Sniffing, zoomies, and greetings, Oh my! (Working through trial issues without needing to trial)
There have been lively discussions lately about "baby dogs" starting to trial in agility! Some heated thoughts surrounding how to both...
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Tandem Dog Sports
Laura Waudby
I'm not always great at blogging, but I'm on a roll with daily videos! Check me out on social media to see my young dogs learning foundations behaviors for obedience, and quite a few cat training videos too!
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Laura Waudby
- Nov 11
- 3 min
Pivot Hand You're Doing it Wrong
If you asked me to pick the one hardest skill I teach to people learning obedience it's the ability to lure their dog into heel, pivot...
Laura Waudby
- Sep 15
- 5 min
2 Must-Haves to (successfully) use the NFC Food box in Agility!
If you're lucky enough to have UKI agility around in your area, you'll (hopefully) see a "food box." Picture a small xpen, often with a...
Laura Waudby
- Jul 20
- 5 min
Why I Don't Backchain a Retrieve
Backchaining is one of the best ways to learn a behavior. When you backchain, you start with the end behavior and gradually add one more...
Laura Waudby
- Jun 11
- 4 min
How To Know If You Are Really Ring Ready
Whether it's your 5th sports dog or your first, that leap into your dog's first trials is a huge mix of emotions. Lots of excitement, and...
Laura Waudby
- Jun 4
- 4 min
Gaining Ring Experience... It's Not What You Think (+ A BETTER Option for Ring Confidence)
Note: This blog was originally written for and published on FDSA's blog! I do a lot of trial prep classes and classes designed to help...
Laura Waudby
- Jan 30
- 5 min
Skill Prep And Trial Prep
When you're thinking about preparing your dog for future trials it can feel overwhelming. There are so many things to train and prepare...
Laura Waudby
- Jun 18, 2022
- 8 min
Zen Hand: Focus + Stillness
There are a lot of variations of what I refer to as "Zen hand" coined by the great Sue Ailsby. The basic premise is a hand (closed or...
Laura Waudby
- Mar 27, 2022
- 4 min
Pivoting Without a Prop
In many foundation classes, we focus on teaching the dog how to pivot in heel position with the help of a perch. This can be a difficult...
Laura Waudby
- Oct 30, 2021
- 3 min
Rewards in Heeling
Different reinforcement strategies for heeling based on your dog's temperament.
Laura Waudby
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
Stop Forging in Heel through Reward Placement!
Fix your heeling through changing how you deliver the reward!
Laura Waudby
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
Offered Vs Cued Sessions
The dog needs to know exactly when it's appropriate to offer behaviors on their own and when it's appropriate to have duration and wait for
Laura Waudby
- Aug 25, 2020
- 4 min
Free Cookies in Training?!
What do you do in a training session when your dog makes a mistake? You gave one cue and your dog does a completely different behavior!...
Laura Waudby
- Jan 27, 2020
- 6 min
Reward Placement & Delivery
I put a ton of emphasis on those 3 reward parts in my training and I see that behaviors not only develop faster, but fixing behaviors can of
Laura Waudby
- Nov 2, 2019
- 7 min
Errors in Training: Part 1
What do you do when your dog is making a mistake in the moment? Do you reward the error if you use a cookie? Do you need to make it easier?
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