There are several possible reasons for my supplement addiction:
- As a marketer, I am open to being sold.
- I'm obsessed with keeping my dogs as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
- I believe every diet needs a little extra.
- I kinda just love playing "chemist" with my dogs.
Like all...
Photo Ruth Nielsen
Once upon a time my beloved “Novice A” dog, Karma, got invited to the AKC Agility Invitational the same year we also finished third in the inaugural AKC Rally National Championship – we were having quite the year! Karma was running well, feeling well and we...
Photo by Christine Mann
The harshest critic, the most unkind person, the biggest judge of our performance lives in our own minds. We say things to ourselves about ourselves that we would never utter aloud, much less say to a dear friend. We rarely cut ourselves a break and hardly ever say...
About mid-June, a wonderful friend forwarded the standings for the 2018 AKC Agility Invitational in Orlando and Indie was still sitting in the Top 5 for “regular” Berners.
I was floored as Indie really only ran at 24″ a handful of times during this qualifying period. Besides...
In my coaching, I talk about having “handler goals,” or goals that you as a handler want to accomplish, but which may not fit with the dogs sleeping beside you. These are in addition to, and separate from the goals we have for our dogs. When I talk about this, I use my own handler...
Photo Great Dane Protos
This year was Indie’s year in agility. She was six, the magic age where people say it all starts to click. Of course, while I didn’t want to believe it would take this long, it’s true. We are now a seasoned team.
Indie received wonderful compliments...
Photo by Rich Knecht
Any of us who have wanted something so bad, know what it’s like to push it away. The Universe abhors desperation after all. Most of the time it’s because we take our minds off of the process and focus solely on the outcome. It rarely goes the way we desire.
For...
