by Niki | Sep 1, 2026 | Agility foundations, Competitive agility
You’re at the startline of an agility competition course that you’ve just driven hours to attend. Your dog is sitting, holding it, watching you lead out. Then, just as you turn to send them, they break early. In that moment you have a choice. Pull them off...
by Niki | Aug 13, 2026 | Agility handling techniques, Competitive agility
You’re mid-run. Everything feels right. You give the cue you’ve given a hundred times before, and then your dog turns the wrong way. Or runs straight past the jump you were sure they’d take. You replay it in your head afterwards and can’t...
by Niki | Aug 3, 2026 | Agility foundations, Competitive agility
If you’ve walked off a course frustrated, wondering why your dog took the wrong obstacle or blew straight past a jump you were sure you’d handled correctly, you’ve probably asked some version of this question. Is my dog being stubborn? Not listening?...
by Niki | May 28, 2026 | Agility foundations, Competitive agility
There’s a post you see in agility groups fairly regularly. It goes something like: “My dog is amazing in training, super fast and keen, but the moment we get to a proper course he just switches off around halfway through. Is this a confidence issue? Is he...
by Niki | May 27, 2026 | Agility foundations, Competitive agility
There is a moment that happens in almost every beginner agility class. A new handler watches a video of some beautifully executed serpentine or German Turn; their eyes go wide, and you can see exactly what they are thinking. I want to do that. It is completely...
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