No More Obility???!!!

There is a dog trainer who has been using the term “Obility” as her business name in California for many years, and she doesn’t think much of my use of that term. Obility is the term I’ve been using to describe a blend of obedience and agility....

Obility – Teaching the Retrieve over High Jump (ROH)

Here’s a simple video showing how I’m working on Lyra’s retrieve over high jump. She knows how to fetch.  She knows how to jump.  She knows how to stay.  She has a reasonable clue about fetching over a jump in the outbound direction, but definitely...

beginning obility for Lyra

Obility is what I call obedience where you keep the action moving as fast as possible by blending exercises together and removing as many fronts and finishes as possible.  Sort of an obedience/agility blend. All of my dogs learn obility, and we play obility games...