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...THE DOG SPORT COACH
 Mindset, connection & dog sports with heart
5 Signs that Our Mindset Is Getting in the Way of Training and Competing
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1. Does your head feel really busy?! Feeling overwhelmed and frazzled? If your head is in go-go-go mode, chances are tha...
"This dog will make you cry." My Musings on Rumi's IGP Journey - so far!
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(top image, Rumi, age 18 months with his favourite person in the world, Dirk Wernet)
"This dog will make you cry."
That'...
"The Ice Cream, the Scent Cloth, and the Day Everything Made Sense
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I didn't get much sleep last night and woke up this morning still tingling with excitement and I just had to write to...
The opposite of bullying is belonging
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A few weeks ago I shared on Facebook something I almost didn't publish.
Something personal about bullying and intimida...
The Messy Bits are the Gold
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I don't think dog sport is really about dog sport.
Somewhere along the way, it became something much bigger than that ...
The courage to believe: The radical power of optimism
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“The most important question a person can ask is, "Is the Universe a friendly place?”
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From Disappointment to Excitement: How I Found Excitement in "Failure"
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Crufts was epic. The excitement. The buzz. The difficulty.
I walked into that ring with three clear goals:
- For Graci...
You're Bringing Soldier Energy to a General (The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything)
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 You're bringing soldier energy to a general (and it's not working).
I see it all the time. And I started off doing th...
Goals and Intentions for Rumi
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I’ve been diving deep into goal setting and intention setting, and setting Rumi’s goals. He's my 16 month Malinois. I go...
Goals, Intentions, and the Freedom to Compete With Heart: Reflections on my 2025 Goals
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I’m a huge fan of goals.
You might assume my goals are things like “enjoy myself” or “have fun in the ring with my dog....
Cook With the Ingredients You Have
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On dogs, dignity, and the courage to be fully ourselves
“Cook with the ingredients you have.” said a wise person, in...
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