Bad Dog Agility Podcast

Have you been told you have a ring-wise dog? In this podcast we discuss why we believe that most dogs labelled “ring-wise” actually aren’t, and why this is a very good things …

Howard Boyle returns to the podcast after two international trips; first to the Moravia Open in the Czech Republic and then to the Canadian Classic.

• Our previous po…

In this podcast, we discuss the role that theory and intuition play in agility training and handling.

• Episode 63: A Newcomer’s Guide to Handling Systems
• Episode 41:…

In this podcast, we discuss how to figure out the fastest path when presented a choice on course and how to improve this analytical skill.

• Course Analysis: Comparis…

In this podcast, we discuss why the teeter is such a difficult obstacle for some dogs and some ways (including our favorite!) of training this obstacle.

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In this podcast, we discuss how thinking about dog agility in terms of your system vs your talent can help improve your performances.

• Our post: When do Agility Dogs…

We discuss how entitlement can affect our training and negatively impact the team selection process for international events.

We discuss how challenging your dog can actually build understanding and confidence, which turn to speed and drive.

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We’re joined this week by Brittany Schaezler for a discussion on some of the common (and not so common) mistakes we’ve seen our inexperienced dogs make as they begin competing…

Howard Boyle is a Houston, Texas based agility competitor who routinely travels around the world to compete in the sport of dog agility. He recently traveled to the Bailiwick …

This is the second part of a two part interview with Lee Gibson. Please listen to Part 1 first! In this podcast we continue our discussion on course design including specific …

This week we’re joined by Lee Gibson, the judge of the International Finals course at Crufts this year. We discuss the responsibility judges have to influence the sport and th…

This podcast is all about the international Team Tryouts for Team USA. We talk about our experience there, the courses, the judges, the surface, the handlers, the dogs, and …

Improve your training by taking the time to reset your dog properly after a mistake.

The bulk of your agility training time is spent in transition from one repetition to the next! In this podcast, we discuss the importance of this transition time and how short…

In this podcast, we delve into the challenges and myths involved in transitioning a dog to European-style international coursework, including “demotivating” maneuvers, wrap v…

We’ve got Desiree Snelleman on the podcast to talk about her latest National Agility Championship win as well as her experiences at Crufts, FCI Worlds, IFCS and her life befor…

We’re back from the 2015 AKC National Agility Championship and sharing our thoughts on the event, the courses, the results, and the livestream!

• The 2015 AKC Nationa…

The Director of AKC Agility, Carrie DeYoung joins us to clarify the difference between the International Sweepstakes Class (ISC) and the Premier Class being offered at this ye…

The Bad Dog Agility PowerScore ranking for the AKC National Agility Championship is back! We crunched the numbers for every single dog entered in the upcoming AKC National Agi…