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......

Lots of people think that the goal of distance work is for the handler not to have to move much on course. But handler movement is just as important when you’re working your dog at a distance—whether it’s 20 feet away or 60 feet away—as it is for handlers who run next to their dogs. Even if you’re n......

Small Space, Big Distance focuses on foundation agility distance training that you can do in your living room. These foundation skills are great for any agility competitor and their beginner dog.  In this "work at your own pace" course, Amanda and Brenna demonstrate and explain how nine important sk......

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......

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......

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......

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......

Have you ever noticed that your dog performs a behavior differently, or maybe not at all, if you aren't holding a treat or toy? Perhaps they only sit when you show them a snack, or trot the agility course instead of run it if you aren't wearing your bait bag or holding your toy. Or perhaps they don'......

If you train agility skills frequently at home, you will find that you make much faster progress toward your agility goals than if you only train once a week at class.  Don't have a lot of space?  Don't know what to train?  Don't have the motivation or support you need to get to work? "Backyard Trai......