ARTICLES

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

I walked into that ring with three clear goals:

1. For Gracie: Feel joyful, motivated, and like the most special dog in the universe (becaus...

 You're bringing soldier energy to a general (and it's not working).

I see it all the time. And I started off doing this! It was a HUGE mistake I made when training my first Aussies, decades ago now...

I’ve been diving deep into goal setting and intention setting, and setting Rumi’s goals. He's my 16 month Malinois. I got him, on purpose, to train in IGP dog sport. I've so enjoyed doing IGP with Gra...

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.”
And while those things matter deeply to me… they are not my goals.

The truth i...

On dogs, dignity, and the courage to be fully ourselves

“Cook with the ingredients you have.” said a wise person, in fact, my yoga teacher, Norman Blair referenced this in one of his Yin yoga clas...

Do something every day that scares you.

You know what’s really scary?

It’s being seen.

It’s putting ourselves out there, throwing our hats into the arena.

Ready to be judged.

And what’s eve...

 Mindset learnings from the IGP World Championships and Gracie’s recent Championship Obedience win

This has been a big year for Gracie and me — the kind of year I never thought would happen. After ne...