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The story of how I stalked someone

I learned a LOT by staring intently at those who were at the top of the sport at the time. There was no FaceBook, and there was no YouTube. But, I followed my heroes as closely as I could, and reached out to them for instruction. Nowadays, I’ve become friends with those who I started out by stalking. I wanted to learn everything I could learn by watching them, emulating them, all of it. I wanted to be up on that podium, listening to the National Anthem play. Who are YOUR agility heroes?

October 31, 2020
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The story of how I stalked someone

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My Biggest Risk

Every time we get a new dog, or embark on training a new behavior, it’s a risk. It might work, and it might not. In my twenty years of dog agility training, only one thing seems for certain, and that is that progress will NOT be linear.

October 15, 2020
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My Biggest Risk

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My Big Dream

A dream is a dream because it calls to us in a particular and important way, and if something is calling to you like that, it’s very difficult to ignore.

September 30, 2020
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My Big Dream

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The 3 Biggest Agility Mistakes People Make

The best thing you can do now is to save yourself from frustration and heartache by learning from the past mistakes of OTHER agility handlers, including me! Don’t repeat these mistakes – save yourself a ton of pain and frustration! Read on to learn what those three big mistakes are!

September 20, 2020
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The 3 Biggest Agility Mistakes People Make

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Loss Aversion…huh…what is it good for?

What does it mean to ‘play to win’ vs ‘playing not to lose’ – and how does that impact your ability to achieve the types of performances you’re after with your dog? What does winning even MEAN?

December 9, 2018
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Loss Aversion…huh…what is it good for?

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Performance vs. Outcome Oriented Goals and why the difference matters

Some thoughts from Daisy on the two different types of goals, and why knowing the difference between the two can help guide your agility training.

December 9, 2018
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Performance vs. Outcome Oriented Goals and why the difference matters