Types of muzzles When teaching your dog to wear a muzzle, first you need to find one that fits properly. Depending on the use, different muzzles will fit differently. For example the "mikki muzzle", which is the fabric muzzle many vets use, is made for short duration use. With only one purpose, to keep the…
Category Archives: Protection Sports
Educational Videos
The following video links are from the now abandoned Independent Ringers website. I've moved the IR video page here so they are still easy to find. Introduction to FR Introduction to FR – part 1 Introduction to FR – part 2 Introduction to FR – part 3 Introduction to FR – part 4 Introduction to…
Will Training in a Protection Sport Make My Dog Dangerous?
When people ask me if training their dog in a protection sport will make them dangerous, I pull out my martial arts comparison. An a-hole with an unstable personality who would jump some random person for fun, is going to be an a-hole before he takes any sort of marital arts training. The big difference…
Training the Send Away
Over the years I have used many different methods to teach the send away, mainly for French Ring. Putting a "place" marker down the field, having a toy down field by the fence, a ball hanging from a "arm", even food in a bowl were all methods used. While this has worked with most of…
Volunteering in a Pay to Play Organization
While talking with a co-worker the other day, who is a non-dog sport person, we were discussing dog sports and the clubs that run them. I had recently received a renewal letter from one of the clubs I'm a member of, and they changed how they do renewals. I felt it had the potential to…
Quick and Dirty Long Jump
While I already have plans on this website for a regulation long jump, many times people just want an easy to build long jump so they can practice at home in their own back yard. Depending on lumber costs in your area, the following jump can be built for around 50.00, with nothing more than…
