Canine High Jinks – Details, episodes & analysis

In today’s episode, Whitney and Elissa are joined once again by Sarah Baker, multi-time world team member with dogs at 24”, 16” and 12”. With Sarah’s experience as a guide, the trio discuss the differences between running and training large and small dogs. There are lots of things to consider and we fear we may have missed a few things! If so, let us know in the comments!

Link to the treats Sarah mentions: 

Pupford Sweet Potato Freeze-Dried Treats

Course design is ever a hot topic. Join us as we discuss with Ashley Deacon.

Here it is! A brand new episode! Listen and learn what we have been up to while we have been away from the mic. We will also tell you about what is changing with the podcast and what will stay the same. We hope you will tune in and listen.

Are we gluttons for punishment? Or just curious? Or is this just part of dog sports? Tune in to today’s episode, chock full of memeable nuggets, as we more fully explore what it means to fail in dog sports. And how to both embrace failure and move on from it.

Elissa and Whitney tackle a topic that can be hard to get at through all the “pressure to be positive” on social media, failure. What do you do when you set big goals, work your butt off, make sacrifices, and then…you fall short, you fail to meet your goal?

Whitney talks a lot about the Growth Mindset during this episode, if you are unfamiliar with the concept, here are some resources to get you started:

CHJ Episode 3 - Learning About Learning

Mindset by Carol Dweck

The Power of Yet with Carol Dweck

At the end of the episode, Whitney throws out the concept of design-thinking. Get a primer on that one here: Designing Your Life with Bill Burnett

In this episode Elissa and Whitney discuss how they get it all done, or more accurately, spoiler alert, how they don’t. There are a lot of tangents and stories in this one. In fact, see if you can guess which one of these things is NOT covered in this episode: where Tatum would like to go on vacation, what food Elissa can’t stand, or what Whitney needed to buy to get through working in the office three straight days in a row. Enjoy!

This episode with Dr. Mandi Blackwelder, DVM, CCRP is focused on helping us learn more about cruciate tears, which dogs are most at risk, and what the options are for helping our dogs when they experience one. For a visual representation of the anatomy of the dog knee and the TPLO procedure; we recommend watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsCq353sy14  At the top of the episode, Dr. Mandi also talks about her experience with Canine Companions for Independence and the positive effect having a service dog has had on her son’s life. Learn more about Canine Companions for Independence on their website, https://canine.org/.  Additionally, you can read more about the puppy raising program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and how to support it, in this article.

Have you ever felt like your dog was just guessing when you gave a verbal cue? Or wondered how on earth you can train verbal discriminations with your dog at a huge distance away from you? Fanny Gott sits down with us and talks about her approach to training verbals, which, when trained with clarity, result in amazing discriminations. Fanny strives for errorless learning and broad generalizations to set her dogs up for success. Tune in to learn more! You can find Fanny’s website here: fannygott.com Instagram: Fanny@FTW You can find a few examples of Elissa training using Fanny’s approach on the CHJ YouTube page HERE.

In this installment of Canine High Jinks, we discuss the power of better reinforcement strategies and the seminar by the same name with Liz Randall and Rachel Downs.

You can sign up for their session in Oregon in April 2023 here: https://www.corralcreekdogsportcenter.com/specialevents

This seminar is appropriate for dogs of all ages and abilities. It is geared towards handlers with some experience in agility or those who want to get nerdy about dog training!

Are there only certain breeds that can be successful in agility? It is a fair question and one that MANY people have wondered about, your hosts included. We ask someone uniquely qualified to answer, someone who has never owned a border collie nor a sheltie, yet has represented her country in all three size categories. Tune in to learn more about what is really means to train the dog in front of you.

Want to train with someone who can appreciate your dog for who they are and not who you want them to be? You can find Kirstin here: https://dogsport.org/koneillcoaching/