- I have to admit something.
Even though I'm Canadian, this frigid cold weather
and wind really sucks.
That's why I love coming to our agility arena
'cause it's basically summer all year round.
(dogs barking)
See, Pat gets it.
So, today's vlog's gonna be pretty dog agility focused.
Now, if you're asking yourself, "What is dog agility?"
Then, this might not be the episode for you.
I'll actually post a link to a video
that shows you how to make some brain games for your dog,
or some trick training.
But this video, if you're a dog agility fan,
Kayl's gonna be working on Bee-Line's contact.
So, you're gonna wanna hang on and check this out.
(gentle music) (dog barks)
(slow hiphop music)
So, taking this opportunity for Kayl to get in here,
and work with little Bee-Line,
who's clearly having a good time.
But it's a great opportunity for Kayl to get out,
and train her own dogs, you know?
It can be a really busy night sometimes
with our incredible students.
But it's nice for Kayl to be able
to just spend some time with Bee and her other dogs.
- [Kayl] Yes, good girl!
- And just have some fun.
What do you think is the greatest challenge
you've found with teaching, I guess,
all of your dogs contacts.
Like, working through contacts,
is there like a current common theme?
- I wouldn't say there's a common theme, no.
They've all had like totally different challenges.
Not one dog has sort of had exactly the same experience,
which, I guess, is a good reason
why you train lots of dogs in order
to able to give people advice.
Because I've seen a lot of different situations.
She's been pretty confident
all the way through with all of her stuff.
But I'm much more aware now.
Hello, my love.
Of her body and growing and stuff.
So, I'm trying to progress very slowly
just 'cause I have no intentions
of doing any real agility with her anytime soon.
With Funky, there's a lot of confidence issues with her.
And the motion, like the teeter totter
was a really tough one.
With Slam, his issue is that,
he was so fast, he would have crazy legs,
and I was worried about him falling off the dog walk,
which he actually did several times.
'Cause his back legs would be like going 100 miles an hour.
And he was like completely crazy.
So, we had to like slow that down.
Rad's issues, he struggled with starting an A frame,
initially with his running contact for just a short time.
But that was something that was a bit harder for him.
That was about it, really.
I don't know, they're all different.
So, Kayl, would you say that Bee-Line likes this?
- (laughs) Yes, get it, okay.
Did you see how good she was?
Bee, she's the smartest puppy.
Come here!
You're so good all the time.
(slow, hiphop music)
- I say that's the face of a happy dog.
(laughs) Hey, Bee.
- I'm getting an arm workout, as I walk.
Something that Slice taught me,
years ago when training dogs,
is since she was my first like really high drive,
very intense Border Collie,
is that when you have a dog that is already really high,
and prone to being fast,
and maybe a bit Kamikaze at times,
I learned that it's really important
to train them in a different way,
teaching them to be calmer, more thoughtful,
paying attention to what they're supposed
to be doing a little bit more.
And then, once they sort of have that,
and the skills, and the technique down pat, then you get--
Hi, Bee.
Then, you can open up and let them go a little bit faster.
And I sort of did that with Slam,
I did that with Rad, and now I'm doing it with Bee.
It's really a great way
to get success without losing speed.
Since I know the speed is, you know, inside of her.
She's not gonna be slow.
So, she can learn to be fast,
but also have great skills too.
And not get hurt.
(gentle music)
- I feel like we're stalling a little bit
because the dogs have been walked out for quite some time.
And I don't really wanna go out into the freezing cold.
- Me either. - Right now.
But I think we've got to do it to go home.
- The dogs are having fun though.
I think they wanna stay a little longer and play.
- I think so.
So, we're gonna do something fun.
It's a sharing game.
And the dogs are all gonna be involved.
- [Kayl] Sit.
- [Ken] This is pretty cool to watch.
- I literally just made this up right now.
Okay, ready?
Bee, yes.
(dog barking)
Out, good.
Out, Rad. (dog barks)
Out, out, Bee.
(dog barks)
Okay, out, Funky, yes, good, girl.
Out, Rad. (dog barks)
Down, yes!
Good dogs!
And sit, yay!
Wait.
Down.
Yes, good!
- Well, it's gotta happen eventually, I guess.
Go out to the frigid--
I'm treating it like it's the Arctic outside.
It's literally minus two or three.
But it's cold enough that it's a problem.
All right, we're doing it, we're going outside.
(slow hiphop music)
Oh, it's so cold.
It's so cold.
It's actually not that bad.
I thought it was a lot colder than it is.
- I still would rather be in Florida.
- Oh, me too.
(slow hiphop music)