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…
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Educational Videos
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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…
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…
Palisade Jump Trajectory
Over the years I have seen many dogs do the palisade, some safely and others in ways that made me gasp or cringe. I've seen dogs reach the top of the palisade, then fall off backwards either to be desperately caught by their handler, or to land less than gracefully, and sometimes be injured. Or…
Building an A-Frame
Originally printed in the 2012 2nd Quarter NARA Newsletter By Kadi Thingvall Unless you are able to weld, it can be difficult to build a palisade for training at home. It is not difficult though to build an a-frame which can be used to teach the dog proper palisade technique and prepare them for the…
