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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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Getting the Most Out of Run Throughs
As you're preparing for your dog's first trials, whether that's years away or that circled date on the calendar is staring you down,...
Laura Waudby
Nov 6, 20245 min read
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...
Laura Waudby
Nov 28, 20234 min read
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
Sep 15, 20235 min read
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 11, 20234 min read
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
Jun 4, 20234 min read
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
Jan 30, 20235 min read
Increasing the Time Between Rewards
Besides having the dog comfortable with working when rewards at a distance, we want to gradually focus on how much work the dog is asked...
Laura Waudby
Mar 28, 20195 min read
When Can I Stop Feeding So Much?!
Training a Remote Reward Cue One of the questions I see a lot in dog training are people wondering when they can stop rewarding so much! ...
Laura Waudby
Feb 13, 20194 min read
Why Dogs Fall Apart in Trials? Part 2: Focus, Proofing, and Arousal Levels
In the last blog post we looked at one (huge) reason why a dog can look brilliant outside the ring but everything seems to go south once...
Laura Waudby
Apr 9, 20185 min read
Why do dogs fall apart in trials? Part 1: Ring Stress
Why do some dogs seem to fall apart when entering a competition? They look brilliant outside the ring and then once they step through...
Laura Waudby
Mar 22, 20184 min read
Transitioning from Shaping to Silence= Good
A pretty common issue I work on in my classes is getting confident duration on behaviors without needing to provide constant feedback. So...
Laura Waudby
Feb 23, 20186 min read
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