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The 10-minute Rule: My
friends have a 10 minute rule.You
can complain about your run for 10
minutes and 10 minutes only. It is a
rule and it is enforced. If you want
11 minutes, you will have to beg and
you will probably be told “NO.” You
can put yourself on the 10-minute
rule or you can ask your friends to
put you on it. As soon as you start
complaining your friend looks at
her watch and smiles. When 10 minutes are up she lets you know.Very
simple, very effective.
Do Something Different:
Maybe you are not talking to anyone, you are just feeling bad. Do
something! Just like teaching a dog
an acceptable alternative behavior to
replace an unwanted one: call an old
friend to chat, one who doesn’t care
about the dog show; read something;

do some stretching; straighten up the car; go work a class… just take your mind
off your performance until you feel better. Have a small treat if that can work for
you in a healthy way.

Make Some Changes: Maybe you need to face some facts about your
goals and expectations to ward off disappointment. Perhaps you are struggling
because you need to do more work on your fitness or your dog’s skills. If these
changes are not possible then face that fact and let yourself off the hook for the
lofty goals.You may need to change the goals themselves in some circumstances.
If these needed changes are within your reach, roll up your sleeves and make a
plan to get that work done!

Give Yourself Credit
Success comes in all shapes and sizes and feeling successful is wonderful. Let yourself
have that feeling, you honestly deserve it. Getting out of bed and getting your butt
to the trial is more than a lot of people did on Saturday morning. Training a dog to
the level of even being able to enter a show is a huge accomplishment. If you do not
give yourself the credit you deserve, you can’t reap all of the rewards this sport has
to offer. It is that simple. If these simple ideas are not enough to help you, go see a
sports psychologist; they grow on trees these days. Take comfort in knowing there is
an entire industry out there because so many people struggle with getting and keeping competition in a healthy perspective. D

Sandy Rogers founded ACE Dog Sports in San Francisco, California, in 1999. She has been competing nationally and teaching obedience and agility since 1991. She has
made the US team selected to compete at the World Agility Open in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Jack Russell Terrier Quill brought home the individual gold and silver medals
in 2012. Her dogs have competed in all the USDAA and AKC National Championship finals multiple times. She placed 2nd in the AKC Championships in 2012. Sandy
also placed 3rd twice in the USDAA Grand Prix (12" Quill and 22" Brink) and won 16" Speed Jumping in 2007 and 2008 and Performance National Standard in 2007 with
Brink. Sandy has two DVDs available Training the Extreme Dogs and One Jump Two Jump.

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