137 Posts Tagged With "Milo"
Running a "Hard" Dog
13 Feb 2025
FB thwarted me from sharing Alice Cinotto's reply to a post on the challenges of training/running a "hard" dog.
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We Kicked Your Ass! Competitiveness in Dog Agility
27 Jan 2024
A funny story about two different views on trial results
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Weaving is Hard Work!
18 Sep 2021
I think we underestimate what dogs have to do physically to run through the weave poles. I've got some great photos that demonstrate all that is going on.
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Please Warm Up Before Entering the Ring!
03 Sep 2014
All teams do specific things before they enter the ring. Potty the handler, potty the dog, get their treats/toy, go through the Seeing…
Farewell Sweet Milo
25 Feb 2014
This past Sunday night was Milo's last night. We think he was around 15 1/2 years old and in the end he told us he was ready. He'd had a…
Dog Agility News/Links: Jun-Nov
26 Nov 2013
Since Meeker 's diagnosis with lymphoma back in July I had been updating the AgilityNerd Facebook page more than posting here on my blog…
Aging in Agility - Choosing Retirement?
04 Sep 2013
I always thought that our dogs' age would determine when they should retire from agility. I figured, like any sport and any aging athlete…
June in August: AgilityNerd Elsewhere
04 Aug 2013
Yep it's August already, but here are all the links of AgilityNerd cool stuff I posted elsewhere on the web back in June: Hope you found…
Fuck You Canine Lymphoma!
19 Jul 2013
I'm not one for a lot of cursing, but I think this calls for it. For those of you following Agility Nerd on Facebook you'll have seen…
Are We Qualified for Nationals Yet?
22 Apr 2013
That is the question many competitors ask throughout the year in their agility venue(s) of choice and you can use Agility Record Book to…
Love That Old Dog
21 Jan 2013
In a moment of weakness I was cleaning up my desk. As I sorted through old documents, bills and receipts I rediscovered a wonderful pencil…
Happy Holiday Hiatus!
15 Dec 2012
Happy Holidays to all our agility pals! Here are the four boys in our holiday card. It was way too hard to wrangle them all into a single…
Our Cynosport 2012 Experience
04 Oct 2012
I wasn't going to go at all; and up until the week before I didn't know if we could go! Well Nancy, Meeker , Milo , and I are back from…
Flyer's First Swim
13 Nov 2011
Nancy and I take Milo and Petey to Splash Dog for swimming almost every week. Milo loves swimming and it is great exercise for him (he…
"Puppy"'s First Week
26 Sep 2011
Well "Puppy" has been with us for a week now and so much has gone on. He got carsick on his ride home. His eyes checked out OK. His trip to…
Jump Wrap Example Exercises - With Video(s)
27 Apr 2011
At the end of my Jump Wrap Handling article I came up with a couple example exercises with a jump wrap in them. I asked how many ways can…
Happy Holidays!
13 Dec 2010
Happy 12th Birthday Milo!
14 Nov 2010
My special guy Milo turned 12 years old today! When we adopted him we didn't know his birthday so Nancy decided that it would be easiest…
Wrapping the Last Weave Pole - With Video
30 Aug 2010
When the dog exits the weaves and the next obstacle is on the same side of the weaves as the entrance the dog needs to wrap around the final…
Meeker's Back Pain Diary
22 Aug 2010
I'm writing this to create a time line of the events and treatments surrounding Meeker's back injury . With luck this will help his…
K-9 OTC AKC Trial - Meeker Gets His AXJ and his 1st QQ - Annotated Video
27 May 2010
This past weekend Meeker and I competed at the three day K-9 Obedience Training Club AKC AKC agility in Menomonee Falls, WI (love that…
Broken Meek
07 Jan 2010
Meeker is probably in the best condition he has ever been in. We've been doing exercise ball exercises 1-2 times a week and he has been…
Looking Back at First Agility Trials
28 Nov 2009
I was consolidating data from my various old computers in preparation to loading my new laptop and I found videos of Mr Peabody and Milo…
Birthdays, Trialing, and Titles
14 Nov 2009
Well today is Milo's and my birthday, we think Milo is 11 years old and I'm... err, err,... let's just call it old :^) To celebrate I took…
Trial, Title and Tribulations
17 Jul 2009
Well a bunch of stuff has been going on since the Fourth of July, some good and some not so good. We went to For Your Canine for a CPE…
Snippet: Rear Cross Into Contact/Tunnel Discrimination
30 Mar 2009
There was a Fun Run at For Your Canine today and it uncovered another "snippet" that Meeker and I need to work on. Lisa B had set out…
Happy 2nd B-Day Petey!
