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It’s that most wonderful time of the year
Fall lovers are happy. Hot animals are relieved. Training continues - even if a little less focused than usual for some. Despite COVID concerns people are working with me on goal setting and accomplishing things again. It's also the only time in 2020 that the...
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Coming together to grow, share and teach!
We wanted to raise voices, and introduce people with important things to say about animals, particularly dogs and horses and learning and competing together in a way to make help us be our best selves. The Alphabet Album was born.
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Building a Better Partnership – for all species!
What is a good partnership? Partnerships come in many forms! A good partnership is one when each member brings strengths to the team. Each individual knows their role and fills it well. There is clarity and pleasure in working together. A sense of accomplishment or...
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Training as a metaphor for anti-racism work
I will be clumsy here - forgive me, please. It's been a long time since I have formally put into practice some of the training I received in this field many decades ago. My diversity and inclusion trainer persona has been expressed in course writing and development...
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We live a loopy life … breaking bad habits
Wondering how to break a bad habit? Mull over this ... like so much else in life bad habits are often a loop. Loopy training is a big thing in positive dog training circles at the moment. It probably is in all circles but I tend to hang out in positive places. I am...
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When life is kicking you …
There’s a Taoist story of a farmer whose horse inexplicably ran away. His neighbours said, “What bad luck!” to which he replied, “Perhaps.” The next day, the horse returned, bringing with it a wild horse. The farmer’s son tried to ride it, fell, and broke his leg....
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The Joy of Missing Out Beats Fear of Missing Out Nearly Every Time
For those of us in animal sports, this looks like it's going to be a rough season. Delays, cancellations and so much uncertainty. We are missing opportunities to show off our skills and win ribbons and prizes and have the work and effort we've made lauded and...
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Getting Ready for 2020: 10 ways to improve your training!
Can you believe another decade has come to an end? I can't. Yet here it is. Onwards. Upwards. Don't get too tangled up in expectations but set yourself up for success. Here are a few points to ponder as we wish this decade goodbye! 1. To make the very most of the...
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Do the verb – labels in dog training and life!
Being a noun, at least theoretically is pretty easy. I am an animal lover. I am a dog and horse trainer. I am a writer. I can sit comfortably with many nouns. Even if it's blurry doing is worthy! But to actually be any of these things I must ... something. If I love...
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Personal Potential – What?
I have been hard at work on one of my FDSA courses. (And the NaNoWriMo challenge - but that's another post!) Unleash Personal Potential is what I called the course many moons ago when it was first developed. It was designed to be a "handler's choice" class for mindset...
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About Andrea
I help handlers and their animal companions find the joy in training and competing together... and being the best they can be!
Whether you struggle with mental prep, planning, goal setting, or something else, together we will get your sails set the direction you want to go.