Austin Dog Sports

Austin Dog Sports Austin Dog Sports has joined Buddy's Chance. Visit us for rally, obedience, trailing, and scent game It's effective, fun for you and your dog, and humane.

Austin Dog Sports uses a positive, reward-based approach to training. By providing your dog with a fun and challenging job, you can achieve a number of goals:

* direct and focus your dog's excess energy,
* relieve your dog's boredom, and
* develop away-from-home manners. Austin Dog Sports offers various formats to best meet your scheduling, budgeting, and training needs: seminars, drop-in classes, traditional group classes, in-home training, and privates.

11/22/2013
Gorgeous Grooming

Check out this December 15th grooming seminar. Just in time to get your pooch spiffed up for the holidays!

http://buddyschance.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?tab=classes&schedule=115

This seminar focuses on basic home grooming. Gorgeous can now be at your finger tips! How-to demonstrations, hands-on practice, and time for your breed-specific or difficult-dog questions. This seminar is a lecture format with demonstration dogs - so leave your pup at home!

10/01/2013
Austin K9 Xpress Agility Training Club

Interested in a local agility trial? Better register fast! K9X hosted AKC trial entries are being accepted for the Austin area 11/8-11/10 trial. Visit their website for the premium: www.k9x.org.

Austin K-9 Xpress Agility Training Club

08/22/2013
Do Pumpkins Feel Pain?

Do Pumpkins Feel Pain?

Halloween Pumpkin Massacre at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa FL. Watch our tigers, lions, leopards and other big cats play with and destroy their annual halloween t...

06/30/2013
Treats | The Dog Athlete

Great, high value treats with much less of an "ick" factor :)

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05/22/2013

Bloodhound Grooming Tip of the Week: Defunk dog regularly in between baths.

It is not possible (for me) to bathe my hound enough to keep him de-stinked. So I've come up with a routine that we follow for the in between bath times. Hot water mixed with a sq**rt of lemon or 2. Take a rag and get wet with mixture. Rub face, but watch the eyes. Rinse and repeat. Rub external ear flaps. Rinse and repeat. Body. Feet. Tail. Rinse and repeat. This seems to keep him happy and less stinky. The lemon juice rec was from another bloodhound owner - and it seems to do nicely!

05/18/2013
VIDEO: Change the Dog Toy, Change the Dog Play | Become a Professional Dog Trainer

Clients frequently ask questions about body language. So here's a quick blog that discusses just a few points, specifically about body language during dog-dog play. You need not be a professional dog trainer to enjoy :)

http://becomeaprofessionaldogtrainer.com/2013/05/video-change-the-dog-toy-change-the-dog-play/

In each of the videos below, there are 3 dogs playing. Notice the differences in how the dogs engage with one another in each of the videos. What changed? The type of toy that was introduced to the doggie playgroup! If you’re interested in becoming a professional dog trainer, learning to read do...

05/04/2013

Bloodhound Grooming Tip of the Week: Wear safety glasses when nail trimming.

Smear peanut butter on flat surface to distract - check. Use best and sharpest clippers for large nails - check. Clip quickly and accurately - check. Avoid large debris lodging in eye by wearing eye pro - fail.

05/04/2013
Stock Shade Cloth, 70% Aluminet

For those worried about the summer heat and dogs in cars:

http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/product/70-percent-aluminet-shade-curtain/shade-cloth

Great for use in keeping the car cool when you're at agility practice, nosework class, or any other dog activity. When you're ready to load back up, it takes less time for your car to cool off.

The 70% shading factor and maximum cooling ability of Aluminet makes this the perfect solution for shading both greenhouses and all types of pet or animal enclosures. Aluminet is a special knitted screen made from metalized HDPE giving the fiber durability and longevity. These properties allow Alu...

05/02/2013
Your Mannerly Mutt - Pet Products

Check out this online store - tons of great chews, food toys, and games! Some of my favorites are here, including the Freedom harness, antlers, the Kong Wobbler, and Monster Mouth. There are also several that I'll be trying out in the future!

http://www.yourmannerlymutt.com/store/

Your Mannerly Mutt, Inc pet products

04/04/2013

What's your dog's favorite, most motivating, reward? Food, toy or otherwise :) My old guy (Blue, for those who know my pack) loves his filled food toy more than the food or the toy by itself. So Kong Wobbler with dinner kibble makes the top 3 for him. How about your pups?

