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I saw a dog yesterday ( 35 lb- M/N hound x) with a history of pulling up short of a jump if he does not have much speed going into it. He also carries the alternating back legs in a neutral position vs fully flexed or fully extended when clearing the jump. Her agility instructor said he lacked rear ...

Thanks Laurie- Someone just told me they are about 30K!! Too rich for my blood!

does anyone use a thermal imaging camera in their practice?

Is it worth it?

How much does the camera cost?

I have a question on tugging. I compete in agility but do not do it with my dogs to get them revved up. Other people do esp BC people although I don't get why since those dogs are jacked up anyway!! I see a lot of tugging that seems unsafe to be honest. Some people do it in a horizontal plane like a...

Yeah - there is some odd stuff on there and people often look for advice when they should be seeking professional advice. Sometimes the moderator or others tell them to get real help , sometimes not. You probably notice more wrong stuff than I do- I sometimes see it as a resource for using an item f...

"- Tug of war over obstacles (like a broad jump - weaving back and forth over it as you tug). I really like tug as an concentric exercise for the iliopsoas." Laurie- I read this comment from you on another post and for the life of me, I just can not picture in my mind's eye!! A broad jump can have a...

Laurie- you may have seen the post on the FB conditioning page where someone wanted pros and cons of UWT and land treadmills. Someone chimed in saying she got rid of her land treadmill for a slat mill so her dog could go as fast as it wants. Having never heard of a slat mill ( should I have learned ...

I was with my own dog at an agility camp this past weekend. It was intense training for international courses for those who want to try out for world teams. Yesterday, an acquaintance of mine was running her 3 year old male Sheltie through a tunnel and he came out of the tunnel lame. I did not see i...

Hey Laurie and anyone else out there? I was doing a seminar today on injury prevention and talking about various dog sports - I made an offhanded comment about flyball that I would never do that with my dogs because of possible shoulder injuries. Someone informed me after that with the advent of the...

HELP!! For the last few years at a dog training center, I have presented seminars focusing on conditioning for performance dogs. I worked very hard on preparing hand-outs and thinking of hands on exercises for participants to work on over a 60 minute period. The owner of the facility just told me to...