26 Feb 2009
Well today is Petey's second birthday. In this past year his coat is really filling out and he has grown a bit of a "goat beard" on his…
It Takes a Foot of Snow and Three Days...
16 Jan 2009
Last weekend it snowed heavily and the backyard was filled with almost a foot of snow. I was off work on Friday so all three dogs were…
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year
23 Dec 2008
Nancy put together this holiday card with three separate photos from the sunny summer; since our attempts at taking a photo with all three…
Meeker & Petey in Herding 101
06 Oct 2008
Well this time it was Nancy's doing. She signed us both up for a one day "Sheep Herding 101" workshop with trainer Kathy Kawalec in…
Dog Photos
27 Jul 2008
Nancy had to work all weekend so I've had all three dogs at my place this weekend. All four of us have been outside most of the time playing…
School Pictures
22 Jun 2008
Back in December Nancy Reyes, the thoughtful owner of For Your Canine , had photographer Karen Hollis of Sirius Pet Images come in and…
Unattended Equipment Safety
09 May 2008
I saw a tragic story come through on a number of agility email lists a couple weeks ago that I thought I should share it with those of you…
Just Say "Stop!"
05 May 2008
Nancy told me about her very scary and bizarre experience walking the dogs tonight. It happened when she was walking Milo and Petey…
Meeker Turns Three
28 Mar 2008
Happy Birthday Meeker ! Today Meeker turned three years old. He's been with us just under two years (one more month until his adoption day…
Feeling My Age: Minor Knee Injury
21 Mar 2008
Well it was bound to happen at some point. But it didn't happen in agility. I hurt my knee at a Flyball tournament! Flyball, derogatorily…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Sequence - Weave Entries
06 Mar 2008
Don't pay strict attention to the dimensions in the diagram, they are rough estimates from my memory. Here's how you should set it up. The…
Milo T-Shirt
03 Mar 2008
Nancy has a real gift for capturing the personality of our dogs. I particularly like some of the sketches she has made of Milo and Mr…
Snow Angels?
04 Feb 2008
Nancy mentioned that I hadn't posted any pictures or videos of Petey in a while. He is approaching his 1st birthday and is now as big as…
A Cold Breeze
24 Nov 2007
It was in the mid 20s this morning with a wind that made it feel too cold to go for a long walk with Meeker . So we played some Frisbee in…
Contact Frost Warning!
03 Nov 2007
As the weather turns colder here in the Midwest we are seeing temperatures dropping below freezing overnight. I was at agility class bright…
Camp Photos
23 Oct 2007
Photographer/proprietor Kathleen Shaffer of Pup Art Photography has taken photos at the last few Dana Pike camps. I finally got around…
Dog Doings
14 Sep 2007
Well I've been really busy with work and haven't been updating my blog with any of our dog's activities. So here is an update along with…
Safe Fetch Games?
04 Aug 2007
Playing fetch with your dog is often recommended as a great way to give your dog exercise. However, many dogs are injured playing fetch in…
Meeker's First Injury...
21 Jul 2007
Well crap, crap, and crap! Meeker and I were playing in the backyard in the morning this past Tuesday. We had been playing Frisbee and…
Petey Loves the Water
22 Jun 2007
Well it was in the low 90s here last weekend and we filled up the doggie pool for Milo , Meeker and Petey . Well it turns out Petey…
Practice Equipment for Agility Students
16 Jun 2007
There was a discussion on the Agile Teach email list about the importance of agility students practicing outside of class and approaches…
Just Call Me...
