Instructors Sarah & Lindsay recently appeared on Fox & Friends to promote the AKC’s Premier Cup. Watch as their dogs Fever & Riot demonstrate some of the agility skills necessary for competition. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
Blog: Around the Academy
Rally Obedience Seminar – Pointers for More Points
We are excited to have Rachel Lane of Leash & Learn coming to Brooklyn to teach a Rally Obedience seminar on October 28th. The goal of Pointers for More Points is to help you and your dog get the most out of every run you have! Stop giving away easy points with sloppy sits, out ofRead more
Say Yes to the Vet!
We are happy to announce that we will be hosting Casey Coughlin of Inspiration Canine in September for a very important seminar: Say Yes to the Vet. Does your dog hide when you pick up the nail clippers or ear cleaning solution? Do you struggle with bringing your dog to the vet? Perhaps you have a newRead more
Manners 911! When you need a solution ASAP
When clients contact us, they often have an urgent need. Your new puppy Sadie is crying all night and upsetting the neighbors. Roscoe, on his walk yesterday, dragged you down the sidewalk in pursuit of a cyclist. Toby literally ate the couch on his first day home alone. And so on. The good news isRead more
Rally FrEe Workshop on March 10th
What on Earth is Rally FrEe? Rally FrEe is a unique dog sport combining the trick behaviors of Canine Musical Freestyle with the format of Rally Obedience. In Rally FrEe, dog/handler teams move through a course of 15 stations, performing tricks and freestyle moves like spin, around, back, weave and bow with points awarded forRead more
Fever’s Commercial Work
Fever shot a commercial that aired on Animal Planet during this year’s Puppy Bowl. Check it out. I was thrilled with her performance during the shoot. When they shot the turnaround on Fever’s face, the producers burst out laughing at her reaction. They were so happy, they all took photos with Fever after sheRead more
Fever on Blacklist: Redemption
On a very cold morning in January, Amanda and I went to Queens to the set of Blacklist: Redemption for Fever’s first television job. In her scene, Fever had to play fetch in the woods of “Russia.” She did a wonderful job and was completely relaxed around the cast, crew and cameras. Fever was just happy toRead more
#RoadtoRally Wrap Up
As reported last month, Sarah, Kate & Amanda were preparing for their first Rally Obedience trial. How did they do? We are thrilled to report that the trainers & their dogs did very well. Here are each of their reflections on the day: Amanda – Lucy and I had a great experience on the #RoadtoRally. Training forRead more
#RoadToRally Update
Our first Rally Obedience trial is this Saturday! With crazy schedules, we have not all been able to practice together very often. But we have trained individually and will try to “cram” sometime this week. Everyone is going in with a good attitude. None of us have any real Rally experience so we have hadRead more
Amanda’s #RoadToRally
I would be lying if I said that I had the highest of expectations for Lucy as we approach the Rally Obedience trial. I absolutely intend to keep training and getting her up to par, but knowing that my little rescue dog tends to get stressed out easily, and that she has never experienced aRead more