Agility Addict Blog

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...

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...

A common question I get when I talk about record-keeping is "what system should I use?" Well, to know me is to know that's a tough question for me to answer. I don't know what you want to track, I am not sure how techy you are and I am not a very good "guru" when it...

This thing happens sometimes. We get upset, we vent and share our feelings - the way "they" sometimes say we should. We rant. We cry and rail about injustice or perceived wrongs. And then this weird thing happens. The audience we have shared our stress with gets...

Which dog do you think I am going to discuss here? You likely know it's not Dora - the quasi -feral wonder terrier. Even though yes, she very quickly learned a down when I realized it had never been a taught skill! Yen - the 7 year Toy American Eskimo who was in 5...

The exercise of gratitude as an instrument for happiness has been known for years. Continuing studies support gratitude’s effectiveness, suggesting that a positive, thankful attitude contributes to greater success in work, better health, peak performance in sports...

Sometimes things just kind of sneak up on you. Facebook reminded me today that Yen arrived 7 years ago today. I don't think I blogged about her arrival then - though she is very present in the blog, as she is in life at the farm. She's feisty, fierce and a tiny...