Canine High Jinks Elissa Looney & Whitney Taylor
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The Canine High Jinks Podcast is designed for the dog owner who wants to explore more than just pet ownership and discover the wider world of training and dog sports. It may even convert the casual pet owner into a dog sport enthusiast. Join dog hobbyists Elissa Looney and Whitney Taylor as they share their dog training journeys and the resources you can use to enhance life with your canine friends.
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Learning About Whitney's WTT Experience
Whitney talks about her experience at World Team Tryouts this year. Learn about how to qualify for WTT, what it's like to prepare, the atmosphere, scoring, and so much more.
We talk at great length about the course maps and Whitney's performance on course. So here are all the links you need to follow along!
Course maps, results and run orders:
https://akccompanionevents.com/
*If it doesn't come up right away, there is a drop down where you can select World Team Tryouts.
All four of Whitney and Sprite's runs:
Round 1 - https://youtu.be/vNcOkvA8Zd0?si=iB2sAYxirsquU_CH
Round 2 - https://youtu.be/BDN2rCyqJyU?si=GUWiFznz29itvqIj
Round 3 - https://youtu.be/r9j47UaRfdc?si=dNAqXMLOZoSNWP2D
Round 4 - https://youtu.be/9QIrFZhXQGw?si=Hqc9hxLc7Qhzemts -
Episode 58: Learning About Handler Speed
Today Whitney and Elissa talk about handler speed and if it is required to do well in agility.
Below are some examples of handlers discussed during the episode:
Example of distance: https://youtu.be/fNwhp6EbvYI?si=Jfg67BDgzUbjT70H
Same guy running: 2019 AWC 3rd place: https://youtu.be/ZaJhJ2OCewU?si=YTZkIZOe9oAk5yVS
NADAC: Fluid Motion Agility – lots of distance videos at NADAC trials: https://youtube.com/@FluidMotionAgility?si=E873Z1218jBABhzi -
Episode 57: Learning About Retiring a Young Dog
Today’s tough question, how do you know if you should retire your young(er) dog from agility? We may wander off track here and there, but you know, it’s all about dogs and agility 😆
Resources referenced in this episode:
Sarah Stremming - Cog-Dog Radio https://open.spotify.com/show/71GlfUQ2CvecAuVHAe6p5s?si=e961646d5dc9480e
Liz Randall and Rachel Downs - Strategies for Resilience
https://www.patreon.com/strategiesforresilience
Episode 38: Learning About Rehoming a Dog
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/BcC10nSMGIb -
Episode 56: Learning About Startline Stays with Fanny Gott
All about startlines!
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Episode 55: Learning About Obstacle Commitment
Peyton Green, agility instructor at Corral Creek Dog Sport Center, talks through obstacle commitment: how to build it, test it and fix it when you broke it. We dive into the difference between sending, and opposite handler motion and what this means for distance handling. And...maybe why those verbals aren't the salve you thought they were.
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Episode 54: Learning About Feedback
Whitney and Elissa tackle a big topic...feedback. We get it from each other, our instructors, our dogs. We give it, maybe when we shouldn't. Listen in as we walk through many of the permutations of feedback and how we can maybe be a bit better at it overall.