To challenge- A call to take part in a contest or competition, esp. a duelMy definition of to challenge- To set and try to attain a new goal. Each day I try to challenge myself and every dog I work with. I create new goals each day and try to attain them. Both long term and short. Long term challenges are much easier to formulate than short term, as short term requires immediate action. My Challenge to my clientel is this. To help them to create new daily challenges with their dogs, long term and short, and be a resource to help them meet and exceed these challenges. Doing this will give purpose and reason not just in your dog's life, but in your own as well. As a dog's leader we cannot help the dog to attain goals of purpose in life, until we can define that for ourselves. Each day provides a new opportunity for a new challenge. Seize it, grab it by the horns, and run with it!! Work to help the dog sit and stay a little longer today, and help them learn to meet and greet a little better by exposing them to two new people tomorrow. Each day challenge your dog, and each day they will learn something they didn't know before. Enroll in Challenge My Dog University, and while you may never attain a phD, you will certainly give purpose and reason to your dog's life other than just sitting in your lap, or hearing "Your my little shoogieboogie!!" I would be hard to deal with if that was sum of my Leader's ambitions for me. Enjoy your dogs!!
