07/15/2026
I want to tell you something I don't talk about enough. π
I didn't always know what I was doing, and I mean that genuinely, in the very real sense that there was a long period where I was training hard, competing regularly, putting in the hours, and not really understanding why things weren't clicking the way I wanted them to.
I had a dog β my first Border Collie, Finnick β who was willing to do anything I asked of him, and I spent years asking him to do things in ways that weren't quite right, not because I didn't care, but because I genuinely didn't know what I didn't know, and I didn't have someone consistently watching and telling me what they saw. π
We figured it out eventually, Fin and I, and I am so proud of what we built together, but I also know it took longer than it needed to and was harder than it needed to be, and that the thing that would have helped most was exactly what I didn't have β a clear plan, targeted exercises, and someone watching my training and pointing out the thing I couldn't see from inside it.
That's why I built Train Like Heck, and that's why The In-Gate exists, and that's why On the Line is capped at 10 people.
I built this for the handler who is working hard and not quite getting there, for the dog who is capable of more than they've been able to show, for the team that just needs the right information and a clear starting point and someone in their corner who will actually look at their training and tell them the truth. πΎ
If that's you β registration closes tomorrow night at midnight and I would love to have you.
$450 one time or 3 x $150 for On Deck
$1,170 one time or 3 x $390 for On the Line
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