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18/11/2025

Time’s greatest beauty is its promise of change; its greatest cruelty is that nothing escapes it.

It’s easy to fall into this-or-that thinking. But so much of dogsport isn’t either/or - It’s a balancing act of learning...
17/11/2025

It’s easy to fall into this-or-that thinking. But so much of dogsport isn’t either/or - It’s a balancing act of learning to hold two truths at once.

Power and precision.
Ambition and patience.
Intensity and stability.

You can be competitive and supportive.
You can chase big goals and give your dog room to learn.

Progress in sport isn’t about choosing one side of the spectrum; it’s about building the skill to hold both.

13/11/2025

Can I have my dog back? 😂

Chris and I have been working on something I’m really excited about - a course that breaks down heeling and shows you how it’s built from the ground up.

Power, precision, connection. All the things that make this work come alive.

Heeling in Focus drops Spring 2026. Stay tuned! 🙌

Make these your mantra. Especially the last one.
10/11/2025

Make these your mantra.

Especially the last one.

06/11/2025

Easy peasy. Like a walk in (Jurassic) park.

SPRITE
PDC Obedience

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05/11/2025

“Have you tried meditating?”
I mean…kind of?

PATTY
2024 PSA National Championship
PSA3 Protection

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27/10/2025

The most surreal feeling.

09/10/2025

The unhinged faces of our PDC(s) courtesy of

There is nothing that quite compares to the camaraderie and friendship that grows from people coming together and tackli...
01/10/2025

There is nothing that quite compares to the camaraderie and friendship that grows from people coming together and tackling advanced obedience and protection behaviors week in and week out.

We may all hit the field individually, but Dogsport is a team sport. And this weekend, my team showed up, showed out, and filled me with pride.

A huge congratulations to my good friends and 2025 Southeast Regional Champions - (PSA1), (PSA2), and (PSA3). You all exemplified clean handling and good sportsmanship in nothing short of a deluge.

Particularly heartfelt congratulations to and Ghost, who closed out their PSA3 and became the 50th team to do so in the history of the sport. A hard earned accolade and culmination of careful training, commitment to excellence, and fierce consistency.

Sunday saw clearer skies, and more teams that shone on the field. Congratulations to , , and on your PDCs. The exciting beginning to what is sure to be a remarkable trialing journey!

and might have been just shy of points this time around, but showed us the depth of relationship we should all be striving for with our dogs. The biggest wins occur off the trial field.

I hit the field for the first time with the next generation - something whose significance I’m still reflecting on. Reacher and Sprite both put up respectable passing scores, securing their PDCs.

The success of all of us would not be possible without the exhaustive efforts of our clubs, and , and decoys , , and .

Dogsport isn’t a solo pursuit. Every step, every challenge, every victory, we do together.

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