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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 - https://www.handling360.com/masterclass/ • Blog Post: Distraction Work in Dog Training: A Conversation Between Friends - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2012/02/distraction-work-in-dog-training-a-conversation-between-friends/ • Paper: Awake fMRI Reveals Brain Regions for Novel Word Detection in Dogs - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2018.00737/full • Podcast Episode 114: Dog Agility Training: 3 Big Mistakes All Dog Owners Should Avoid - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/114/ • YouTube Video: How to Make ALL Training Easier (Especially Dog Agility) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jusht_cf1r8 • Podcast Episode 113: Your Dog’s Verbal Cues And Hand Signals: How To Effectively Train Both - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/113/ • Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/yFpQ8i9YHUo