Starting this year I will be offering Private Coaching weekends at my training field in Ontario, OR this year. These weekends will be limited to 6 handler/dog teams and will be very personal and focused on the needs of each team. Topics will vary and be dependent on what each team needs Because the summerContinue reading “Private Coaching Weekends – 2024”
Author Archives: Amanda Nelson
New Year Goals?
So for the new year, I am choosing a word as my focus, and working on acceptance goals, both for my personal life and agility.
Building Confidence and Drive after a Switch
If your dog is struggling to continue driving after you have cued a turn away, or in my case a “Switch”, here are some tips! If my dog is struggling with continuing to drive to the next piece of equipment after a Switch (or any turn) I want to first break down that skill byContinue reading “Building Confidence and Drive after a Switch”
Confidence and Distance
In the Fluid Motion Community over the last couple of months I have been doing what I call Car Chats. Topics have varied from negative self talk, prepping for NADAC Champs, to what age to start training. Below are some clips from a car chat where I discussed confidence and distance training in agility. TheContinue reading “Confidence and Distance”
Thoughts on Dog Food
Throughout all my years with dogs I am pretty sure I have fed everything under the sun. Budget kibble, high end kibble, commercial raw, dehydrated, DIY cooked, and raw, grain, grain free, and combinations of all the above. I compete in agility with all my dogs, and over the years I have found that forContinue reading “Thoughts on Dog Food”
My First UKI Festival Booth!
This was my first time offering Trigger Point and Dynamic PEMF at a UKI event like this and it did not disappoint!
Fluid Motion Review – The Puzzle Feeder
With many different ways to use the bowl for enrichment and feeding, check out why this is my slow feeder and lick mat of choice!
Winter Rest and Play
Winter has officially started at my house here in Eastern Oregon, which means outside training time for my dogs has greatly decreased. While we still go outside for play time and daily exercise, with the off and on rain/snow, any agility training is off the table until spring. For my dogs I enjoy having someContinue reading “Winter Rest and Play”
Fluid Motion Cue Series – Out 101
The biggest thing to keep in mind with teaching Out, or any directional cue, is confidence. Your first priority should be building your dogs confidence in that skill. Proof that skill with varying handling positions, and adding distance. If you take the time to really proof and build your dogs confidence at this foundation level, it will pay off down the road.
Practice the Positive!
I don’t want those thoughts of “all the things that went wrong” to occupy my headspace for the rest of the trial. Because if I let that happen, it will continue to loop for the rest of the day and each run could continue to loop those negative thoughts.
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