I drive a lot, spending hours in the car. And that gives me lots of time to think. I start blogs in my head. I jot down notes… and I never write or post the blogs. I double guess myself. I worry that I will say something wrong. So all those thoughts stay with me or in journals. And there just might be some things that are of value to others. I hope so.

I will be working to write at least once a month, if not more. Not long tomes… but thoughts I have, mostly about dogs and dog training… about working to help others with their dogs and about working and living with my own dog, Knap.

I had a good conversation with another trainer recently about blog paralysis. We both feel it and know it is caused by knowing that these are thoughts, right now, as of a particular writing. They may not be my thoughts in a few days or months… or maybe even in a few hours. So it is scary to put them in writing for all to see.

I love to learn and I have a commitment to continuing to do so. I don’t want to be the same trainer tomorrow that I am today. I want to grow (to be pushed to grow) and I want to push others to grow. That means that I might groan at a blog I wrote a few months or years ago. But it seemed fine when I wrote it. I will work to embrace a bit of imperfection here. Not an easy thing for me!

So if you disagree with something I have written, let me know. Be kind. If you agree and have a comment or two, that would be lovely too. Or, if you want to take what I have written and expand upon it, wouldn’t that be a lovely conversation?

Welcome… to my new web site… and to my commitment to more blogging.