Most agility instructors would say that if a dog has made a mistake, then the handler made a mistake. Dogs are very in tuned to eye contact and body language. Putting the two together can be tough.

The unique courses make it fun for the dog and the handler. You don't know how it is going to be set up until you're going to run it.

That's the kind of dogs they were. They went back to get their kids.

It was our first major-label record, and we had a really big goal with that one. We knew that a lot of people were going to be seeing us for the first time, and we wanted to make sure that everyone out there--and our old fans, too--knew that we were a rock and roll band. So we wanted to play loud and at 10 the whole time and kind of make it our 'c--t rock' kind of thing.

We now have about 18. It's double the cost of a regular helmet, so we've weeded them into the program little by little each year.

I had plenty of horse all the way in the race, a lot of confidence. I know what kind of horse he is. I don't want to use him early. I want to wait for the top of the stretch.