The first step toward building a skill is to figure out exactly what type of skill you're building. Every skill falls into one of two categories: hard skills and soft skills. This tip comes from Daniel Coyle's The Little Book Of Talent, and is adapted for use by us agility handlers!
In this week's Agility Challenge Tip, I'll dive into the power of something called 'ignition' for talent development in dog agility. Ignition is that...
To build soft skills you should behave less like a careful carpenter and more like a skateboarder in a skateboard park: aggressive, curious, and...
Over the years, I’ve talked a lot about something called purposeful or deliberate practice, and how important it is to your dog agility handling...