as with any agility skill, there is more to learn to have Brilliant Blinds than just the mechanics of the handling maneuver.  The material in this course will help you and your dog achieve accurate and proficient blind crosses, including: H......

Verbals cues are becoming one of the most necessary skills on today's agility courses. Verbal cues are extremely important to help dogs discriminate between obstacles as well as differentiate what performance you want on a particular obstacle, regardless of where the handler is positioned or what th......

Subtitle: The Easiest Way to Perfect Turns Author: Silvia Trkman Running Time: 60 minutes Your purchase includes: Access on mobile devices and your computer. Ability to download the video to your mobile device so you can use it offline while you're out training. Keep what you buy—No expiring content......

The first-ever Conference Unleashed was a 3-day virtual conference held on October 30 - November 1, 2020. The program was designed for anyone interested in learning about CU, whether an individual with a reactive, distracted, worried, over-the-top dog, an instructor who has to deal with these types......

Our second Conference Unleashed was held on November 5-7, 2021. We discussed everything from using Control Unleashed games for behavior modification to applying CU in sport-specific training as well as using the techniques with species other than dogs. Whether you're a behavior geek, a dog trainer,......

While there are many techniques for training both stopped and running contacts, the focus is always on getting the dog to put his feet in a particular area—the yellow—with no instructions to the dog about “how” we want him to use his body to accomplish that task. For the A-frame, this leaves the dog......

Jump into this on-demand workshop to learn a series of motivational small-space training games to teach your dog big-time commitment skills. The focus is on building your dog's countermotion skill so that your dog will commit to an obstacle while you run the other way. Not only is this skill useful......