World-class agility competitor Jennifer Crank joins me on The Kathy Keats show to talk about performing consistently under pressure, the importance of focus, training for quality, and how she keeps agility in perspective. Learn more about Jennifer and how to contact her below. Also, if you enjoyed this podcast episode, drop by kathykeats.com/supporttheshow Buy me a coffee to keep the podcast ad-free, learn about my upcoming mental game and peak performance courses for dog sport, and you can also join my email list to get notified about new podcasts on mental game and peak performance in dog sp ..read more

Training a young sheepdog is hard, especially to train them to listen but still keep that natural feel and be able to think. In this episode, I get to sit down and pick the brain of Joni Tietjen, a top trainer with a particular love of starting and bringing on outstanding young stock dogs. We talk about training with feel, using the stock to teach, the direction of trialing, and so much more! Check out Joni's facebook page Buy me a coffee to support the show! More about Joni: Joni has qualified for USBCHA sheep dog finals every year and been in the top 10 National open and nursery finals with ..read more

An insightful, hilarious conversation full of wisdom with Karen Ramstead ranging from the journey of preparing to run the incredible Iditarod race to breeding, structure and so much more...! Learn about the Iditarod here: Iditarod.com Follow Karen Ramstead on Facebook here: Karen Ramstead Facebook Support the show and get extras by going to KathyKeats.com/supporttheshow     ..read more

Some people are great under pressure at laying down a great run or saving a potentially disastrous run. Survival in performance is a skill you can learn ..read more

A great conversation about finding flow, staying in the present moment, yet balancing the different elements of performance.  Mentioned in this episode: Dudley Shumate's Facebook Profile Support The Kathy Keats Show ..read more

Did you know there are four types of focus and you are going to have a tendency toward a particular type? And do you know the strengths and weaknesses of that type will affect you under pressure? In this episode, you'll learn the very basics of attentional control and how it can help you perform better consistently ..read more

If you’d like to support the show and keep it ad-free, click here. ☺️ Scott Glen has won almost everything there is to win in the sheepdog world with multiple dogs, as well as being a part of the Canadian team that won silver at the World Sheepdog Trial. Lots of tidbits for both the novice and experienced competitor and things to ponder for dog trainers in general. In this episode: staying calm under pressure evaluating stockdogs and youngsters Scott's thoughts on *presence* in a trainer balance in herding and in dog training in general the importance of stockmanship though ..read more

Many people wonder why they aren't getting better faster and blame it on lack of talent. In this episode, I talk about a different way to think about training time and training quality ..read more

Are you sure that mistake was self-sabotage? Learn more about recognizing and changing self-sabotaging behaviour ..read more

Do you ever wonder why your performance doesn't match up to your skill level...or why you are so anxious even when you have great skills? Training to perform is different from training to build a skill. If you aren't training for this performance variable, your performances will be inconsistent and you won't have the confidence you should ..read more