Kelsey is an esteemed competitor who stepped out of her comfort zone this year to attend the biggest agility show in the world... here are her experiences.

In this episode we talk to Joce Brooks she is a very experienced Sports Psychologist. Specialising in improving individuals ability to give their best performance under pressure. What will you learn to improve your agility performance?

If you would like to read and learn more...

The Mental game Plan by Bull Albison and Shamrock

The New Toughness Training for Sport by James Loehr

The Pressure Principle by Dave Alred

Honestly it was the feeling of a kid in a sweet shop. Our first on the road podcast took us to Pawstrading HQ to meet the team; Paul, Paula, Jack, Abee, Eliot, Anna and Louise who were there on the day.

Here we found out what happens when you place your order for food, vet bed and other products including those all important Paws made toys.

What an experience this was, the vibe was amazing and you really do get that family feel.

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Katie is an experienced Agility competitor, competing for over 15 years at all levels with different dogs. She is also a professional groomer running Katies Canines in Worcester UK. In this episode we tap into this professional knowledge to fins our how we can best help our furry companions.

Becci is an experienced dog trainer, championship agility handler and international judge. She runs Positive Agility which is all about fun for both dogs and humans. Becci is also part of the love the lines training team and has a real passion for course design. She supports judges through mentoring and runs a scheme to support other judges.

You can find more on this from Becci Hodson Agility

In this episode we go through what you need to do to enter Kennel Club Agility Shows

Alice created our perfect logo and loves designing dog sports inspired pieces

Check out her Facebook page Wonderland Designs

In this episode we talk about what an Agility Championship is and what a Judge has to do to become a Championship Judge.

Cyan is based in Loughborough and primarily works with new agility handlers. Aiming to set these starters out to build their own agility dream.

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In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of podcasting and what (we hope) it brings to the Agility community.

The Agility Rose Talk and train podcast can also be found on Spotify.

Celebrating success with Michelle following a simply brilliant run of results from the Chazak Agility Trainer...

A deep dive into behaviour and mindset...

Here we have a bonus episode with special offers galore...

Listen out for discount code and in person show offers..

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Are you able to offer clarity to your dog both in training and in the competition ring?

Three YKC members share experiences of their first time qualifying for Crufts 2024.

Thank you so much to their parents for allowing them to take part in the podcast.

The episode was recorded in two parts. The first a few weeks before Crufts and then just a couple of days after.

A springboard to know what to do in an emergency... and in fact before.

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Katie an osteopath shares her knowledge of physiology to improve our understanding of the importance of warming up and cooling down our dogs.

Do you remember starting competing? Some thoughts from new handlers...

A discussion around start line routines

Lou talks about the experiences including challenges faced when importing puppies and her experiences with her first home bred litter

Lou talk candidly about her experiences as a relatively new judge and how she has navigated her judging journey

A bit of a nosy into my life and why we chose to start the podcast...

The European Open Agility Championships 2024... what are they? Who is involved and how are they different from usual UK competitions?

Your opportunity to find out more....

Held this year in Southam in Warwickshire England

We launch on Friday 16th February 2023. Please come back then...

We are all utterly unique.. and this (if we allow it to be) is our own personal superpower.

Pure Pride 2024 is the first KC show in the UK to celebrate in this way.

Jo adopted a young pup who has struggled with reactivity as a result of early and subsequent experiences. She talks openly about the challenges she faces on a day to day basis and about how she manages and trains her dog.

Special guest intro and outro for this series... My Mum :)))

In this episode we discuss the challenges of dealing with a reactive dog. Liz Pill is a relatively new competitor managing a dog with some reactivity challenges. She speaks passionately about her dog Stanley and we discuss strategies for clarity to help the dogs progress. This episode our 24th!!! brings us to the end of our second series so watch out for some changes next week.

Kas with her husband Darren cared for Loki their young border collie from initial diagnosis... she shares her experiences and how it impacted his agility.

