I pulled out an old book of mine, that I have had since competing in agility with Boomer. Since he is 12 years old now, I would say this book is about 10 years old. I love it, and with each dog I have owned, I have gone back in, re-highlighted and made notes - even dated them, some in 2006 when I read it for Oreo and 2008 when I was reading it for Peanut. I even started reading in on my long flight back from Germany last year for Hemi. Each time I find a new and wonderful nugget of information.
It is called:
Agility Success: Training and Competing with Your Dog in the Winning Zone
By: Angelica Steinker, M. ED
It starts out with the 11 Natural Laws of Zoning... These I must share today:
- Always take responsibility for the errors your dog makes
- Believe in your dog
- Have Fun
- Care for yourself like you care for your dog
- Practice the physical skills required for your to succeed
- Teach yourself to focus on command
- Wear "positive everything sunglasses"
- Praise your dog
- Relax your body
- Implement your per-competition ritual
I can't wait to read on and discover some new little nuggets of information...
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