Dog training is like a conversation between two friends. Have you ever travelled somewhere where you don’t speak the language? It can get problematic. And sometimes, our dogs have a similar experience with us. Is your communication with your dog clear enough for a two-way conversation?
In the episode you'll hear:
- Why our dogs might have difficulty with our communication.
- What studies show about how our dogs process our words.
- Why driving in a blizzard might not be the driving you know.
- How to set up training for success with layers of understanding.
- Why to believe your dog’s feedback.
- How only your dog knows what they have learned.
- About breaking down retrieve training.
- Why we sometimes babble and how to fix it.
Resources:
- Try the Training Challenge in our Dog Agility Masterclass
- Blog Post: Distraction Work in Dog Training: A Conversation Between Friends
- Paper: Awake fMRI Reveals Brain Regions for Novel Word Detection in Dogs
- Podcast Episode 114: Dog Agility Training: 3 Big Mistakes All Dog Owners Should Avoid
- YouTube Video: How to Make ALL Training Easier (Especially Dog Agility)
- Podcast Episode 113: Your Dog’s Verbal Cues And Hand Signals: How To Effectively Train Both
- Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube
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