This episode is all about my girl This! with reflections on this year's Canadian Dog Agility World Team Tryouts. You are all part of Team This! and I'm sharing goals, challenges, and joy. These same things can relate to whatever you're going through with your own dog. Never give up. At 20 months of age This! didn't even want to wrap a cone or do a tunnel. We've come a long way, and the story continues.

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2024 Canadian World Team Dog Agility Tryouts with This!:
00:00 Update on my Border Collie This! and our recent World Team tryouts.
01:00 One year ago with This! and her first ever dog agility trial.
01:32 Loving This! and assessing my goals and processes.
02:46 My 3 goals for our World Team tryouts weekend.
02:51 Goal 1 I wanted This! to have fun.
04:05 Goal 2 As a handler, I wanted to make sure I stayed connected with This! each and every run.
05:20 Goal 3 For This! To end up in the Top 10 of all five classes.
05:32 Why I adjusted my goals to not put pressure on This!
05:52 Debrief Tryouts Day 1 Agility
06:31 Debrief Tryouts Day 2 Jumping / Agility
07:47 Debrief Tryouts Day 3 Jumping / Agility
09:50 Recap on our progress over the past 12 months.
10:14 Reflections on our goals and processes when we have challenges with our dogs.
10:24 The importance of our dog’s emotional state and if they are having fun maximizing joy.
12:19 One of the most important things that happened on the weekend was This!’s ability to keep going.
12:58 My big goal for This! and why I love the processes when attempting to reach big goals.
15:18 Watch each of This!’s 5 runs from the 2024 Canadian World Team Dog Agility Tryouts.

Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 206: First Dog Agility Competition: Creating Joy For This! By Maximizing Reinforcement    • First Dog Agility Competition: Creati...  
2. Podcast Episode 254: Why Your Older Puppy Or Dog Is Not House Trained And What To Do About It    • Why Your Older Puppy Or Dog Is Not Ho...  
3. YouTube Playlist: Reactive or Aggressive Dogs: Key Insights with Susan Garrett    • Reactive or Aggressive Dogs: Key Insi...  
4. Podcast Episode 240: Stop Barking Dogs! StepByStep Action Plan And AntiBark Strategies To Avoid    • Stop Barking Dogs! StepByStep Actio...  
5. Podcast Episode 44: Using Coincidences and Positive Associations in Dog Training    • Using Coincidences and Positive Assoc...  
6. Podcast Episode 203: Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Finding Resiliency For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 1    • Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Fi...  
7. Podcast Episode 204: Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 2    • Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For T...  

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Susan Garrett’s interest in animal behaviour started at the University of Guelph where she earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Animal Science. Since then she has developed into a preeminent dog trainer and canine sports instructor and competitor. Susan is one of the most successful agility competitors of the last three decades. She has won multiple Gold Medals at National or World Championship events with every dog she has ever owned over the past 30 years.

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