Handler Attitude
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Handler Attitude. Most trailing people will agree that one of the key components to a successful trailing team is the attitude that the handler projects while trailing. Confidence and enthusiasm has everything to do with it! It is very difficult for handlers to get over that insecurity on blind trails, tests and searches. As handlers, we have to embrace the fact that in these situations we must trust our dog and what they are telling us. We have trained them the best we can — and this is a time to just trust what we have done. If they are going to mess up, there’s nothing we can do about it when we have no idea where the trail is or where it goes. So take a deep breath, shake it off, and try to have fun.
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