Category Archives: Training

Michele Pouliot workshop in Denmark in July 2016

There are still seats available on the intermediate/advanced seminar held on Monday and Tuesday, the 4th – 5th July. The seminar will take place in Hangar 17 http://hangar17.dk/. There is room for 8 participants with dog. The price is 3.600 … Continue reading

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The World Dog Trainers’ Motivation Transparency Challenge

The World Dog Trainers Motivation Transparency Challenge was started by John McGuigan, who was inspired by Jean Donaldson’s 3 questions to dog trainers: What will happen to my dog if he gets it right? What will happen to my dog if he … Continue reading

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Set the dog up for success!

Great article by Emily Larlham – worth reading! Click here!

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To move…. or not to move!

Spice is my lovely crossbreed now 10 yrs old – sold to me as a Border Collie – yes I did see the parents, both Black & White Collies – well I saw a male dog but looking at Spice … Continue reading

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Shhhh….

The Story So Far I compete in HTM and Freestyle in the UK in the advanced classes with two dogs, Border Collies, Flash who is 10 and Danny who is 4. Flash has won several Advanced HTM classes and Danny … Continue reading

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Woof!

Whisper Whisper started HTM long before it was a sport recognized by the Kennel Club and therefore long before we had any competitions. We travelled around the country and completed lots of demonstrations to promote the sport and try to … Continue reading

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To bark, or not to bark…

Tyson is a very reactive dog. His go-to reaction is barking, whether he’s excited, anxious, or frustrated. When we started competing in Freestyle in the late summer of 2009, I didn’t see it as a big issue, though. The many … Continue reading

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Good Dog – shame about the noise!

Back in 2007, I entered my first show with ‘Leo’ my Border collie. After leaving the house at 5:30am and traveling almost 200 miles, I entered the ring full of a mixture of nerves and excitement and performed our high … Continue reading

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