01 Jun 2007
Well we decided the puppy's name is... He responds to it more than any other name. It seems fitting since Petey was a nickname for Mr…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - May 1, 2007
20 May 2007
I just realized it has been over a year since I featured one of Dana Pike's class courses. I assure you that is only due to my lack of…
A New Member of the Family
27 Apr 2007
Well Nancy's gone and done it... Here are some puppy pictures from Nancy's visit to the breeder: Here are some pictures of the puppy at home…
Rear Cross Drills - 4 Jumps and a Tunnel
07 Apr 2007
I threw together some Rear Cross exercises using only four jumps and a tunnel in response to a request to the AgileX Email List . I can…
Grass
23 Mar 2007
Grass as agility equipment you might ask? Sure. I want Milo and Meeker to have a comfortable and safe surface on which we can play and…
Raven and Cypher Cover Greg Derrett in Australia
02 Mar 2007
Australian agility blogger Simone is posting on her Raven and Cypher Blog a number of detailed articles about a Greg Derrett seminar she…
Meeker's Itchiness - Taking a Holistic View
27 Feb 2007
While I really want the focus of this blog to remain on agility training and not spend too much time on other areas, it seems folks are…
Agility Matting For Indoor Training
21 Feb 2007
I've taken the plunge and put rubber matting down in My house has hardwood floors throughout and the sun room has a tile floor. The…
Flyball Training - First Class
12 Feb 2007
I don't really have a set course plan for training Flyball ; where I cover specific things in each class. I go at the speed of the dogs…
Dog Allergies and Itchy Meek
26 Jan 2007
At our first visit to the dermatologist she wanted to rule out skin mites, so we put Meeker on Revolution (a topical insecticide also used…
Flyball Stuff
23 Dec 2006
So I'm working on the agility articles I mentioned in my article on Dana Pike's "Fall Maintenance Camp" , shooting video and making…
"Run the Dog You Brought" and "Run the Dog Not the Course"
04 Dec 2006
I am very much still training Meeker for the agility game. I've noticed times when I use handling with him that he doesn't fully…
Practice Standard Course Built Around A Jump Chute
30 Nov 2006
Now that I finally have all my contact equipment and Meeker is confident running over all of it at full height I decided to set up some…
Fall Maintenance Camp: Barry, Carter, Moureaux, Pinder, and Sanders
10 Nov 2006
Wow! Phew! That's how I felt after attending a five day camp at Dana Pike's facility in Wilmington, IL. I was happy and exhausted by the…
Meeker's Daily Menu
31 Oct 2006
Ever since I adopted Meeker he has had dry and itchy skin. Nancy recommended I add coconut oil to his diet and his skin isn't dry anymore…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Aug 31 and Sep 7 2006
29 Aug 2006
This week's sequences focus on choosing crosses and There are two Intermediate team sequences. The first opens with a jump-tunnel-jump…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Aug 17 and 24 2006
15 Aug 2006
This week's sequences all contain 270s within Serpentines . You have Anne Riba to "thank" for planting this idea in my head. I've been…
Dana Pike Agility Foundation Seminar
02 Jul 2006
I took Meeker to Dana Pike's Novice Agility Seminar this past Sunday at Nancy Reyes' For Your Canine facility in Schiller Park, IL. I…
Running Dearlove Nested Class Course - June 8 and 15 2006
26 Jun 2006
I wanted to setup and run the Dearlove Nested Class Course for June 8 and 15 2006 with Milo . I also wanted to try videotaping the runs…
Learning the Hand Target
17 Jun 2006
Teaching your dog to target your hand with their nose is a very valuable behavior that can be used to train other behaviors. It helps focus…
Dana Pike, Jen Pinder and Rhonda Carter "2006 Spring Maintenance Camp"
13 Jun 2006
I attended the "Spring Maintenance Camp" Dana Pike held at her place in Wilmington, IL this past Memorial Day Weekend. Like last year…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - May 25 & June 1 2006
22 May 2006
The Intermediate teams work a sequence opening with a Serpentine where the third obstacle is the tunnel. Then a long curving, jumping…
Meet Meeker!
14 May 2006
Yep, that's right, Steve finally has his very own dog. For over ten years I have been fortunate enough to train and play with Nancy's Mr…
Suzanne Clothier - Trainers' Seminar
12 Apr 2006
I attended a Suzanne Clothier seminar this past weekend at Nancy Reyes' For Your Canine facility in Schiller Park, IL. It was a three…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Mar 2 2006
18 Mar 2006
We had guest instructor Anne Riba coaching us through the course. I've trained with Anne since Mr Peabody and I first started in agility…
Mr. Peabody Fights Lipoma Again
13 Mar 2006
I hate lipomas . Two Friday nights ago I was chasing Mr. Peabody and Milo around Nancy's house playing the "I'm going to get you" and…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Feb 16 2006
24 Feb 2006
The opening four obstacles are the tire into a non-traditional Serpentine, non-traditional in the sense that the third obstacle in the…
Learning the Post Turn
03 Feb 2006
The Post Turn is one of the basic agility handling manuevers. It is an extension of the obedience healing we all learned in basic dog…
Adequan Canine Long Term Protocol for Milo
30 Jan 2006
We put Milo on Adequan last year and now it is time to determine when we should give him his next Adequan injection. So I posted the…
Fleece Winter Dog Coat
22 Jan 2006
I'm not much for dog apparel. But last year Nancy got Mr. Peabody and Milo some fleece dog coats on sale that I can best describe as…
Jump Box Drills
25 Dec 2005
In a belated response to a request on the AgileX email list a few weeks ago for Jump Box Sequences I've put together this post. I've…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Nov 17, 2005
27 Nov 2005
Dana also had multiple handling options for other areas of the course as well. Here's her course: The opening four obstacles are a jump into…
Adequan Canine for Milo
26 Nov 2005
Last week during our bimonthly chiropractic checkup of "Dr. Laurie" recommended we put Milo on Adequan Canine as she has seen great…
Mr. Peabody and Milo's Daily Menu
24 Nov 2005
I have trouble keeping track of the food, vitamins, and supplements that Nancy feeds the "boys" ( Mr. Peabody and Milo ). The table below…
Happy Birthday Milo
14 Nov 2005
Well today is my birthday and when Nancy adopted Milo from Illini Border Collie Rescue she decided November 14th should be his birth date…
Dana Pike, Mary Ellen Barry and Rachel Sanders Fall Maintenance Camp
09 Nov 2005
I attended the "Fall Maintenance Camp" Dana Pike held at her place in Wilmington, IL at the end of September. I missed this camp last…
Turning Dogs Out of Straight Tunnels
02 Nov 2005
A few weeks ago Dana Pike setup a course with a 15 foot straight tunnel followed by a 180 degree turn into the weaves. As handlers, we…
Mr. Peabody Update
31 Oct 2005
In the two weeks since the treatment some redness appeared near the site of the incision for his tumor surgery during the first week. Mr. P…
John Senger - AKC Open Jumpers With Weaves
12 Aug 2005
I ran this course (unsuccessfully :^) at the Forest City Dog Training Club AKC Trial a couple weekends ago. I really liked it for three…
AgilityNerd's 1st Birthday!
09 Aug 2005
I launched this weblog one year ago today. So today is its first birthday. In this year I've posted 140 articles. I had hoped to post two…
Swift Rescue
07 Aug 2005
Had one of those "did a good thing" moments yesterday. I was driving Mr. Peabody and Milo to Nancy's from TOPS Vet-Rehab after their…
Forest City Dog Training Club AKC Trial - Jul 30-31, 2005
02 Aug 2005
I signed Milo up for both days of the I volunteered to help with course building and the FCDTC folks were all very nice and made me feel…
Magnetic Dog Coat
29 Jul 2005
As you may already know Milo has had bouts of biceps tendonitis on his left front on and off over the past three years (ever since he…
Great Toy for Vision Impaired/Blind Dogs
22 Jul 2005
We've been on the look out for a toy that Mr. Peabody would like that makes noise even after it has come to rest. Since he is blind in one…
R.A.C.E. Agility Trial - July 03 2005
04 Jul 2005
I had only signed up for one day of this trial since I've been busy with the non-Agility part of my life a lot lately :^) If this trial…
Layering Practice
25 Jun 2005
I got some outdoor ring rental in West Chicago, IL at Candy's Starstream 200 this past Saturday. I worked on some of the issues Milo and I…
Cream City USDAA Trial - Jun 19, 2005
21 Jun 2005
Our second trial of the weekend was run by Cream City Canines at yet another fairground; this time in Wilmot, WI. It was my first USDAA…
Car-Dun-Al AKC Trial - Jun 18, 2005
19 Jun 2005
We only signed up for Saturday at Car-Dun-Al so we could try our first USDAA trial on Sunday . I didn't realize until the certificate…
Fundog Agility Group NADAC Trial - Jun 11-12, 2005
13 Jun 2005
I had signed up for six runs a day hoping it would to be cool weather the only way Milo would handle that many runs. Fundogs set up four…
Warming Up Your Dog
02 Jun 2005
Whenever Milo's biceps tendonitis flares up I am re-reminded about how important it is to warm him up before each run (at a trial and at…
Clean Run Handling Issue
23 May 2005
As I've mentioned before , Here are some highlights: There are even more articles I haven't outlined. You've got to borrow or buy this…
Happy Birthday Mr. Peabody!
