Tandem Dog Sports

Laura Waudby

I'm not always great at blogging, but I'm on a roll with daily videos! Check me out on social media to see my young dogs learning foundations behaviors for obedience, and quite a few cat training videos too!

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Laura Waudby

Nov 65 min read

Getting the Most Out of Run Throughs

As you're preparing for your dog's first trials, whether that's years away or that circled date on the calendar is staring you down,...

Sniffing, zoomies, and greetings, Oh my! (Working through trial issues without needing to trial)

Laura Waudby

Nov 28, 20234 min read

Sniffing, zoomies, and greetings, Oh my! (Working through trial issues without needing to trial)

There have been lively discussions lately about "baby dogs" starting to trial in agility! Some heated thoughts surrounding how to both...

2 Must-Haves to (successfully) use the NFC Food box in Agility!

Laura Waudby

Sep 15, 20235 min read

2 Must-Haves to (successfully) use the NFC Food box in Agility!

If you're lucky enough to have UKI agility around in your area, you'll (hopefully) see a "food box." Picture a small xpen, often with a...

How To Know If You Are Really Ring Ready

Laura Waudby

Jun 11, 20234 min read

How To Know If You Are Really Ring Ready

Whether it's your 5th sports dog or your first, that leap into your dog's first trials is a huge mix of emotions. Lots of excitement, and...

Gaining Ring Experience... It's Not What You Think (+ A BETTER Option for Ring Confidence)

Laura Waudby

Jun 4, 20234 min read

Gaining Ring Experience... It's Not What You Think (+ A BETTER Option for Ring Confidence)

Note: This blog was originally written for and published on FDSA's blog! I do a lot of trial prep classes and classes designed to help...

Laura Waudby

Jan 30, 20235 min read

Skill Prep And Trial Prep

When you're thinking about preparing your dog for future trials it can feel overwhelming. There are so many things to train and prepare...

Laura Waudby

Mar 28, 20195 min read

Increasing the Time Between Rewards

Besides having the dog comfortable with working when rewards at a distance, we want to gradually focus on how much work the dog is asked...

Laura Waudby

Feb 13, 20194 min read

When Can I Stop Feeding So Much?!

Training a Remote Reward Cue One of the questions I see a lot in dog training are people wondering when they can stop rewarding so much! ...

Why Dogs Fall Apart in Trials? Part 2: Focus, Proofing, and Arousal Levels

Laura Waudby

Apr 9, 20185 min read

Why Dogs Fall Apart in Trials? Part 2: Focus, Proofing, and Arousal Levels

In the last blog post we looked at one (huge) reason why a dog can look brilliant outside the ring but everything seems to go south once...

Why do dogs fall apart in trials?
Part 1: Ring Stress

Laura Waudby

Mar 22, 20184 min read

Why do dogs fall apart in trials? Part 1: Ring Stress

Why do some dogs seem to fall apart when entering a competition? They look brilliant outside the ring and then once they step through...

Transitioning from Shaping to Silence= Good

Laura Waudby

Feb 23, 20186 min read

Transitioning from Shaping to Silence= Good

A pretty common issue I work on in my classes is getting confident duration on behaviors without needing to provide constant feedback. So...

Tandem Dog Sports

Laura Waudby

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Tandem Dog Sports

Laura Waudby

Have Questions? Want to jump into training?

Laurawaudby@tandemdogsports.com

Have Questions?
Want to jump into training?