Swift - Agility Ability KC March 2023

In March we attended Agility Ability's indoor KC (Kennel Club) show. Still lacking a car, I was able to get a lift from my brother (the guy behind the camera at Everyday K9s).
I wasn't sure how Swift would run with my brother present, she did need to know where he was for each run, but she then focused on me.
One thing I did have to do was change my mindset halfway through the day. I realised I was not trusting my dogs to do their job on the first courses and was babying them and confusing them. I had to get out of my head 'competition mode' and focus back onto 'training mode'. After that mindset revision our runs greatly improved.
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sophiejackson2021
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Dog agility is a fast growing sport involving the dog negotiating a series of obstacles. In the Show Diaries series I want to show you the full picture of competing life, the highs, the lows, the oops moments! I share my successes and my failures so you can see the reality of our competition career and not just the 'best bits'. All handlers, and all dogs, have off days. With training you hope to minimise the off days, but even so things go wrong.
When I compete, it is not just about placings and wins. It is about taking away lessons for our training plan, learning where I need to improve, testing our skills and of course, having fun. My dogs are always the best dogs, even on their worst runs.
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About me! I am a force free dog trainer living in the United Kingdom. I have trained with a variety of dogs and currently own Shelties and working cockers or cocker crosses. I have competed in agility since 2013 and have qualified for various regional and national finals. Due to ill health, I had to transition from being a running agility handler to a distance handler in 2021. Since then I have become passionate about encouraging handlers of all abilities to enjoy this sport with their dogs. My channel is dedicated to sharing my love of dogs and dog training. I believe dog training should be taught in a fun, cooperative manner. Welcome and I hope you enjoy my videos!