20 May 2005
Today is Mr. Peabody's 11th birthday! It has been a pretty tough year for Mr. P but let's hope that we have many more, uneventful, ones to…
Nail Trimming
16 May 2005
There has been a discussion on the AgileTeach email list about the need for beginning Agility students to trim their dog's nails…
Bil-Jac Frozen Food as Treats
12 May 2005
When I first started dog training I used to think Mr. Peabody had no interest in treats. He never showed any interest in any treats we…
NOCI AKC Trial - May 7-8, 2005
10 May 2005
I took Milo to the Northwest Obedience Club, Inc AKC trial this past week end in Wauconda, IL. This was Milo's first outdoor trial in…
DIGS NADAC Trial - Apr 23-24, 2005
26 Apr 2005
Dogs In Great Shape ( DIGS ) hosted a two day NADAC agility trial this past weekend in Homer Glen, IL. This was my first NADAC trial and…
Mr. Peabody - OK For More Exercise
24 Mar 2005
I've been remiss in updating AgilityNerd readers on Mr. Peabody's condition since his episode of temporary blindness . Over this past…
Milo Is Surprised By A Bear
15 Mar 2005
One of my most important jobs is to guard Mom when it is 'Sleepy Time'. It is one of my favorite jobs since I get to sleep on the bed. I…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Mar 10, 2005
12 Mar 2005
Here's my analysis some of the challenges and different handling approaches to this course: The opening three obstacles appeared to be…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Mar 03 2005
10 Mar 2005
Here's another challenging Dana Pike Jumpers -style course. Dana always comes up with class courses where there are many valid solutions…
Milo - Flyball Master Excellent Title
06 Mar 2005
Our Flyball team, Black Sheep Squadron , went to a Flyball tournament hosted by the UltiMutts Flyball team in Madison Wisconsin this…
Front Cross Jump Wrap Drill
01 Mar 2005
These are some drills that I created based on part of a Dana Pike advanced class course. These drills target a number of more advanced…
Milo Gets New Shoes
27 Feb 2005
A couple weeks ago we were walking around Andersonville and went into Famous Fido's dog cookie store to look around. Nancy saw they had a…
Mr. Peabody - A Dark Night
21 Feb 2005
It seems like everytime we think we have Mr. Peabody's eye situation under control something really scary happens. Last week I blogged…
Mr. Peabody Double Doctor Day
18 Feb 2005
First off don't worry both visits brought good news. Yesterday Nancy brought Mr. Peabody to Eye Care For Animals on Clybourn in Chicago…
Mr. Peabody Has More to Say
05 Feb 2005
Peabody Here, Since Mother says she is at her wit's end trying to keep me from what she describes as "rocketing around like a lunatic" (as…
Milo and the Ultimate Weave Pole Challenge
30 Jan 2005
Nancy Reyes, owner of the For Your Canine training facility in Schiller Park, IL, sponsored a Clean Run Ultimate Weave Pole Challenge…
Mr. Peabody - New Food for Lipomas?
