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"I have been studying OMD handling techniques from the technique videos. What should I focus on next?"
Are you already familiar with the OneMind Dogs handling techniques? Do you want to test your knowledge and try to identify the techniques and their combinations from a video? Take the "Name the techniques" test!
Don’t try to use playing tug as a reward until your dog loves playing with you in different surroundings and different situations.
As the sport of agility develops, and the speed of the dogs increases, safety issues become more and more important. We asked the OMD Coaches around the world, what in their opinion is the number 1 safety issue in agility that they would like to have fixed.
Do you remember the cool video of leading OMD Coaches Jaakko Suoknuuti and Mikko Aaltonen practicing contact - tunnel discrimination as a pairwork with their dogs? How is it possible to get your dog to choose the obstacle you want him to choose?
In the 41st episode of Next Level, the online seminar series, the leading OMD Coach Janita Leinonen asks her students to analyze their own performances. The first thing she wants them to focus on is what went well.
Play on your dog's terms. Let your dog tell you the name of his favorite game.
When things happen at a very quick pace and you put your heart and mind to your performance, you won't notice all the things that are not relevant during your run. Videotaping your competition courses and training sessions can be a great source of information afterwards.
The Nordic Agility Championships are arranged in Finland this weekend. Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish national teams are fighting to win team and individual champion titles. The competition start on Saturday August 15th, 2015 and the finals are on Sunday August 16th, 2015.
Most of the handling techniques OneMind Dogs currently uses are based on the dog's natural reactions to the handler's cues. The rest of the techniques need to be taught to the dogs. That is why we call them advanced techniques.