evaluate a book/ DVD?

Started reading my new book by Linda Mecklenburg "Developing handling skills for awesome agility teams". It is new book, just recently published.
For one it is a large book, with LOTS of pictures and diagrams, all 300 pages.
For second, Linda really gives very good description, what why and how and explicit directions.
Really am enjoying reading. Yesterday in the class my trainer kept telling me "good dog" when Che was running other obstacles but not the ones I was thinking I directed him to... it is finally dawning on me my dog is following my motion cues 100% of the time and my trained cues are about half of that because they contradict my motion cues... some things are finally making sense...
Since I always learn well from mishmash of info, my new DVD "Great dog, Shame about Handler" and "Great dog Great Handler" by Greg Derrett are great to watch. Both DVD somewhat repeat each other, both are well done and give you enough logic why would you want this or that on the field. Finding I am unable yet to absorb that info easily enough though since they are directed at people who know basics.
Also got interlibrary loan Susan Garett "Shaping success". For those of you who have highly energetic, reactive, easily aroused pups it is a must read! I recognize lots of problems I run into with Che.
I think it would be nice if we have a section on "learning", for those of us who learn a lot from books, DVD, seminars to post review so others can ask questions before buying the product/ committing to seminar...
 
I just got Linda's DHS the other day. I'm really enjoying the book so far. It's got a lot of really good information in there. I haven't been through the whole book yet... it is huge. But I have entirely flipped through it.
On a good note, a lot of what I've gotten from my trainer Misty, and from Jennifer is right there. To me, it reaffirms that my feeling that Misty really is teaching the system correctly. So much of what I hear from week to week is what Linda goes over in the book.
If you like DHS, you will probably like Linda's DJS as well. It covers the 6 foundation jumping positions very well.
It sounds like you're getting a lot of good feedback from Dana. She is from what I've been told a really good trainer. I have competed against her and Tangle on occassion, and they are an awesome team. They are hard to beat (though I was thrilled to get times fairly close to theirs with Athena. Tells me I'm doing something right).
 
yes, I got Linda's Developing jumping skills as well- great book!
LM ideas about motion and body language as main cues have been something I have been pondering myself so it finally making sense. Behaving like a windmill at a trial is not productive:lol:
 
So jealous! But one more day and I get my agility stuff!!! Maybe I'll use them at my folks house, they have a yard!
 
This book sounds really interesting and informative. Would anyone know, how different are the two handling systems really? I have only been taught the Susan Garrett/Greg Derrett system. Would this book be counterproductive for me? No one here teaches the Linda M. method. Or would this book help me out? I don't have an instructor so I am learing all on my own.
 
Ania, I am too new to agility to tell you exactly what and how. Maybe someone else will chime in with more experience. I love the book and it is great for at home learner as it sets up lots of exercises you can do on your own.
I could copy and fax you few pages if you want from the book so you get some idea.
 
Ania said:
I really like GD second DVD (I have not watched the third yet :uhoh: ). He gives you great drills to practice FC, RC etc and explains exactly why he would do a FC at a certain place vs another etc. I think it is good no matter what system you teach. I did not teach my dogs the RC the way he says in the first DVD, nor do my dogs know left and right, and still I can do what he shows in this second DVD. It was worth the money I spent. It also comes with a little book with all the grids for you.

Once I am a little more experience I will order his last DVD where he teaches you to analyze a course. I need to learn to do that!
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I got the third video for Christmas. I haven't watched it yet, but I'm excited. I'll let you know how it is. ;)
 
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