Behind the Seams: The Handler’s Quickpack Satchel

Every practice morning starts with the same frantic dance: water bottle in hand, gear scattered across the floor, and a dog who is more prepared than his human. This particular morning, the stakes were high: I was driving 40 miles outside of the city to do some Summit practice at a novel park. After the hour-drive singing along to millennial anthems, racking up 3k steps just setting the hides, I sat in my car and twiddled my thumbs waiting for the hides to age. It was then that I’d realized I had managed to forget Mixie’s ball.

If you know Remix (a.k.a. Mixie), you know the ball is not just a reward — it is his religion. Ball is life, I’ve said a time or nine million. And there I was, somewhere between panic and self-loathing, digging through my car, hoping I had a spare toy somewhere, anywhere.

That was the day I decided to design a new bag.

Not a pretty purse. Not a pocket-filled labyrinth. Just a sturdy, stuff-it-and-go satchel made for a handler who’s got stuff to do and a dog to wrangle. A bag that opens wide and stays open, so I can see everything I need without rooting around. A bag with just enough structure, just enough simplicity, and a little bit of my heart stitched into every seam.

And, of course, Mixie’s accomplishments deserved a place, too. That’s where the nautical-themed pins for each of his Nosework titles came in. This satchel isn’t just functional; it’s a wearable scrapbook. A quiet celebration of how far we’ve come.

It doesn’t have a million pockets because, truthfully, I don’t use them. It isn’t about perfect organization; it’s about readiness. This is the bag I wish I had that morning. And now I do.

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