by Andrea Harrison | Jun 9, 2013 | fitness, Susan Garrett, training
SG posted a video of two spills Swagger had on the warm up day at Ontario East Regionals. They weren’t fun to watch – in one clip he wiped out as he came blasting off the dog walk in the other he lost his footing as he took off for a jump and somersaulted...
by Andrea Harrison | Jan 9, 2012 | positive training, Susan Garrett, Thea
so says Carl Lewis (with 10 Olympic medals to his name who am I to argue?) Dog training is surely about timing too. The impact of reward, punishment (if you use it) No Reward Markers (if you use them) and cues are all profoundly affected by timing. Tom had the big...
by Andrea Harrison | Aug 15, 2011 | AAC Nationals, motivation, Susan Garrett
Run Sally Balancing my natural optimism, pragmatism and realism (in life not just agility) can feel like a bit of a juggling act. I don’t want to be pollyanna-ish (from the World English dictionary: Pollyanna:n. a person who is constantly or excessively...
by Andrea Harrison | Jul 12, 2011 | Susan Garrett, training
Yup that “SG” Susan Garret, the icon of Canadian Agility … the one I thought was married to Greg Derret until I figured out their names were not the same! They are connected though, Susan uses Greg’s system and that seems to work very very well...
by Andrea Harrison | May 25, 2011 | Brody, regionals, Sally, Susan Garrett
I’m always ready and never ready at the same time. Not sure how else to put it but getting my game on involves this unbalanced feeling of did I do enough? do I have the right materials at hand? is my head in the right space? what else can I do? I always feel...
by Andrea Harrison | Feb 2, 2011 | clickers, goals, Susan Garrett
Working on goal setting and not sure which end to start with – little goals first or BIG goals first … making myself crazy here so time to surf and watch videos I’ve never seen . (And share them of course) A really happy puppy playing/learning video...
