Quotes and Photos of the Month in 2007 + 2008 on Solveig's Agility Homepage: www.solveigtr.com

2. JANUARY 2007 The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year. John Foster Dulles

3. February 2007: To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult. Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth

5. April 2007: Be aware of the role you play in your dog's mistakes. Do not blame your dog for an off-course or missed contact. Our dogs are only a reflection of us. Susan Garrett Candy 10,5 years old

6. May 2007 The reason most people never reach their goals, is that they don't define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them. Denis Watley Winnie

7. JUNE 2007 Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin Winnie looks at her ball

8. JULY 2007 It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen . John Wooden Candy 11 years old

9. AUGUST 2007 I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end. Larry Bird Cory training agility again, 7,5 years old, after 3 years break

10. SEPTEMBER 2007 It's kind of fun to do the impossible. Walt Disney Winnie and her ball

11. Candy 11 years old OCTOBER 2007 Often the difference between a successful person and a failure, is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act. Maxwell Maltz

12. Winnie + Candy in December 2007 January 2008 Run the course like each one is your last. Make it a run that leaves you smiling, if not laughing aloud for the joy of the sport. Otherwise you will have missed the most important thing in agility, the love and companionship of a trusted, loyal and loving canine partner. Kathleen Highfill

14. Candy (11,5 years old) and her new toy March 2008: The real joy is in the privilege and ability to step to the start line with your dog by your side, not in the crossing of the finish line, victorious over others. Gail Storm

15. APRIL 2008 Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mohandas K. Gandhi Winnie training tricks

16. Candy + Winnie in April 2008 MAY 2008 If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today. E. Joseph Cossman

17. If you ever discover that what you're seeing is a play within a play, just slow down, take a deep breath, and hold on for the ride of your life. Jack Handey JUNE 2008 June 2008: Candy 12 years old:

18. Before every minute of action, there should be an hour of thought. Henry Ford If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. Napoleon Hill Winnie in June 2008

19. September 2008 Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently. William A. Ward Vacation in the mountains, August 2008

21. NOVEMBER 2008 The more I talk to athletes, the more convinced I become that the method of training is relatively unimportant. There are many ways to the top, and the training method you choose, is just the one that suits you best. No, the important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top . Herb Elliot (1964) Candy & Winnie in October 2008

22. DECEMBER 2008 Success is like your own shadow. If you try to catch it, then you will never succeed. Ignore it and walk your own way, and it will follow you. Prasanth Candy in October 2008