Bad Dog Agility Podcast

In this podcast, UKI founder Greg Derrett joins Esteban and Sarah to talk about UKI’s new “At Home Agility By Video”.

• Why UKI created this program.
• How UKI p…

In this podcast, we talk about two different handler strategies: reaction and anticipation. Many times during a run, a handler will react to an action by their dog—the dog doe…

In this episode, 2020 Crufts Championship Winner Dan Shaw joins the podcast.

• How the coronavirus crisis changed the Crufts event.
• Dan’s strategy for the prelim…

In this episode, Esteban and Sarah discuss what you should know about the Coronavirus outbreak in order to protect yourself and your dogs.

• How to find the most…

In this podcast, Esteban, Sarah and Jennifer discuss why having a dog that trusts you is so important in dog agility training.

• How the trust relates to speed.
• …

In this podcast, Jennifer Crank goes from podcast co-host to interviewee. Jennifer and border collie P!nk won the overall Masters Champion at this past weekend’s Masters Agi…

This week we introduced a new speed-based ranking, the All-Decade Power 70. In this podcast, we discuss this ranking and the trends we see in agility over the past 10 years.

In this episode, we discuss the use of markers in your dog agility training.

• What a marker is in dog training.
• Why you might want multiple markers.
• The benefit…

In this episode, Sarah and Jennifer discuss how to pick the right agility organization for your debut and your agility career.

• The biggest factors that will af…

In this episode, Director of Westminster Companion Events joins Sarah and Esteban to talk about the upcoming Masters Championship at Westminster, including important changes f…

In this episode, AKC Executive Field Representative Kitty Bradley joins the podcast to explain the new rule changes for the American Kennel Club.

• Why the AKC i…

In this episode, we discuss how to enjoy your training and use that enjoyment to create greater success in dog agility.

• Why enjoyment is important for your men…

In this episode, Sarah and Esteban share some things they’ve learned from raising two puppies at the same time.

• how puppy personalities affect training
• if fear…

In this episode, we discuss how to use non qualifying runs to improve your agility.

• Why taping non qualifying runs is important.
• Why we set up problem sequence…

In this episode, Denise Fenzi returns to the podcast to talk about the common strategies that we use to help our dogs cope with distractions and anxiety-provoking situations i…

In this episode, Tamás Tráj joins the podcast to discuss course design, safety and international agility.

• How Tamás approaches course design.
• Why Hungary added…

Dr. Amy Cook joins Sarah and Esteban to talk about noise sensitivity in agility dogs. Dr. Cook earned her PhD in Psychology at the University of California at Berkeley and has…

Dr. Amy Cook joins Sarah and Esteban to talk about noise sensitivity in agility dogs. Dr. Cook earned her PhD in Psychology at the University of California at Berkeley and has…

In this episode, Sarah Stremming joins the podcast to discuss dogs that are too worked up/high drive/over-aroused to perform in the agility ring.

• Signs of an o…

In this episode, we interview four handlers who will be competing at the FCI Agility World Championship in Turku, Finland on September 19-22, 2019.

• Each handle…