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Sunday Morning Walk & Train

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Along with our new training Dog Gym, we are introducing new programs. One of the programs I am really excited about is our Sunday Morning Walk & Train. Exercise for both the handler and dog!

An hour long walk on the lovely trails just out our front door at the Gym, and then an hour in the Gym working on the skills of your choice. This is a guided, very casual program to improve the relationship, skills, and health of both handler and dog. Questions and conversations are always a fun part of morning programs, but there is no formal instruction.

I am also seriously contemplating buying a coffee maker, with Sunday Mornings in mind ;-)

Leaving the Gym for the ‘Story Spur Trail Loop’, 2.5 miles of brisk trail and dirt road walking – It crosses the Rocky Creek where there is a great swimming hole.

Gathering gear for work in the gym. Gates, ladders and more.

Not sure what you want to work on? I have made cards to help inspire! Choose which ever one sounds interesting and have fun!

Warming up for tricks!

My beautiful Story was the inspiration behind our new Walk & Train program. This is how he starts most of his days, and it just adds such great balance to the rest of our day!

Nancy

Dog Demo’s – We Love Them!

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I have children and I have dogs. Not only do I have dogs but they are performance dogs.With this combo we get asked to do demo’s often, and we LOVE them.

I am a HUGE fan of cross training, it’s simply more interesting and versatile. My dogs are involved in four different sports, and know more tricks now than I can count. And the best part, they are still learning and moving forward!

Demoing a variety of fun sporting sequences and tricks is a great way to open the conversation on dogs in general. It’s amazing how much we discuss, what the children pick up that may be new, and how much I learn from their comments.

Ocean is the charmer and truly was made for this. She loves children, loves being around them, and loves performing for them. Her counting game has woo’d countless kindergarteners, and her simple little tricks inspire the older kids to go home and try new things with their dogs.

Story knocks their socks off with his power and performance. The older kids really get into watching him, and sometimes I let them work him. I love seeing their excitement when he responds. He too loves the demo days.

This is a short clip from our recent demo at Morning Star Elementary. A send off to all 65 fifth graders! They’ve grown up with my dogs over the years, so this was fun and bittersweet!

~ Nancy