Our first Grade 4 agility show with Quest ended in three E’s on paper, but emotionally it was one of our biggest wins yet. This blog explores sensitive dogs, handler mindset, emotional regulation in agility, competition pressure, and why true success is about far more than clear rounds.
Category Archives: dog agility competition
From Anxious to Amazing: How I Helped My Agility Dog Go from Meltdowns in the Ring to 3 Wins at One Show!! — and How You Can Too!
Struggling with anxiety in the agility ring — whether it’s your dog or you? In this post, I share the real story behind Quest’s transformation from ring meltdowns to Grade 3 wins, and introduce From Anxious to Amazing — a 6-week course designed to help sensitive agility teams build trust, confidence and calm, one step at a time.
🧩The Magical Dog Agility Training Jigsaw Pieces 🗝 🪄 🧩
If you have followed me for a while, you know my branding is all about all these little pieces that go into the bigger game of agility. From working my way up from Ground Zero To Grade 7 with my dogs (nice little podcast plug there 😉) and studying countess courses in dog behaviour, allContinue reading “🧩The Magical Dog Agility Training Jigsaw Pieces 🗝 🪄 🧩”
Unleashed Agility: Our Experience At Our First Independent Dog Agility Show
So I am actually a bit ashamed to say that before yesterday we had never been to an independent agility show! So for those that don’t understand what I mean, in the UK there are two main organisations that run agility shows. The Kennel Club (KC) is the one most people know about along withContinue reading “Unleashed Agility: Our Experience At Our First Independent Dog Agility Show”
KB Dog Agility 