Paula decided early on in teaching that she only wants to be around people who are serious about improving in agility. They don’t have to have the fastest dog, or only a border collie or a sheltie, but they need to CARE. They also need to care about their class mates and supporting them. Agility is HARD and it is SO easy to make a small mistake that we HAVE to lift each other up and cheer when thi
ngs are going right, but more importantly, when they are not. Paula also wants to be around people who want to try new things because she does. She loves to go to world-class trainers, learn new ways of doing things and share with her students. She wants handlers that will try new things knowing sometimes they work with some dogs, and sometimes they don’t, but if you don’t try, your tool box will always be small. She wants people that want to celebrate because we are lucky to be with our dogs and each other. To Paula that is CONNECT! dog training and she is honored to call those in it her family.