practice, practice, practice......

We all know the saying "practice makes perfect" don't we, but how many of us actually follow that sage advice? Be honest, after a busy day at work, there's always a job to do at home, or something we want to watch on the TV, it's cold outside, and raining.....
Now I'll put my hands up and admit to days like that , after all we're all human. However it's no use then complaining that our dog still can't do the weaves fast enough, or turn tight, or wait on the start line, or whatever our problem area is . 
To improve something you have to practice, going to a training session for an hour a week simply won't do that. The trainer can tell you how to do something, but it has to be repeated many times to become learnt behaviour.
A wise woman once told me "Don't avoid what you don't like doing, practice it till you can do it brilliantly, and then you'll love it."So often we say "my dog can't do that" , or "I can't do that."
I admit I do it, but my new year's resolution is to stop! I am trying to do a bit of training every day, sometimes out in the garden, sometimes on walks, sometimes at training sessions with Shirley and Pete, and sometimes indoors, if it's foul weather. I've no doubt I'll lapse occasionally, but I'll forgive myself, and start again next day.
So I intend to practice flick-aways this week, I've always avoided them, because I can't do them, so hopefully I'll be able to add them to my skills, in a few weeks!
What are you going to focus on?