The Agility Odyssey Podcast

On this week's episode of the podcast I'm sharing some thoughts and reflections I have about Ziya turning nine. Mostly, I feel incredibly blessed to have shared my life with her for the last nine years and I'm so glad...

In this week's episode I'm talking about all the things I did to prepare Spire for the agility trial environment that happened outside the agility trial environment. In fact, outside of the agility context altogether....

In this week's episode I'm discussing my current thoughts on how I'd like to mentally prepare for my next puppy. I feel I did a disservice to Spire and myself by being clear on my agility aspirations for her, but...

In this week's episode I'm talking about striking a balance between being thoughtful and taking action, because both are undoubtedly essential to making progress in agility. What do your natural strengths lie? How is...

In this episode I'm talking about what it means to me to practice intentional agility trialing and why I think it's important. In my experience, competing with intent and purpose creates a more deeply satisfying...

In this week's episodes I'm sharing my take on building engagement. Engagement, enthusiasm, focus... these are essential to our dog sports partnership, and the specific ingredients or techniques that work best for...

In this week's episode I'm talking about how sometimes we make choices that aren't convenient for us or conducive to our dog sports goals because they're in the best interest of our dogs. It's helpful for me to...

In this week's episode I'm sharing some updates on my journeys with Zi and Spire. I gathered some valuable data from our weekend at the UKI Classic, I'm enjoying sharing this trip with my two best companions, and I'm...

In this week's episode I start off with a little update about Zi and what Zi, Spire, and I will be up to for the next two weekends. I then move on to discuss my perspective on the problem of other people's thoughts......

In this week's episode I'm sharing more mindset thoughts inspired by the Ears Up Agility Mindset Summit on the topic of being a values-based agility competitor. What do we do when conflict arises between our...

In today's episode I'm sharing some of the most valuable gifts and lessons my horses gave me that have helped me with my mindset in agility. I'm so glad my dogs and I have benefited from these lessons, and I hope you...

In this week's episode I'm sharing some recent developments in Spire's training that have pushed me to be a better trainer and, once again, to find my patience and faith in her. It's an on-going practice and a choice...