It seems appropriate that we spend a little time talking about the power of gratitude in honor of Thanksgiving weekend. Gratitude is one of my favorite ways to lift myself out of a funk and science says it works so, there’s that! Plus I am super-grateful for all of you!!!

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Having trouble focusing, or remembering courses, or just generally staying present is a pretty common challenge among my clients. With so many things vying for our attention in any given minute, it’s no wonder we remember to bring our dog to the trial! Thankfully focus is a skill we build.

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Sometimes we put too much pressure on a single run. Sound familiar? I call these runs “the precious” after the precious ring in the famous tome. Sometimes runs become precious because we don’t play that sport very often. Other times it’s because we only have a couple trials left to get a title. It comes down to the pressure we put on any given run and why. Let’s have a chat about it!

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We rely on our reward systems a whole bunch (treats, toys, etc.). Yet when we walk into the ring, it’s just us and our dogs. Is your relationship strong enough to see you through a tough moment in the ring? We tend to repeat our relationship style because it’s what we know - makes sense. Meanwhile we know that every relationship is unique. Let’s dive in!

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Do you remember the first time you walked into a ring to compete? Were you doing it for fun? Were you carefree or completely afraid? The thing is, we no longer feel that exact same way - we have a lot more experiences under us. What once terrified us, now is no big deal, yet we have new fears each time we level-up. Stress has it’s own evolution, but the good news is you’ve made a LOT of progress!

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A friend recently told me, “I’m not as competitive as I used to be,” and that got me thinking. Being competitive doesn’t (necessarily) mean you need to beat someone else, but it does ask what you’re willing to do to get what you want. Let’s dive in and discuss the ways we are competitive!

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You know I love to visualize everything going perfectly. But that’s not always how things end up going (understatement!). The best handlers are able to see lots of possibilities and responses to things that might come up in the ring. Can you do that too? How flexible are you? It’s a skill we can all improve upon!!

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They say we are the sum of the five people we spend the most time with. While I’m still not sure about that, I do agree that we should be choosy about those in our inner circle - they should be rooting for us! We also have to make sure we have the right people around us to achieve our big goals. Let’s make sure we are doing just that!

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If you asked me a few months ago, I would have told you that yes, my dog shuts down in the ring. But I’ve had a bit of a “ah-ha!” moment and now I have a completely different perspective. Spoiler alert: the solution has a LOT to do with mindset and our perspective of the situation. Oh, and this shutting down problem? Yeah, it also happens to us - we just call it “freeze.”

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I get it, sometimes it’s hard to motivate to practice. Heck, even I need group classes to hold myself accountable! And sometimes the reason we don’t work on certain skills is because we think we need our dogs to participate. But there are a least four ways you can work on YOUR skills even as you dog takes a nap. Listen up!

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