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I’m a retired English instructor, now devoted full-time to training, showing and enjoying my spaniels in many sports.
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Category: rally obedience
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The first obedience trial weekend of the year at the Puyallup Fairgrounds affirmed the mental and physical training I’ve been working on the past few months. Lanny Bassham, founder of the Mental Management program and an Olympic gold medalist, described the difference between accomplishment and attainment: “accomplishment” is the fulfilling of external goals. “Attainment” is…
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Geeshy-peeshy. I was idly checking the new ratings published by the national obedience magazine, Front and Finish, only to find that Roz and Reardon (better known as the “R-babies”) are at the top of the national rankings for their Rally Novice titles last year. They only competed three times for their three legs, but look…
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Rozzie happily surprised me today by being the star of the rally match held in Auburn, WA. I took all three dogs, as I’m hoping both Rozzie and Reardon will be ready to compete in rally obedience by our National in October. (Rally is an obedience competition where the dog and handler team perform exercises…
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