Elissa and Whitney tackle a topic that can be hard to get at through all the “pressure to be positive” on social media, failure. What do you do when you set big goals, work your butt off, make sacrifices, and then…you fall short, you fail to meet your goal?

Whitney talks a lot about the Growth Mindset during this episode, if you are unfamiliar with the concept, here are some resources to get you started:

CHJ Episode 3 - Learning About Learning

Mindset by Carol Dweck

The Power of Yet with Carol Dweck

At the end of the episode, Whitney throws out the concept of design-thinking. Get a primer on that one here: Designing Your Life with Bill Burnett

In this episode Elissa and Whitney discuss how they get it all done, or more accurately, spoiler alert, how they don’t. There are a lot of tangents and stories in this one. In fact, see if you can guess which one of these things is NOT covered in this episode: where Tatum would like to go on vacation, what food Elissa can’t stand, or what Whitney needed to buy to get through working in the office three straight days in a row. Enjoy!

Have you ever felt like your dog was just guessing when you gave a verbal cue? Or wondered how on earth you can train verbal discriminations with your dog at a huge distance away from you? Fanny Gott sits down with us and talks about her approach to training verbals, which, when trained with clarity, result in amazing discriminations. Fanny strives for errorless learning and broad generalizations to set her dogs up for success. Tune in to learn more!

In this installment of Canine High Jinks, we discuss the power of better reinforcement strategies and the seminar by the same name with Liz Randall and Rachel Downs.

You can sign up for their session in Oregon in April 2023 here: https://www.corralcreekdogsportcenter.com/specialevents

This seminar is appropriate for dogs of all ages and abilities. It is geared towards handlers with some experience in agility or those who want to get nerdy about dog training!

Are there only certain breeds that can be successful in agility? It is a fair question and one that MANY people have wondered about, your hosts included. We ask someone uniquely qualified to answer, someone who has never owned a border collie nor a sheltie, yet has represented her country in all three size categories. Tune in to learn more about what is really means to train the dog in front of you.

Want to train with someone who can appreciate your dog for who they are and not who you want them to be? You can find Kirstin here: https://dogsport.org/koneillcoaching/

Have you ever thought about trying a second dog sport but worried that the skills and training would be at odds? Then this episode is for you! 

Kirstin O’Neill joins us for this episode to talk about the multiple sports that she trains and competes with her dogs in. Learn about what skills are handy in multiple sports and what skills don’t mix. Thanks to listener Rebecca P. for the topic suggestion! 

WARNING: This episode also features a house full of bored dogs looking to entertain themselves!

In this episode Whitney talks to Elissa about the multi-year journey that led her to being on the cusp of opening a dog sport facility. We talk about all the different iterations of the idea that we explored together and separately and the lessons learned along the way. This is must listen for anyone who has been dreaming of starting a sport facility of their own.

If you want to find out more about Corral Creek Dog Sport Center, visit their website at www.corralcreekdogsportcenter.com or find them on Facebook.