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 Here are the stages that will help set your training progress up for successWhen you are dealing with big emotions in dogs, it's important to break down the training process into smaller achievable goals that set everyone up for success.
Reactivity is simply responsiveness to a stressor, trigger, or something exciting in the environment. It can be really difficult for them to think or learn when they are in that state of mind, just as it can be hard for you to take in new information when you're in the same state of mind. When we expect too much from our dogs too soon, it can really set back our training progress leaving both ourselves and our dogs very frustrated and feeling defeated. For that reason, I'm going to show you the 6 stages to focus on to help find your success path in the training process
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9/3/2019 0 Comments My own reactive dogCategoriesAll Behavior Competition Dock Dogs Dog Dog Training Kids Kids And Dogs Management Muzzle The trainer's dog. What's your expectation? Good manners. A perfect stay, a rock solid recall, a happy-go-lucky, well-socialized, perfect advocate for my training skills and services? Let me introduce you to my dog. Meet Willow. Willow is my dog-reactive, kid-reactive, work-boot reactive, cat chasing, wild girl. Does that mean she's aggressive? No. It means she gets emotional in those circumstances. It means she has some trouble controlling her arousal level when triggered by the above.
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