03/31/2013
Barn Hunt Association LLC | The sport for vermin hunting dogs of all sizes

Check out the Barn Hunt being held April 27th in Liberty Hill. Dog hunts and finds rat in a barn-like set-up...sounds like fun :) AKC now recognizes the sport. Check their site for more info.

Contact Joann Wolf for the premium: [email protected].

For more info on Barn Hunts, visit http://barnhunt.com/.

For years, informal barn hunts have been done in conjunction with earthdog events and terrier fun days, using various rules, and as something to enjoy with no pressure on handler or dog. But it has never been a sanctioned sport. Barn Hunt Association is a sanctioned sport honoring the traditional ro...

03/14/2013
Denise Fenzi

Looking for an online dog training experience? Check out Denise Fenzi's new website: http://denisefenzi.com/. I worked 2 of my GSPs at one of Denise's seminars, and the dogs and I both had a great learning experience.

Click through to see course offerings and different participation levels.

03/12/2013

The first UKC NW trial is scheduled - save the date! Saturday, May 25th & Sunday, May 26th, hosted by Canine Headquarters & Action Pack. Trial premium and UKC rules to come. We'll post when they're available!

02/26/2013

Vegas and I attended the first Texas K9 Nose Work ORT (Odor Recognition Test) this weekend - fun! For those on the edge of your seat, Vegas passed :)

02/14/2013

Question for the dog lovers out there: What gets you motivated to get out and train with your dog?

I like the structure of class. Without class, I like to have some high-level end goal in mind. For example, a title or a certification. For my search dog, I like to have component goals (a set of behaviors or a behavior chain).

How about you? :)

02/14/2013

Check out K9 Xpress' agility seminar featuring Megan Foster, February 22-24. For info and to register, contact Amy at [email protected].

01/25/2013

I frequently emphasize to my clients the importance of communicating desired behaviors to their dogs - not just what they don't want. Michael Baugh, a licensed FAR instructor and trainer out of the Houston area, has done a much better job of this than I in his blog entry, The Nonsense of No. Thank you, Michael!

http://www.michaelbaugh.com/2012/09/17/the-nonsense-of-no/

01/24/2013

Check out the K9 Nosework Competition Seminars and ORTs that Penny Winegartner is hosting in Pearland, February 23rd & 24th. The facility, food, and instruction has always been stellar in the past, and I plan to attend. Email me for registration docs or Penny's contact info: [email protected]

01/05/2013
New Research on Dogs and Music » TheOtherEndoftheLeash

An interesting article for those you who use background sound for your dogs while you're away or for general stress relief...

http://www.patriciamcconnell.com/theotherendoftheleash/new-research-on-dogs-and-music

I recently read an interesting study about the effect of different types of music on kenneled dogs. ("Behavioral effect of auditory stimulation on kenneled dogs," by Kogan, Schoenfeld-Tacher & Simon, J of Veterinary Behavior 7, 2012, 268-275.

10/27/2012
Friendly Dog Collars Australia

http://www.friendlydogcollarsaustralia.com/ #!home/mainPage

Nifty collars and leads for your adoptable dog! And if you're like me and discourage on-leash dog-dog greetings, there's a "No Dog" version that you might like. Check it out :)

Friendly Dog Collars Australia has a great range of colour coded dog collars, leads and harnesses to suit your dogs behaviour and personality type.

09/22/2012

Check out the TAG Show-n-Go on 10/26 at 6pm. $5/90 seconds. Treats and toys allowed!

Questions? Contact [email protected].

09/12/2012
The Search Dog Blog | The story of a search and rescue canine handler

Interested in reading some truly entertaining search dog stories? Check out this blog! http://searchdogblog.com/

September 5, 2012 by Christy0 comments First Training After caving to the insane ravings of my obedience trainer, I attended my first search and rescue training. My 10 month old German Shepherd mix and I hopped in the cab of my old Ford pick-up and headed to a park on the other side of to...

08/26/2012

Freestyle Practice at Austin Canine Central, 9/9 at 5pm. Contact the instructor, Shari, for more information: [email protected].

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