The Agility Odyssey Podcast

Puppies and young dogs are on my mind this week! So we're talking about three ways raising Spire has shifted my perspective on the process of raising sport puppies. If you have a puppy or will be bringing one home...

In this week's episode I'm talking about how I choose the right seminars, workshops, or lessons for myself and my dogs. I think quite carefully about which instructors will have the most meaningful positive impact on...

Spire is almost two years old and in this week's episode I'm sharing an update on her training and progress towards trialing. Spoiler alert: it's going slower than I expected, and I'm working on being okay with that....

In this brief episode I'm sharing some thoughts about how I view the emotional roller coaster of agility. This is a conversation I would love to continue, so please send me your comments or questions. A private...

A brief discussion about WHY I play with my dogs so energetically and enthusiastically. Like what you heard and want more? Check out my Facebook page, Agility Odyssey, at https://www.facebook.com/agilityodyssey. Or...

In this episode, I discuss my decision making process around choosing to retire Zi from jumping 24". I hope this episode provides helpful insight on how to approach your own pivotal decisions in your agility career....

Retraining or repairing competition behaviors that have broken down is a big challenge that many agility handlers find frustrating. In this week's podcast I'm talking about what it takes to successfully repair...

This week on the podcast I'm discussing some mental management skills that are fresh on my mind after a great weekend at EO Team Tryouts. Like what you heard and want more? Check out my Facebook page, Agility Odyssey,...

I believe being more intentional about how you approach each trial run helps build stronger skills over time. In this episode I discuss the different ways I approach trialing, the important role of each mindset, and...

This week on the podcast, I'm sharing my thoughts about how I work to make our big competition trips as good for Zi as they are for me... or better. It's long been my opinion that although my ambitions and aspirations...

The process of debuting a young dog has been on my mind lately because I have a young dog, and I plan to debut her later this year! In this episode I share the ways I think about preparation and perspective, so I...

I love the nitty gritty details of training and the on-going process of building a shared language with our dogs, so training stronger verbal cues is one of my FAVORITE topics. In this episode I share three tips I've...