29 Jan 2005
Well as you heard first hand from Mr. Peabody , he is recovering well and is well down the road to recovery from his surgery. We heard…
Mr. Peabody Speaks Out
22 Jan 2005
Peabody here. As a transparent ploy to distract me from the various humiliations and indignities heaped upon me this last month, Mother has…
Mr. Peabody Just Can't Get a Break
01 Jan 2005
At Dana Pike's agility class Thursday night CY and Chris noticed that Mr. Peabody was moving his left rear leg differently. I had…
Trifling Dog
23 Dec 2004
1 a : to talk in a jesting or mocking manner or with intent to delude or mislead b : to treat someone or something as unimportant 2 : to…
Mr. Peabody Has Glaucoma - Again...
10 Dec 2004
Last year Mr. Peabody was diagnosed with Primary Glaucoma in his left eye. His interocular pressure (IOP) - pressure within the eye…
Rewarding the Flyball Dog
30 Nov 2004
A lady wrote into the AgilityDogs email list asking about how to get her dog started tugging. I was reminded of a really good online…
Inside Arm/Inside Arm Signal/Flick Away/Flip
21 Nov 2004
The Inside Arm is always the handler's arm closest to the dog. As you might expect this contrasts with the Outside Arm or Opposite Arm…
Simple Neck, Shoulder, and Back Stretches
14 Nov 2004
We try to stretch our dogs before and after Agility and Flyball practices, trials, and tournaments. I briefly discussed Handler Stretching…
Lead Leg
10 Oct 2004
The concept of a lead leg is most commonly associated with horse riding. But more Agility handlers need to become aware of their dog's lead…
Agility Practice Journal Entry - Non-Practice Entry?
08 Oct 2004
This entry is more like a bunch of excuses for why we haven't been training for the last couple of weeks... This lack of training makes it…
Dearlove Advanced Course - Front vs. Rear Crosses
04 Oct 2004
I designed this practice course so Dearlove 's advanced handlers could work on trying some different handling options. Here are my thoughts…
Running Dearlove Agility Intermediate Course of 29 Aug 2004
17 Sep 2004
With the Jen Pinder Jumping Workshop , a Flyball Tournament, Labor Day weekend and Milo 's I trained two groups on the course, one only…
Performance Dogs Need Advanced Veterinary Support
12 Sep 2004
I might have had a minor injury the other day, but Milo came up limping after playing in the backyard and that is a more serious matter…
Agility Practice Journal Entry - Most Unusual Agility Injury?
10 Sep 2004
I went out to practice at Candy's in West Chicago today. The weather was warm and sunny. Almost too warm out on the course; I was spraying…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course
01 Sep 2004
I've reproduced this part of Dana's course below: On the first attempt, I front crossed both Milo and Mr. Peabody over jump 5 to get them…
Jen Pinder Jumping Workshop
31 Aug 2004
I've been to about a dozen Agility seminars and this past weekend I participated in one of the most important seminars for dog training I've…
Agility Practice Journal Entry
24 Aug 2004
This is a back dated post about Wednesday night class with Dana Pike . Like two weeks ago, the opening was just like a Jumpers course…
Running Dearlove Advanced Course of 16 Aug 2004
24 Aug 2004
This post updates my original thoughts about this course: Because the course was so similar to the intermediate course please see my…
Agility Practice Journal Entry
15 Aug 2004
Went to my first course run through at Dana Pike 's in Wilmington, IL. She had both a Jumpers and Standard course setup. The weather…
Dearlove Advanced Mini-Course - Serpentine Handling
13 Aug 2004
This course uses the same equipment layout as the intermediate course but the intent was for handlers to find the fastest way around the…
Agility Practice Journal Entry
11 Aug 2004
This is a back dated post about Wednesday night practice with Dana Pike . I really enjoyed the course, it was big, open, and flowing. The…
Obstacle Discrimination - Sometimes a Head Check is Enough
10 Aug 2004
It seems I need to relearn this lesson periodically. One of Anthony's courses at Dearlove had the obstacle sequence shown below. It is a…
Rear Crossing to Setup The Dog's Line
10 Aug 2004
This is a sequence from one of Dana Pike 's courses this past Wednesday night. There were two other interesting handling sequences; but I…
