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Dec 8, 20242 min read
Prioritising
I don't remember being taught how to prioritise. I assume a lot of the time, we just absorb how to do it, assuming we are around people...
Dec 3, 20242 min read
Be thoughtful and empathetic
I have had a dog reactive dog in the past. It was an incredibly challenging time and now that I have two dogs with good social skills, I...
Dec 3, 20242 min read
Believing something doesn't make it true.
We're humans and we communicate with our dogs from our human perspective. Our dogs are not humans. Thinking of them as such is often not...
Nov 30, 20242 min read
We ask for more than our dog is currently capable of doing.
This is my last post in this series about training issues. Example: your dog doesn't come when called. It can be an environmental issue....
Nov 30, 20242 min read
Our rewards aren't motivating enough.
Another training issue is that our rewards aren't motivating enough for the dog at this time. (When writing this, I thought a lot about...
Nov 30, 20241 min read
We miss or misinterpret feedback
This is another common issue when we're working with our dogs. Feedback is anything the dog does to tell us that what we're doing is or...
Nov 23, 20242 min read
We go on for too long
Another training issue is that we go on for too long. (The dog gets tired - mentally; physically and/ or emotionally.) Mental fatigue...
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Our communication is unclear.
(We can't get our message across.) Another common training error is that our communication is unclear. (We can't get our message across.)...
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Clarify your agenda
Your dog is learning ALL the time, even when you aren't deliberately training. They're learning FROM you and ABOUT you. They're learning...
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