Funks are for sissies

Started to get in a funk today, very easy to point out the bad things when they are in full view but the more I decide not to focus on the negative the easier it gets. Ive had to relearn how to react to certain situations like tonight when Gaea was so excited to see me after the symposium show that she knocked my contact completely out of my eye. How she was able to do that is beyond me!

But looking at the bright side meant that I was able to see that at least that happened at the end of the day, even though I still had to make the drive home, and that the drive wasn't all that bad. Not the best, but we all came home safe. And I was able to get home at a decent hour, feed the dogs and get comfortable knowing that my struggle training one of them was finally paying off. The one I am working with is not my own but a dog who is staying for the exposure of another kennel and trainer.

Its interesting to see that the answers are there even though we don't see them right away. Its like trying to solve a word puzzle and even though you know how many letters you need you still have to find those exact letters and work through a few solutions by trial and error.

Sometimes you already have the answer but doubt yourself into not letting you work through what has worked before. But trying different things allows us to learn something new so even though an approach may seem like failure its really not. Its all part of the learning experience that is life.

Ive also realized that Ive been trying to reinvent the wheel on some of my more challenging doggy cases. I have soooo many teachers around me (who walk on all fours) and if I just take the time to observe them closer, or more importantly, see what they are doing in the first place I can get to my solutions so much quicker.

Often times I am not the one holding the answers, its them...