random thoughts and the super Puppy Rich

[agilityfrk]

Really not engaging the topic of "internationalization", but random agility thoughts I've been thinking of for the past couple months. I predict rear crosses will be the next agility trend.  And I've been wondering why are there so many International handling seminars these days?  Is it in demand because that's what people really want to work on or

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[foggydogs]

Random ear positions, love it!

I really enjoyed your seminar: Timing, reward placement and watch your dog :) I can't even get those three right.

[agilityfrk]

The ears are pretty awesome and I really have no idea what they'll be in the end. :)

IMO keeping the simple stuff strong is the hardest part of agility.

[brisbeethewhite]

Love him! He's going to be trouble. You need a little trouble in your life. Need video!

As for seminars, I can't speak for other folks, but that's pretty much the only place I get to actually run more international courses. Which was fun until I ran out of dogs that could actually do international stuff, then I really realized how few presenters actually do just NORMAL agility anymore. I'm assuming it's because everyone thinks they're just so awesome that actually working on essential skills for any course is just beneath them.

[agilityfrk]

Yeah, I do need to get some video of him. There's a tiny bit on FB, but he's hard to track and film and regulate Vic and... ;-)

I get the seminar thing and why people want to do it, but are they as happy with what they get from it as they would be with a seminar geared towards their weekend challenges. And I don't know that it's the presenters that have changed. I'm always asked to do at least one day of "International" handling (and I consider my teaching strengths to be elsewhere), but that's definitely not how it was just a couple years ago.

rear crosses

[anonymous]

Sweet, I'm ahead of the trend! :)

Re: rear crosses

[agilityfrk]

:-)