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I've been listening to some dog training podcasts lately and one current topic is remember to enjoy spending time with your dogs. Granted these are professional trainers and more often then not are spending their work days "fixing problems" and that does create burn out. But still, if you aren't enjoying time with your furry best friends, maybe it is time to rethink your goals.
Since we aren't working toward a trial I can afford to play more. Having put my toes into the obedience sport world for awhile, I do have some goals to strive for. They are skill that not only give us something to work towards together but will serve us well in "real life". As you can see, my dogs and I are a mess. I video myself to check my own timing and body language. We have a long journey towards polish and pizzazz.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/pVTBgic9LDYjGAY49
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNg2hJOGjJWKGPW5HGvPPnqxAoRiJjPfrX1EYE
by the way, I am thinking of making a you tube channel of the journey. I use music to time my work-outs...one to three songs depending on weather and energy levels. Anyone know a good source of copyright free music? You tube will ding me if I use Pandora or Alexa feed in my videos. :wink2::wink2:
Since we aren't working toward a trial I can afford to play more. Having put my toes into the obedience sport world for awhile, I do have some goals to strive for. They are skill that not only give us something to work towards together but will serve us well in "real life". As you can see, my dogs and I are a mess. I video myself to check my own timing and body language. We have a long journey towards polish and pizzazz.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/pVTBgic9LDYjGAY49
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNg2hJOGjJWKGPW5HGvPPnqxAoRiJjPfrX1EYE
by the way, I am thinking of making a you tube channel of the journey. I use music to time my work-outs...one to three songs depending on weather and energy levels. Anyone know a good source of copyright free music? You tube will ding me if I use Pandora or Alexa feed in my videos. :wink2::wink2: