The Agility Challenge Podcast With Daisy Peel

May 13 2024 44 ep. 21 mins 14
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Are you struggling with confidence on the agility course? Do you let negative self-talk and doubts hold back your training and handling? Do you feel overwhelmed by the challenges that current trends in dog agility courses present to you? In this podcast, Daisy Peel discusses everything you need to know about the mental side of the sport of dog agility!

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Agility Challenge Tip #20 - Practice Alone

May 13 2024 6 mins  
Holding ourselves accountable to stay sharp, to stay focused, and to stay in the sweet spot at the edge of our abilities when we're alone is important - it's not what happens in class each week, during that one or two hour period of time! It's what happens when you're at home, in your back yard, or your basement, by yourself, with your dog, working on the things you've set out to w

Agility Challenge Tip #19 - Don't do 'drills' - instead, play small, addicting games

May 13 2024 6 mins  
As a dog trainer and handler, you're not only a student (of the game, of your instructor, etc.), but you're also a coach for your dog. And, good coaches, whether it's to your dog or to your own agility students, share a knack for transforming the most mundane activities - especially the mundane activities - into games. Never miss an episode by subscribing via iTunes, Spotify or by

Agility Challenge Tip #18 - Choose 5 minutes a day instead of an hour a week

Apr 29 2024 7 mins  
In this Agility Challenge Tip, learn why practice "snacks" are better than practice "binges", what days of the week you should practice, and what it means to be ruthless about noticing and fixing mistakes. Never miss an episode by subscribing via iTunes, Spotify or by RSS Help improve the show by leaving a Rating & Review in iTunes (Here’s How) Join the discussion for this ep

Agility Challenge Tip #17 - Embrace Struggle

Apr 22 2024 14 mins  
Many might ask why in the world would somebody continue to put themselves in the face of feeling frustrated, why would anybody want to struggle?In this episode, Daisy discusses why struggle is not only unavoidable when it comes to growing your skills and talents, but NECESSARY. Never miss an episode by subscribing via iTunes, Spotify or by RSS Help improve the show by leaving a Rat

Agility Challenge Tip #16 - Each day, try to build one perfect chunk

Apr 14 2024 8 mins  
What's the difference between activity and actual accomplishment? And, how do we go about making sure that we don't fall in to the trap of mistaking one for the other? Check out this Agility Challenge Tip, pulled from Daniel Coyle's Little Book of Talent, with Daisy Peel! Never miss an episode by subscribing via iTunes, Spotify or by RSS Help improve the show by leaving a Rating &a

Agility Challenge Tip #15: Break everything in to chunks

Apr 08 2024 9 mins  
In this Agility Challenge Tip, I'll speak on the topic of how to break down what might seem like an insurmountable list of training tasks in to chunks, in order to attain REAL agility mastery. Never miss an episode by subscribing via iTunes, Spotify or by RSS Help improve the show by leaving a Rating & Review in iTunes (Here’s How) Join the discussion for this episode in the

Agility Challenge Tip #14: Take Off Your Watch

Apr 01 2024 4 mins  
Why you should take off your watch and avoid looking at the clock when you train. And how to define when and how a training session SHOULD end, instead of defining it in terms of minutes and seconds on the clock. Never miss an episode by subscribing via iTunes, Spotify or by RSS Help improve the show by leaving a Rating & Review in iTunes (Here’s How) Join the discussion for

Agility Challenge Tip #13: Find The Sweet Spot

Mar 25 2024 17 mins  
Is your training actually productive? Do you enjoy it? Or do you view it as drudgery, something to be suffered through?In this Challenge Tip, I'll dive in to how you can really get to the 'sweet spot' in practice and training, and how to get away from the unproductive swamp of 'shallow practice'. Never miss an episode by subscribing via iTunes, Spotify or by RSS Help improve the sh

Agility Challenge Tip 12: Five ways to pick a high-quality teacher or coach

Mar 18 2024 10 mins  
Teaching, just like anything else, is a skill that must be developed. GOOD teachers are those who have practiced good teaching skills. There are a lot of instructors out there in our sport who have not paid as much attention as they could to the practice of actually TEACHING. Here are 5 ways to pick a teacher or coach who will actually help you improve and GROW your skills. Never m

Agility Challenge Tip 11: Don't Fall for the Prodigy Myth

Mar 11 2024 5 mins  
It's so often that we think of talent as something that we're born with, like the color of our hair, or the color of our eyes. We assume that the surest sign of talent is early, instant, effortless success, i.e., being a prodigy. Basically, this is just not the case - there's a well established body of research that shows that our assumptions about talent are just...false. Early su