Get out there!

This session I'm teaching the Novice Obedience class. So, despite the fact that Dax and I haven't yet qualified in Novice, we're in the Open Class. Now I know for sure that we'd stayed way too long in Novice. We had a blast in class! She jumps! She fetches! She heels! What a good girl Dax is!
It's all my fault, I know. I love the training part, but the competition is stressful. So I've avoided it and now we're paying the price. My solemn advice to anyone who's training in any dog performance sport: Get out there and compete! The more you do, the more fun it is, the less stressful it will be and the more you'll succeed.
So don't be like me! Just do it. (Nike's right!)