If you are new to the concept of fitness training for your dog I’m here to help you understand from the ground up how canine fitness can help your dog no matter their age, their daily activity, and whether they are a working, sport, or a loving pet. First in this blog post we’ll just …
Something incredible, magical, almost miraculous happened the first Sunday in June. It was time, it truly was that time to try to complete our first NW2 level NACSW Nose Work Trial. And I couldn’t have been more proud, and frankly completely surprised, of the outcome. Luckily a local host was approved for two days of …
With warmer temperatures finally here in the midwest, more people are out and about. I don’t blame them. The parks and trails are now over flowing with people out for a stroll with their dogs. I love that. But that brings up a point about traveling safely with your dog. Are you doing enough to …
My boyfriend and I have wanted to take “our boys” on an RV vacation for years and we finally did the fall of 2018. We’ve traveled with the dogs many times before but being in RV was new for all of us. I’ve loved camping and being in the outdoors my whole life but Mark …
Do any of these sounds familiar? Your new puppy’s rear half seems to move at a different speed then its front half. The sweet senior dog struggles to get to its feet after a cozy nap. Your high speed “powering through life” sport dog is dropping bars or jumping short of their personal best during a …
Did you know your dog has superpowers? Let me remind you about their incredible ability to detect scents. Dig into this blog post and I’ll share the some benefits of playing around with scent work and maybe even trying it out for sport.
I had the best day yesterday! I must have really needed a day off from work, but it wasn’t just that. It was about the connection I felt with myself and with my dogs. I disconnected from the rest of the world and embraced our time together without any outside distractions. I had taken a …
First let me preface this blog post in saying that you never, never, ever have to compete in a nose work trial in order to have sniffing fun with your dog. The benefits for you and your dog from the training process of scent detection can never be replaced with ribbons and records. But this …
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