#285: You're a performance athlete. (Time to act like it.)

Most competitive dog handlers never call themselves athletes. And that identity gap — between how they compete and how they prepare — is costing them more than they realize. This episode is about what performance athletes in every other sport do that handlers don't, why the "it's just a hobby" framing is quietly holding you back, and what actually changes when you give yourself permission to prepare like the athlete you already are.

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