Posts tagged dog training tips
Are You Talking AT Your Dog or Communicating WITH Them?

He knows how to affect the outcome. He says, I know how to do this. I can do this one and and I know how this is going to come out, right? And I can make the decision about how I'm going to make this come out, so I can do this and know, Oh, guess what? Aren't I great, and you're going to be totally responsive to me. And I know that it's, it's completely clear in my head, right? I know exactly what's going to happen here, yeah. And so that's empowering, and that's actually even though the other is a very loving gesture for the dog that is a more loving gesture for the dog, that's an easier thing for them to understand. So if you have a dog that tunes you out, and then you because you talk, talk, talk, talk, or other, there are other ways that you can get it right, tune you out, and then you suddenly throw something at them, and they don't do it because they've learned to tune you out.

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Dog Training Myths Debunked: Ditch the Dogma and Train Smarter

Today we are going to talk about the myths and sort of rigid ideas and dogma that is somehow been adopted into dog training, and we are not sure why, and we don't know where they came from. And some of them, we do, and some of them may have made sense before, but they don't now. Or they may still make sense, but it doesn't mean that they're mandatory or that they're applicable to every situation.

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Dog Training: Setting Up for Success, Not Failure

Ever find yourself correcting your dog after they've already done something you don't want? This podcast explains why this common scenario – like a dog jumping on a guest and then being told to sit – can actually set your dog up for failure. Discover why waiting for the "bad" behavior before intervening can create a cycle that undermines your training goals.

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