Have you ever seen dogs competing in sports and wondered how they got started?

On this fun episode of the Collide Kids Podcast, host Christen Clark sits down with Megan Bohinc, a licensed mental health therapist and dog-sport influencer, to explore the unique world of dog sports and how this has become a family adventure. Megan shares how dog sports transformed her life, what training her high-energy champion dog Rain taught her about spiritual growth, and why inviting others in (just like Jesus did) can enrich your faith at home.

• [00:04:02] Megan’s journey from mental health therapy to dog sports
• [00:07:36] Discovering purpose when one door closes and another opens
• [00:15:14] Inviting people like Jesus did

Resources:

• @rain_the_weim
• Website: collidekidspodcast.com
• Instagram: @collidekidspod

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Therapy Dogs Have Boundaries Too: "she loves treats and she loves her people, but she doesn't love, like, strangers, like, hugging her. Like, her personal bubble is, like, bigger than most. Most dogs."

— Megan Bohinc [00:04:27 → 00:04:39]

Discovering Dog Training: "I went to a dog training class to show this dog, and that's all I knew. Like, I didn't know that there were other options."

— Megan Bohinc [00:08:47 → 00:08:55]

Agility, Barn Hunt, and Escape Room Fun with Dogs: "And then we do barn hunt, where rats are in tubes and you find the rats in this. Like, so I feel like it's similar to an escape room. So, like, you go in and you have things that you have to accomplish, like, you have to do it."

— Megan Bohinc [00:10:35 → 00:10:50]

Learning by Playing: "I think we learn a lot when we play the actual game. Like, hey, we go into the ring and it's like the timer's going, and we had to, like, make it to the finish line at a certain time. I think I've learned a ton. I feel like just kind of playing the game and figuring out how it goes."

— Megan Bohinc [00:13:50 → 00:14:07]

The Power of Invitation: "having someone invite you somewhere, it opens the door to say, hey, like, we want you here."

— Megan Bohinc [00:15:58 → 00:16:04]

Everyday Faith in Action: "celebrating people and encouraging people, inviting people, I think that that shares Jesus more than anything that I could even say."

— Megan Bohinc [00:17:21 → 00:17:32]

Dog Training Treats That Work: "Yes, but, like, the higher values is like the string cheese and the hot dogs are really go to."

— Megan Bohinc [00:19:42 → 00:19:48]

Getting Started in Dog Sports: "I think finding a local club. So there's dog clubs, like all around the country. And also like dog trainers or dog classes that you can look, you know, around where you're living. That may be an option because they have different specific classes for different either sports or different goals that you want to work on or train on."

— Megan Bohinc [00:21:23 → 00:22:00]

Viral Topic: Teen Self-Teaches Dog Agility and Shines at First Trial: "Like how amazing for a 14 year old to go to somewhere that she's never even gone to and even done and trained herself and is there. I just love that."

— Megan Bohinc [00:22:58 → 00:23:10]

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