Ayoka Bubar, CPDT-KA

Rally Course of the Week – April 26, 2013

Course Details Level: Versatility (CARO) Space Required: 30’x70′ Designer: Ayoka Bubar Download this Course: CARO 30′x 70′ Course – Versatility (T12-051)

Rally Course of the Week – April 19, 2013

Course Details Level: Excellent (CARO) Space Required: 30’x70′ Designer: Ayoka Bubar Download this Course: CARO 30′x 70′ Course – Excellent (T12-051)

Rally Course of the Week – April 12, 2013

Course Details Level: Advanced (CARO) Space Required: 30’x70′ Designer: Ayoka Bubar Comments: This is the first course I have seen, designed by myself or someone else, that has 4 passes through the offset figure eight. As of now (April 2013) this is entirely legal. The rules state that there must be a minimum of three pass through the center. Be warned!Continue reading “Rally Course of the Week – April 12, 2013”

Herding – April 6, 2013

Today’s experience reminds me a lot of when I learned to drive a standard car. I knew what I should be doing, I knew how it should be done, I could get the car in gear occasionally but I lacked the timing and coordination to pull it off consistently until I had practiced (and stalled out) many times.

The Return! Rally Course of the Week – April , 2013

Course Detail Level: Novice (CARO) Space Required: 30’x70′ Designer: Ayoka Bubar Download this Course: CARO 30′x 70′ Course – Novice T12-051

Trial Season Insanity: Can I avoid it?

Am I the only one that drives myself insane doing something I love? Is there anyone in the world who can do it all…or do these people just exist in my head?

Herding – March 30, 2013

Yesterday, since I had to drive in to Winnipeg to pick up dog food for work, I decided to bring Bear with me and go herding for the first time this year. We have not been out since our first trial in September but we are attending a clinic next month so I figured itContinue reading “Herding – March 30, 2013”

Running Contacts à la Trkman: My thoughts

Since I spoke about running contacts in my 2012 wrap-up post, I thought I would take some time to share what we did in more detail. I had been toying with teaching a modified four on the floor before our training was interrupted in 2009. What I had been trying to work towards was aContinue reading “Running Contacts à la Trkman: My thoughts”

Looking ahead at dog related goals for 2013

Now that things are slowing down (relatively) for the winter I’m taking some time to consider what I would like to work on this year. I had look at my 2011/2012 goals and, while we worked little bit on all of them, the only ones we achieved was fixing the back up 3 steps forContinue reading “Looking ahead at dog related goals for 2013”

2012 in Review: 12 dog related accomplishments

Now that we are officially into the year 2013, I have been thinking about what a huge adventure the year 2012 was for Bear and I. We tried some new things, we succeeded at some things, we failed at others. I smiled a lot, I laughed a lot, I cried a little. Below are someContinue reading “2012 in Review: 12 dog related accomplishments”