In today’s episode, Whitney and Elissa are joined once again by Sarah Baker, multi-time world team member with dogs at 24”, 16” and 12”. With Sarah’s experience as a guide, the trio discuss the differences between running and training large and small dogs. There are lots of things to consider and we fear we may have missed a few things! If so, let us know in the comments!

Link to the treats Sarah mentions:

Pupford Sweet Potato Freeze-Dried Treats

Course design is ever a hot topic. Join us as we discuss with Ashley Deacon.

Whitney and Elissa talk about what they wish we knew sooner in our agility journeys.

Whitney talks about her experience at World Team Tryouts this year. Learn about how to qualify for WTT, what it's like to prepare, the atmosphere, scoring, and so much more.

We talk at great length about the course maps and Whitney's performance on course. So here are all the links you need to follow along!

Course maps, results and run orders:

https://akccompanionevents.com/

*If it doesn't come up right away, there is a drop down where you can select World Team Tryouts.

All four of Whitney and Sprite's runs:

Round 1 - https://youtu.be/vNcOkvA8Zd0?si=iB2sAYxirsquU_CH

Round 2 - https://youtu.be/BDN2rCyqJyU?si=GUWiFznz29itvqIj

Round 3 - https://youtu.be/r9j47UaRfdc?si=dNAqXMLOZoSNWP2D

Round 4 - https://youtu.be/9QIrFZhXQGw?si=Hqc9hxLc7Qhzemts

Today’s tough question, how do you know if you should retire your young(er) dog from agility? We may wander off track here and there, but you know, it’s all about dogs and agility 😆

Resources referenced in this episode:

Sarah Stremming - Cog-Dog Radio https://open.spotify.com/show/71GlfUQ2CvecAuVHAe6p5s?si=e961646d5dc9480e

Liz Randall and Rachel Downs - Strategies for Resilience

https://www.patreon.com/strategiesforresilience

Episode 38: Learning About Rehoming a Dog

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/BcC10nSMGIb

All about startlines!

Peyton Green, agility instructor at Corral Creek Dog Sport Center, talks through obstacle commitment: how to build it, test it and fix it when you broke it. We dive into the difference between sending, and opposite handler motion and what this means for distance handling. And...maybe why those verbals aren't the salve you thought they were.