We are excited to have Rachel Lane of Leash & Learn coming to Brooklyn to teach a Rally Obedience seminar on October 28th. The goal of Pointers for More Points is to help you and your dog get the most out of every run you have! Stop giving away easy points with sloppy sits, out ofRead more
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Hank Appears in Clean Run Magazine
Clean Run Magazine is THE agility magazine in the United States. This month’s issue features a photo of my dog Hank taken at a recent trial. At 10 years old, Hank is loving the agility game more than ever and often takes the time to express his joy at the top of the A-frame. RichRead more
Fever’s Commercial Work
Fever shot a commercial that aired on Animal Planet during this year’s Puppy Bowl. Check it out. I was thrilled with her performance during the shoot. When they shot the turnaround on Fever’s face, the producers burst out laughing at her reaction. They were so happy, they all took photos with Fever after sheRead more
Fever on Blacklist: Redemption
On a very cold morning in January, Amanda and I went to Queens to the set of Blacklist: Redemption for Fever’s first television job. In her scene, Fever had to play fetch in the woods of “Russia.” She did a wonderful job and was completely relaxed around the cast, crew and cameras. Fever was just happy toRead more
#RoadtoRally Wrap Up
As reported last month, Sarah, Kate & Amanda were preparing for their first Rally Obedience trial. How did they do? We are thrilled to report that the trainers & their dogs did very well. Here are each of their reflections on the day: Amanda – Lucy and I had a great experience on the #RoadtoRally. Training forRead more
Kate’s #RoadToRally
Batman is my irritable, impatient 13-or-so-year-old Chihuahua mix… not exactly the kind of dog who’d be interested in agility or any other canine sport. Though he’s been “helping” me with group and private lessons for a long time, I never considered doing anything competitive with him. But a year ago we took a Rally classRead more
Sarah’s #RoadtoRally
Hank and I have been competing together, mostly in agility, for six years. He’s going to be nine this winter and he is definitely slowing down. Hank also gets much less one-on-one time with me and Fever occupies most of my training time. But when Hank does get to work with me, he still lovesRead more
Follow our #RoadToRally
The Doggie Academy trainers have committed to competing in their first Rally Obedience trial at the end of October and will be posting about the experience in our new blog series #RoadtoRally. You may be asking yourself, “Rally Obedience?! What is that?” Rally Obedience, or Rally-O as it is called by enthusiasts, combines aspects of traditional obedienceRead more
August Musical Freestyle Workshops
Jenn Michaelis of Sassy T Canine Academy will be back on August 14th to offer us more of her Freestyle genius in the Freestyle for Fun and Musical Freestyle: Rookie Workshops. Jenn is a wonderful instructor and she makes learning complicated moves seem really easy. Her classes are lively and fun for both human and dog. During the FreestyleRead more