
Episode 24: You think YOU’RE struggling with your mental game? What about your DOG?
01/17/24 • 44 min
In this episode of The Agility Challenge Podcast, Daisy interviews Kelly Daniel of Hybrid Dog Training. Kelly lives in New Zealand, where she teaches canine fitness, dog agility, and secondary school science (that's high school for those in North America)!
This is an AMAZING conversation you won't want to miss, where we discuss topics such as:
- How stress hormones released in the FIRST run of a weekend can shape EVERY run for the REST of the weekend
- Why you should care about including your dog's emotional state as part of your criteria for the behaviors you're training
- How to increase your DOG'S mental resiliency, or mental toughness
...and much, much more. Dive in to this fantastic interview episode, and share your thoughts after you have a listen!
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In this episode of The Agility Challenge Podcast, Daisy interviews Kelly Daniel of Hybrid Dog Training. Kelly lives in New Zealand, where she teaches canine fitness, dog agility, and secondary school science (that's high school for those in North America)!
This is an AMAZING conversation you won't want to miss, where we discuss topics such as:
- How stress hormones released in the FIRST run of a weekend can shape EVERY run for the REST of the weekend
- Why you should care about including your dog's emotional state as part of your criteria for the behaviors you're training
- How to increase your DOG'S mental resiliency, or mental toughness
...and much, much more. Dive in to this fantastic interview episode, and share your thoughts after you have a listen!
- Never miss an episode by subscribing via iTunes, Spotify or by RSS
- Help improve the show by leaving a Rating & Review in iTunes (Here’s How)
- Join the discussion for this episode in the comments section at the website for this show
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The idea that talented handlers get their skill by following their “natural instincts” is baloney. This is good news for all of us – there is no “natural instinct” for dog agility. ALL improvement is about absorbing and applying new information, and the best source of information is top performers. So steal it. What do I mean by that? Read this Agility Challenge tip to find out!
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