You warm up your dog before you run, but are you actually preparing BOTH athletes on your team for what's about to happen?

And does a quick walk around really count as a warm-up?

This week I'm joined by canine fitness expert Laurren Bastian to talk about what a good agility warm-up is actually supposed to accomplish for your dog and your own body.

We're talking about what should happen between standing around and stepping into the ring, how long a warm-up really needs to take, what happens when there's a delay between warming up and running, and why we think about preparation as Move → Connect → Perform.

Most importantly, we wanted to make this practical.

Laurren and I created the Warm Up Together Field Guide, a simple five-minute warm-up you can use to prepa ...