Facebook group - CANINE Epilepsy support, traditional and holistic management

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Today's episode talks about course walking and leans on others to gain tips and insights on how competitors learn the patterns of course... thank you to everyone in this episode

Gemma Harvey runs Dynamic Dog. She is now primarily involved in training others to recognise and assess pain in dogs. She recognises that for some dogs with behaviour challenges they have an underlying root cause which could be contributing to the behaviour... understanding that emotional and physical health are inextricably linked

https://www.dynamicdog.co.uk/

Tamzin has competed for some time first as a junior and now as a senior... she hadn't attended KCI until this year encouraged by her friend Rhys who was judging at KCI for the first time. We discuss their experiences. There were many other first timers there this year, one of them was Aly Gilchrist who had a rather different story to share.

Emily Gill runs Perfect Dog Training in South Wales. She started Agility as a junior with a German Pointer and got hooked pretty quickly and has never looked back.

https://www.perfectpetservices.com/

Emma is our first returning guest... in this episode we talk about ground breaking solutions for vision issues with her dog Shahla.

Emma shares her training challenges following a diagnosis of deafness in her young collie.

Kahla runs Valleys dog behaviour and training based in South Wales. She specialises in anxiety, fear and aggression cases. and also offers sports training sessions in both Agility and Obedience.

She now offers a new service "Tame that Sports Dog Behaviour package" check out her Facebook page or website for more details

https://valleysdogtraining.simplybook.it/v2/

Sarah has recently returned from the Para Agility World Championships which is held at the same time as the International Mix & Breed Championship Agility competition.

In this episode she tells us all about the competition.

Maria was dragged into agility by her children and once there decided if you can't beat them... join them. She teaches scentwork amongst other disciplines and discusses the benefits that it can bring to Agility dogs.

For Paws Dog Training in Gloucester is her training group

Charlotte Farrow found herself frustrated with not being able to keep up with her dogs in agility so started running, then she found canicross and blends the two sports together... fitness and fun for them all.

Maxine is a psychotherapist specialising in supporting individuals suffering from anxiety, grief and loss. You can contact Maxine vis email or her website details below.

https://www.maxinebryce.com/

Email: maxine@maxinebryce.com

Claire has been involved in agility for about 17 years. Today we discuss the often overlooked period in a dog's life of adolescence and chat about our experiences with different dogs and what we have done during this time.

Sam is an incredibly successful, inspiring and intuitive trainer who has experienced the highs and lows of dog ownership... and agility. We talk about her love of a challenge and training the dog in front of you.

Sharon is a dog walker with a passion for safety. we discuss the benefits and limitations of trackers. There is also within the episode a discount code on tracker units.

Happy New Year - our first episode of 2025 and on a subject very close to Agility and More's heart... have you ever considered your mindset could be holding your dog back...???

Here we talk about what you can do to increase awareness of yourself and how to make changes to start the journey to understanding and improvement...

Below is a link to Fiona's Facebook group...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2026880544431677?locale=en_GB

Happy Christmas... a simple reflection on our first year of podcasting...

Thank you for supporting us and... we have exciting news for the future.

Katie is an osteopath working for Two Rivers Osteopathy she has extensive knowledge and experience of working with dogs and identifying issues. We combiine this knowledge with Nikki's experiences of training dogs with Dicksons dog training where she has first hand experience at the sharp end of dogs with some sort of imperfect movement pattern affecting both training and behaviour.

https://www.tworiversosteo.com/

https://www.dicksondogtraining.co.uk/

Aly is based in Scotland and we discuss the differences between Agility opportunities in England and Scotland

Paige qualified for these Finals earlier this year. We chat all things A4A and how she got on at the finals.

In this episode we celebrate the highs and lows of agility with Rhys who attended the Team England win on weekend and BAC.

In this episode we hope to inspire you to increase your activity levels to improve your performance at Agility... Summer and I are from two differing milleniums and also approach fitness in very different ways but found we have a lot in common too...