Let's be more holistic in our view of the agility community, the good and the bad, not everything will be perfect and we cannot lean towards one or the other too heavily. Remain in the center and accept that things may sometimes be amazing and sometimes not but as long as events occur more towards center, we will be Ok.
There will always be outliers, dogs that are over-aroused in and out of the ring, reactive dogs, nasty reactive people etc. but the statistics aren’t showing that AKC agility events are getting worse. We aren’t getting bit and hiding it. And people are not breaking rules when they ask for space and time. They are preventing incidents and managing situations, they should be applauded for their efforts to keep everyone safe.
I discuss ways we can continue to improve our community, our relationship with our dogs and get back to having fun.
Episode 48 - Unleashing the Power of Positivity in Agility
Episode 47 - When Trial Stress Breaks Connection
Episode 46 - What Makes a Good Trainer & How to Be a Good Student
Episode 45 - Trapped in Inaction
Episode 44 - My Simple Pet Lab
Episode 42 - Avoiding Trial Tribulations
Episode 41 - The Long Game
Episode 40 - Canine Conditioning
Episode 39 - The Importance of Decompression
Episode 38 - Keeping Cool 2.0
Episode 37 - Why Mindset Matters
Episode 36 - All About ISC
Episode 35 - Solutions for Ring Stress (Stressed for Success Cont.)
Bonus Episode - Steve Basson and his dog Hogan, the 2023 24" National Agility Championship winning team
Episode 34 - Sniffing for Confidence
Episode 33 - Stressed for Success
Episode 32 - The 2021 AKC Agility Invitationals
Episode 31 - Regional Differences
Episode 30 - Traveling
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