Bad Dog Agility Podcast
Dog agility training tips and discussions. We often interview agility instructors and competitors as well.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 371
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
287: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way
What would you do if you were without an agility partner for two years? In this podcast, Sarah and Jennifer talk with Collene Gaolach, an agility competitor without a partner …
286: Why Agility?
This podcast is taken from a live video presentation. In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban explore WHY people love agility and how trainers can use their WHY to map o…
285: Private Lessons
In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban talk about private lessons in dog agility and how you can use them more effectively.
You Will Learn- Differences in private lessons between novice and ad…
284: How to Get a Perfect 1600 on Your Next Agility Run
In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban apply concepts from “How to Get a Perfect 1600 SAT Score” to dog agility. Implement these study habits to your training for maxim…
283: Running Other People’s Dogs
In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban talk about running other people’s dogs, including why and how they do it.
You Will Learn- Why people ask other people to run thei…
282: Should You Switch From Stopped to Running Contacts?
In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban reveal the many factors handlers have to take into consideration when they answer the question, “Should I convert my stopped cont…
281: What Do Handlers Eat at Big Events?
In this episode, Jennifer and Esteban share their not-so-secret agility trial eating habits with Sarah.
You Will Learn- What Jennifer and Esteban eat at big agility events.
- Ho…
280: NAC Wrap-Up with Judge Tim Verrelli
In this episode, Sarah and Esteban welcome special guest Tim Verrelli, judge of the AKC National Agility Championship Finals. Podcast co-host Jennifer Crank doubles as a spe…
279: Pinwheel Problems
In this episode, the BDA team discusses one of the most classic jump sequences in all of agility: the pinwheel.
You Will Learn- What a pinwheel is.
- How most people handle pinw…
278: How to Help Your Dog the Right Way
In this episode, Sarah and Jennifer discuss how to help our dog be successful and improve their learning at the same time.
You Will Learn- Why helping your dog be correct does…
277: What Are Your Nerves Telling You?
In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban share their own experiences with nerves before an agility run.
You Will Learn- What you can learn from your nerves.
- How you can a…
276: Building Success
In this episode, Sarah and Jennifer discuss the process of constructing a building for agility.
You Will Learn- What goes into building a space for agility.
- What factors were …
275: Handler Fitness and Agility
In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban are joined by Chris Kerton aka Kert, Handler Fitness Coach for Team Great Britain and owner of Karma Fitness.
You Will Learn- How…
274: 21 Days to a Better 2021
In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban share their tricks for developing new habits that will help your dog agility in 2021.
You Will Learn- Why you need to move past w…
273: Strategy or Execution?
In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban define strategy and execution while exploring the difference between them.
You Will Learn- The difference between strategy and ex…
272: All About the Tunnel - Part 2
In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban show why the tunnel may be a far more complex obstacle than most competitors realize. (Click here for Part 1)
You Will Learn- The…
271: All About the Tunnel – Part 1
In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban show why the tunnel may be a far more complex obstacle than most competitors realize.
You Will Learn- The handling impact of curv…
270: Winter Training
In this podcast episode, Sarah, Jennifer, and Esteban help you prepare for winter training!
You Will Learn- How to create a plan for your winter season.
- Why you should tailor …
268: Are You Using Too Many Call-Offs?
In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban explain what “call-offs” are and how they impact our handling and our dogs on course.
You Will Learn- The definition of a “call-o…