I am not doing agility to win first place, I am not doing agility to Q, I am not doing agility to be famous, I am not doing agility to have well-trained dogs (although I do), and I am not doing agility to prove that I can master something (been there done that). I do agility because I love interacting with my dogs and I love to see my dogs truly happy to be working with me. I adore learning what my dogs are capable of and I adore their look when they ask if they got it right. I love building a team with my dogs. I love the puzzles this sports asks me to solve. In short we are in it to build our relationship and have fun!
My dogs help me EVERY day be a better person!
Why is it important to remember why I do something? So that I can keep the knowledge and experiences that are aligned with my goals and let the others drift out to sea.
BTW, we have had two days of awesome practices. I can't even tell you how impressed I am with my dogs right now. Split totally stayed on task through nail guns and saw sounds, and Tip was game to try a new reward system (she has an amazing work ethic), and best of all I met my expectations for being a better trainer.
