As a dog trainer and handler, you're not only a student (of the game, of your instructor, etc.), but you're also a coach for your dog. And, good coaches, whether it's to your dog or to your own agility students, share a knack for transforming the most mundane activities – especially the mundane activities – into games.
The idea that talented handlers get their skill by following their “natural instincts” is baloney. This is good news for all of us –...
We've been talking about hard skills and soft skills as though they're entirely separate, but in reality, most talents are not exclusively one or...
What's the difference between activity and actual accomplishment? And, how do we go about making sure that we don't fall in to the trap...