interview with Ivana Sipalova
About your agility carrer ...What made you decide to take this career path? How did you get involved in agility? I have not been doing agility for very long. Nyo is my first dog. I have been training dogs since i was little but i came to agility only in 2006. At the moment I compete with Nyo and another one of my Jack Russells but I have a young dog called Rei (Australian Kelpie) with whom I would like to qualify for next WAO. How and how much do you train during the week? You separate the physical training of technicians? I havent got a lot of free time. We do obstacle course 2 times a week at maximum. Apart from that we have long walks, swimming in the river or pool. Important part is play. When I have spare 10 minutes I take my dogs and we play. How change your preparation before a big event? We don’t really change anything before a competition. I just try and focus on the things that we don’t do well and I make sure that my dog in the best physical and emotional condition he could possibly be.
“I just try and focus on the things that we don’t do well and I make sure that my dog in the best physical and emotional condition he could possibly be”