THE DOG SPORT COACH

 Mindset, connection & dog sports with heart

5 Signs that Our Mindset Is Getting in the Way of Training and Competing

1. Does your head feel really busy?! Feeling overwhelmed and frazzled? If your head is in go-go-go mode, chances are tha...

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"This dog will make you cry." My Musings on Rumi's IGP Journey - so far!

(top image, Rumi, age 18 months with his favourite person in the world, Dirk Wernet)

"This dog will make you cry."

That'...

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"The Ice Cream, the Scent Cloth, and the Day Everything Made Sense

 

I didn't get much sleep last night and woke up this morning still tingling with excitement and I just had to write to...

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The opposite of bullying is belonging

 

A few weeks ago I shared on Facebook something I almost didn't publish.
Something personal about bullying and intimida...

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The Messy Bits are the Gold

I don't think dog sport is really about dog sport.

Somewhere along the way, it became something much bigger than that ...

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The courage to believe: The radical power of optimism

“The most important question a person can ask is, "Is the Universe a friendly place?”

― Albert Einstein

Do you believe...

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From Disappointment to Excitement: How I Found Excitement in "Failure"

Crufts was epic. The excitement. The buzz. The difficulty.

I walked into that ring with three clear goals:

  1. For Graci...
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You're Bringing Soldier Energy to a General (The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything)

 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...

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Goals and Intentions for Rumi

I’ve been diving deep into goal setting and intention setting, and setting Rumi’s goals. He's my 16 month Malinois. I go...

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Goals matter. Deeply.

 

When we set them well, they inspire us. They give us motivation. They create accountability — they in

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Goals, Intentions, and the Freedom to Compete With Heart: Reflections on my 2025 Goals

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....

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Cook With the Ingredients You Have

 

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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