Category Archives: Dog sports and working dogs

High-performance agility with force-free methods: meet Canine Nation’s Eric Brad

By Eric_Brad | Published: 3 November 2013

Interview with agility dog handler, radio personality and author Eric Brad By Laure-Anne Visele, out November 2013. About Eric Brad Meet Eric: dog agility trainer-cum-podcaster-cum-author who dedicates pen and microphone to spreading his message of logic and rationality through the dog training world. Eric is based on Vancouver Island (Canada), where he lives with his […]

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London Blitz dog heroes

By Canis bonus | Published: 4 January 2011

Commemorative article about the London Blitz dog heroes By Laure-Anne Viselé, January 2011 Dogs in the London Blitz I am mad about history (and geography, and biology, and foreign affairs, and theology, and grammar, and etymology, and … ), so it was only a matter of time before I wrote a dog post with a […]

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That’ll do, Fly – Sheep herding dogs

By Canis bonus | Published: 15 August 2010

Review of sheep herding trial with Etienne Smit. By Laure-Anne Viselé, August 2010 A dog of a day Picture this. A week night, exhausted after a dog’s day at work (pun intended), and still on the road for one last assignment: meet with the Dutch national team for sheep herding, to watch them prepare for […]

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You’re under arrest (short version) – Police dogs

By Canis bonus | Published: 8 July 2010

Cover of police dog trials. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 Police dog trials This article tells you all about the 4 July Police Dog trial at RODA (police dog club near Rotterdam, RODA stands for ‘Recht Op Doel Af’). This article is the short version of my complete piece on police dogs. This article is […]

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You’re under arrest – Police dogs

By Canis bonus | Published: 7 July 2010

Article about police dog trials. By Laure-Anne Viselé, July 2010 On 4 July 2010, I was asked to cover a Police Dog trial held in the South of Holland. With the help of Competition Secretary Rien Visser, I got to find out about this sophisticated training sport. If you’re in a hurry, check the short version […]

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Splash! – Water rescue dogs

By Canis bonus | Published: 13 June 2010

Review of Newfoundland dogs water training. By Laure-Anne Viselé, June 2010 I got invited to take a photoshoot of a water training (aka water rescue) club for Newfoundands. Read on to find out about my morning with the black water giants. Getting there The venue was a VERY rainy Dutch Sunday morning, on the outskirts […]

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