#269: Competitive integrity (the skill nobody talks about)

Most handlers know what it feels like to chase a Q. What's less talked about is the moment you choose not to — and why that decision might be the most sophisticated one you make all season. This episode is about competitive integrity in dog sports: knowing when the Q serves your training and when it doesn't, what it actually takes to make that call under pressure, and the question every handler should be able to answer before they get to the gate.

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