we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
happy labor day for those folks in the USA!
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
how is it almost september? :')
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
currently working my way through victoria stilwell academy's dog trainer course to earn my VSA-CDT, and i had to record a shaping challenge. echo already knows some basic retrieval of her rope bone and a tennis ball, but i've never asked her to interact with a tissue box in any way prior to this. it was a fun challenge!
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
is there more info on this aside from this page?
https://www.akc.org/sports/agility/act-program/act-virtual-program/
i'm interested in doing it with my little dog, but the guidelines are pretty sparse. i've done virtual rally where you have to say the dog's name, your name, jump height, etc. before the run. i remember needing to start the video before i entered the ring, too. is there a similar protocol for the ACT program? or maybe a few sample videos i can watch?
for me personally, i started out in 4-H back in the early 00s with an ACD that my mom had bought for herself but ended up not bonding with. first obedience (old school with many corrections and basically zero rewards outside of verbal praise/petting) then our club started offering agility (different leader who was all about positive reinforcement), and i fell in love.
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
i just got "promoted" to rat supervisor (loading/unloading rat tubes) from rat wrangler (getting rat tubes in/out of the ring) because the normal supervisor is going back to school this fall. does anybody have gloves they love?
i have done the supervisor job once before because the other person couldn't make it, but i'd love any advice anybody has on rat handling! i'm not squeamish about rodents at all, having grown up with rats and mice, but these aren't my own rats i'll be handling.
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
stay cool out there if you're in the northern hemisphere!
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
june 11-13, 2027. somewhere near albany, NY. i am STOKED. my dogs love this game, and it’s so accessible for so many dogs and handlers. 😁
godspeed to all who have to deal with fireworks this weekend!
we want to hear your brags, progress, training success stories, training failure stories, goals, whatever it may be. use this thread as a place to just talk about what you’ve done the past week or even what you’d like to improve on in the following.
feel free to link any pictures, videos, etc. to your comments.
mods, feel free to remove if this violates rule #4. 🥲