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Supplements for IGP dogs during pre-trial and trial season nutrition supplements Mar 01, 2020

I am often asked what I feed my dogs and what I do to keep my dog in such a great shape.  During pre-trial and trial season he glows and shows off his shiny coat and muscle definition. The truth is, a lot of it is genetics, and a lot is exercise along with raw diet 90 percent of the time and the app...

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0 to 100 or how we went BH-IGP1-IGP2-IGP3 in under a year competition Dec 11, 2019

            

Just a little over 2 years ago I brought my little Bravo home from Kentucky.  It was a long trip with 7 hours at the terminal, the flight, and a 4 hour drive through the night after... We never stopped the traveling and he simply doesn't know it any other way!

            

D&C’s Brav...

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Nick Vannerom of Dog Runner about different breeds in IGP and Sport Conditioning canine fitness igp specific conditioing igp world competition treadmill Jul 31, 2019

NICK VANNEROM 

Belgium

15 x World Championship Competitor
7 x National Champion IGP
5 x  National Vice Champion IGP
Trainer, Handler, Decoy and Coach
Seminar Worldwide
DogRunner Treadmills
Involved in IGP for 30 years

I met Nick a little less than 2 years ago, during his first visit to NY...

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IGP Warm-up for beginner dogs igp specific conditioning igp warm-up Jul 21, 2019

Do you know what minimizes the risk of injuries and improves your dog's performance on the field?  Just like the human athletes, they need a proper warm-up.  It increases their heart rate and warms up the muscles. And, when it's sport specific, it actually warms up "the right muscles" , those same o...

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10 Components of a Balanced Canine Conditioning Program Jul 04, 2019
By Starmark Animal Behavior Center, Inc. 

Conditioning the Canine Athlete 

The body of a canine athlete should be physically toned to enable him to perform and excel in whatever sport or task required of him. Though all dogs need daily exercise, ones who regularly work or perform n

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Tracking Expert - Q&A with Bernd Föry (English Version) May 24, 2019

Interview by Patricia Pehrsson of IQDogsport

 

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Bernd Föry is one of the most renowned tracking experts in Europe and worldwide. He took the time to talk to us. 

A light question first: what was the funniest thing that happened to you in connection w...

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Soft tissue injuries in Working Dogs injury Apr 20, 2019

Recognizing soft tissue injuries in dogs from an integrative perspective

By: Kimberly Henneman, DVM, DACVSMR (EQ, K9), FAAVA, DABT, CVA, CVCDecember 17, 2018

Applying rehab and physiotherapy techniques to an injured dog should be preceded by a proper consideration of how the injury

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