Have you ever thought about why we own dogs really? What is the main benefit? That’s on my mind, and your reasons might be like mine … dogs are companions and make our lives better. We have a relationship with our dogs. So why do we call the way we relate to our companions “training”? We don’t think of our relationships with the people in our life as “training”, so why do we “dog train”?
In the episode you'll hear:
- The way I look at my relationship with my dogs.
- My goal for “dog training” my dogs.
- How we all want to make the best decisions for our dogs.
- Why I bit my tongue during a dinner party conversation.
- About creating safety and control.
- How our dog’s have free will.
- Why our responses to our dog’s choices matter.
- What the “inner freak flag” is in our dogs.
- About honouring who our dog is and how it can enhance our lives.
- How I use my dogs strengths in the sport of agility.
- The conscious choices we need to make for our dogs.
Hi Susan! I’ve been listening to all your podcast and recently joined as a member of recallers. I’ve been learning a lot from everything. And I would like you to cover about whether dogs need to be accepting of all strangers and I would really love to hear what your opinion is.
I’ve been playing all the games and all. My dog is 1 year old and has progressed to being able to pass by humans without issues and all. But she is still very uncertain about strangers approaching And can bite and charge. I wanted to know if it’s worth working on.
Hi Yan, Susan has two podcasts to help.
Episode 22: The Invisible Bubble of Pressure and Your Dog
https://dogsthat.com/podcast/22/
Episode 4: T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture)
https://dogsthat.com/podcast/4/