I get to talk with the charming and engaging Derek about Sheep Dogging,. This interview has lessons for every competitor regardless of sport, and maybe even all dog owners. He discusses keeping his mind sound for competing, how to deal with and overcome adversity, and shares his brilliance. I hope you enjoy listening to Derek as much as I did talking to him.

Heidi Reeder - commit to win

https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0722PCTRT?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp

Napoleon Hill - Outwitting the Devil

https://www.audible.ca/pd/B071VD22JH?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=player_overflow

With Winning in Mind - Lanny Bassham

https://www.audible.ca/pd/B09JZVQ4QG?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp

You can reach Derek at [email protected]

Hayley Hais from The Chewed Slipper in Nanaimo interviewed me on my business, dogs, training, and life. The time went very fast - thankyou Hayley

We just completed BootCamp which is 4 days of retraining reactive dogs. Maria, from Two Peaks Pet Services joined me to discuss what she saw and learned.

I did my second shadow program, and asked two of the ladies to share their experience.

We discuss the dogs I am training this week, and what makes one so incredibly trainable, and the other, well, not?

Is it being spoilt, wrecked by positive reinforcement training not done quite right, the lack of following, or is she abnormal? And what made the other so easy to train?

Find out as we start to work it out.

If you only ever use the same tools on every dog, you are not balanced. We talk through three dogs, and how they were trained, all with no corrections because that wasn't what they needed.

Jill and I are both considering adding a puppy to our families. This is our thought processes, what we are looking for in a puppy, the health testing we need to see done etc. Enjoy!

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A reactive dog discussion.

We had a fun repeat conversation on presence - something that every reactive dog owner needs to master. Please share it and follow us

Forgive our laughter - we do discuss latchkey dogs and the benefits of staying home, and the changes we have seen in dogs now that this happens so much less.