Bad Dog Agility Podcast

In this episode, we talk about the upcoming FCI Agility World Championship, and why you should watch it.

• Why people watch the AWC.
• How to shop for you next dog…

In this episode, Jennifer and Sarah talk about whether it is better to teach one skill until mastered, or to rotate skills.

• What skills we prefer to teach as q…

Jennifer, Sarah, and Esteban discuss how agility handlers can maximize their Return On Investment (ROI) in dog training.

• How you can use ROI to decide what ski…

In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah and Esteban talk about success in the sport of dog agility: how do we define it and how do our perceptions of success influence our training a…

Dr. Schaezler joins the BDA podcast to prepare you and your dog for the dangers of summer, 2019 edition.

• acute water intoxication
• h…

Members of the Aces High Flyball Team that won Crufts join Sarah and Esteban to talk about breeding, raising, training, and competing with their dogs in the great sport of fly…

In this episode, Sarah and Jennifer share six things you can do today to help your dogs that gets distracted or shuts down in training or trialing.

• How to incr…

In this episode, Jennifer Crank shares her experience as the 16″ winner at the inaugural AKC Agility Premier Cup by EEM.

• How the event was run.
• Who won the $10…

In this episode, Sarah, Esteban and Jennifer share how they are using 8 tips to improve their attitudes in agility!

• Which specific actions to take when you’re …

In this episode, reigning AKC 20″ National Agility Champion Sarah Baker joins the podcast to talk about puppies!

• 3 tips for working with puppies
• How to set you…

In this episode, 2019 Crufts Championship Winner and British Open Winner Dan Shaw joins the podcast.

• How Dan got his start in agility.
• How Geek got his name.
• W…

In this episode, the 2019 AKC 20″ National Agility Champion Sarah Baker teams up with Jennifer and Esteban to bring you the wrap up for nationals!

• how many d…

In this episode, AKC Director of Agility Carrie DeYoung stops by to talk about the AKC’s newest marquee event–the AKC Agility Premier Cup Presented by EEM.

• Why…

In this episode, Jennifer and Sarah address the differences between training a skill that encourages a thoughtful response from the dog and training a skill in a higher drive …

In this podcast, Jennifer and Esteban interview Perry DeWitt, the Masters Agility Champion from this year’s Masters Agility Championship at Westminster.

• All ab…

In this episode, Jennifer, Sarah and Esteban address the question of whether or not agility handlers should use video analysis.

• How video review is different f…

In this episode, Sarah, Jennifer and Esteban talk about the important of handling flexibility in dog agility.

• How handling flexibility can help you run better …

In this episode, the BDA team discusses goal setting for big agility events.

• The difference between a dream and a goal.
• How to create goals based on a specific…

In this podcast, Sarah, Jennifer and Esteban discuss the blind cross; the pros, the cons, and tips to avoid common mistakes.

• How the blind cross can help peopl…

In this episode, Greg Fontaine shares how he has worked with the AKC to experiment with course design strategies aimed at providing better spacing for large dogs.