12/11/2025
✨ There’s Magic in Mistakes ✨
When I first started training dogs years ago, I wanted everything to be perfect, to make sure the dog never made a mistake. Everything was carefully planned, every moment controlled and micro-managed
But over time, I realised that real learning happens when dogs get to make their own choices
When we give a dog the chance to choose, and they make the right choice, the learning runs deeper. They remember, they understand, and they feel that sense of success for themselves. When they make a mistake, it's a really important learning opportunity.
Celebrating the perfectly imperfect is what its all about. Progress still happens, it just look at little different to what it did years ago.
Of course, this doesn’t mean we’re setting them up to fail. We’re still creating the right environment, still helping them make the right choices, still helping them succeed. But when that moment comes when they think for themselves and make the right decision, that little light bulb moment is amazing to see.
Mistakes are part of the process — and sometimes, that’s where the most valuable learning takes place.
