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09/04/2026

FREE FRIDAY 🐾

A new Yard & Garden Drills: 4 Jumps 1 Tunnel exercise is now available to download from the Free Resources page on AgilityBooks.

It’s in the same simple style as the original book:
4 jumps, 1 tunnel, 2 sequences and a few handling choices to work through.

And while we’re on the subject… after quite a few people asking over the years, the physical printed edition of 4 Jumps 1 Tunnel is back in a small reprint.

It was originally released in 2020 and became one of my most popular small-space training books, so it’s been really nice bringing it back for people who either missed it first time around or are newer to agility.

If you try the free exercise this weekend, tell me where you’re setting it up! In the garden, yard, training field, indoor venue, wherever you train 👇

And if you already have the original book, feel free to say hello in the comments too 😂

Follow the Skills2Success page for more free training ideas, new resources and future book releases.

I’ll put the link to the free download and the book in the comments 👇🔥

08/29/2026

A little reminder about one of our most popular training resources 👇

Agility Foundations: One Jump at a Time is all about building clarity, independence and precision from the simplest possible setup: one jump.

Inside, it breaks down the 10 core jump behaviours used in modern agility, including loose turns, tight wraps, backside behaviours, threadles, bypasses and the verbal cues that go with them. It’s designed to help dogs understand the correct jump behaviour rather than simply follow handler movement.

It’s an instant-download PDF, so you can start working through it straight away and keep coming back to the progressions as your training develops.

Someone messaged me this week asking where they could find it, so I thought it was probably worth giving it another little share 😂

I’ll put the link in the comments 👇

08/28/2026

A little love for the books this week ❤️

I’ve had a couple of really nice messages recently from people working through the Agility Workbook and Young Agility Dog Workbook:

“I really enjoyed working through the modern challenging drills and the handling options available. You need to make another one!”

“My physical copy has just arrived and I’m going to be setting up a couple of the drills this weekend at home. There’s so much content, thank you.”

Both workbooks are available as physical books or instant PDF downloads, so you can choose whichever format suits your training best.

Inside you’ll find plenty of drills, different handling ideas and Coach’s Eye training points to help you think about the detail behind the exercise, not just run the sequence.

We’ve added a lot of free resources to the website recently too, but this week I thought the actual books deserved a bit of attention 😂❤️📚

I’ll put the link in the comments 👇

08/25/2026

Well… that got slightly out of hand 😂

Nearly 40,000 views and over 1,600 comments later, I think it’s fair to say you enjoyed the latest FREE resource! 🔥

A huge thank you to everyone who commented, downloaded it, shared it and especially to everyone new who discovered the page through the post. 👋

If you’re new here, give the page a follow. I’ll keep sharing training ideas, challenges, drills and the occasional free resource along the way. 🎯

If you missed this one, I’ll put the link to all the FREE resources in the comments below. 👇

One question before we move on…

What would you like to see next?

A) Another course challenge
B) A specific skill exercise
C) A young-dog exercise
D) Something completely different

Drop A, B, C or D below. If you choose D, tell me what you want! 👇

Right. I think we can finally stop sending Exercise links to people now. 😂😂😂

08/21/2026

🔥 FREE TRAINING EXERCISE 🔥

Well… this was supposed to be a quick free Friday exercise. 😂

I sat down this morning to put together something useful for you to train over the weekend, and somehow it turned into an 8-page training resource with two complete exercises and full coaching notes.

So you might as well have it. 😂🔥

ONE SMALL TRAINING SPACE. TWO DIFFERENT CHALLENGES.

There are two complete exercise maps, using only a small amount of equipment, together with my coaching notes, progression ideas and key training points.

⚪ Young Dog Exercise

Using jumps and a tunnel, with a big emphasis on progressive training, reward placement, commitment and breaking the sequence into manageable pieces.

I’ve also included Coaches Eye points and Ready to Progress criteria, just as I use throughout the Young Agility Dog Workbook.

⚫ Advanced Exercise

Using essentially the same setup and training space, but swapping one jump for weave poles completely changes the challenge.

Now we’re looking at weave entry skills, backside handling, layering, discrimination, lead changes and more advanced handling choices.

I really like this exercise because it shows how you don’t necessarily need loads of equipment or a huge training space to create really useful training.

It also gives you a nice insight into the different roles of the Young Agility Dog Workbook and the Agility Workbook, and how the training progresses between the two.

And the whole 8-page PDF is completely FREE. 🔥

Want to try it?

Comment TRAIN below 👇 and I’ll reply with the download page.

And if you know somebody who would enjoy this one, feel free to tag your training partner. 🐕🔥

08/19/2026

📚 THEY’RE HERE… AND THEY’RE SHIPPING! 🔥

The first batch of Young Agility Dog Workbooks has arrived and I’m busy getting your orders packed and on their way this week!

After all the work that went into creating this one, it’s pretty cool to finally have the finished books here and see so many already heading out to their new homes. ❤️

Lava and Peanut have apparently appointed themselves as dispatch supervisors. I’m not convinced either of them is particularly qualified. 😂🐾

The Young Agility Dog Workbook contains 20 progressive training exercises, designed to help build confidence and understanding through jumps and tunnels, while gradually developing the skills needed for sequencing.

And now the important bit…

📦 NO MORE PRE-ORDER!

Physical copies are now IN STOCK and ready to order. 🎉

If you’ve been waiting until the books actually arrived, they’re here!

Check out the link in the comments! 🔗

08/17/2026

📆 16th August
📍Michigan
🎓 Blind/Front Crosses AM / International PM

Day 2 in Michigan. Whole morning focused on foundations of blind crosses and creating effective ways of improving them. In the afternoon we did an international session which was split between indoors and outdoors due to the interesting local weather ☔️😂

Link in comments to the new Agility Workbook 🔗

08/16/2026

📆 15th August
📍Michigan
🎓 International AM / Skills day PM

A new venue for me in Michigan 🌳 really enjoyable and lovely place to teach.

International day and then skills, with a particular focus on jump behaviours and different verbal skills.

We talked in detail about the need to differentiate verbal cues for the Dog!

Link in comments to One Jump at a Time 🔗

08/14/2026

📆 9th August
📍Wisconsin K9 Ventures
🎓 International

One of the layouts from a great international course running day last weekend.

We had such a great space and venue. Huge fun all day 🔥

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