Use NFC/FEO and mulligan runs to acclimate your dogs to new equipment, flooring, and other environmental factors. It was the best $20 I've spent!

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I got scolded by both my instructor and by Snap!'s rehab vet in class and I knew better!

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Stacie Cwik setup a fun international style course in her class last week. She let me share her full size course and I extracted a small space section of the course. Both have multiple "either/or" handling options. Set it up and have fun!

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3ft/1m tunnels are awesome for discrimination training! You don’t have haul out a full size tunnel and all of its sand bags.

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Had to take a photo as I was getting ready to train Spark's contacts.

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Dana Pike modified a course by one of this year's US Open judges Ivan Amez for class this week. There are two sequences for the same setup. They were a blast to run!

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Flyer is thirteen today! "BCFs Leap of Faith" wasn’t too enthused to have his picture taken today. 😂 But he was happy to celebrate last…

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I reflect on a recent software upgrade experience and how it relates to overcoming frustration/stagnation in dog training.

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I discuss how similar colors between weave poles and the background might not be as big a factor in dogs missing the weave entrance. But, purposely matching pole colors to wall colors seems unnecessarily challenging for our dogs.

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Some people prefer dark mode for their web browsing. Now the AgilityNerd blog supports dark mode!

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