DockDogs Big Air® Training Tips with Kristi Baird January 21, 2013 By Amanda Gill Kristi Baird of Puget Sound DockDogs has put together a great video for training in DockDogs Big Air®! Whether you’re a long time competitor, or just getting started, this is a resource you should not miss! What are your favorite tips, techniques, and lessons for competing in the original DockDogs® discipline?
Understanding & Working “The Chase” – Motivate Height & Increase Distance in Big Air June 3, 2012 By Amanda Gill Tom Dropik of SportMutt has been a long time competitor, contributor, and 2004 DockDogs® Hall of Fame inductee. The sport of Big Air® is growing by leaps and bounds. It’s getting more media attention and dogs are jumping farther and farther every day. The sport is also bringing out more and more new handlers and dogs. As SportMutt … Continued
Training Tips: Get the Most Out of Your Dogs Speed Retrieve Run April 29, 2012 By Amanda Gill Tom Dropik of SportMutt has been a long time competitor, contributor, and 2004 DockDogs® Hall of Fame inductee. Get the Most Out of Your Dogs Speed Retrieve™ Run contributed by Tom Dropik. I think we can all agree that in order to excel in DockDogs®, a dog must have a strong, uninterruptible desire to get the toy, and … Continued
Training Tips: A Toy Motivated Sport April 7, 2012 By Amanda Gill Tom Dropik of SportMutt has been a long time competitor, contributor, and 2004 DockDogs® Hall of Fame inductee. We felt that with all of his experience he would be a great handler to start with for our DockDogs® Training Tips series as a regular feature of the Latest From the Dock. A Toy Motivated Sport … Continued