24/01/2025
Optimism rocks!
Building optimism in your dog is hugely important.
If your dog sees something he hasn’t seen before or is slightly unusual, does your dog respond positively, presuming it to be a good thing (optimism), or does he respond negatively, presuming it to be a bad thing (pessimism)
An optimistic dog is confident, happy and a great learner. If your often reacts in a fearful way or avoids things that are actually totally harmless then he needs a confidence boost.
Having an optimistic dog affects all aspects of training your dog, as researchers at The University of Sydney in Australia discovered. “Pessimistic dogs appeared to be much more stressed by failing a task than optimistic dogs,” Dr. Starling said in the statement.”They would whine and pace and avoid repeating the task while the optimistic dogs would appear unfazed and continue.”
An optimistic dog will keep trying because they think something good will ultimately happen, they will also try new things and be more confident in new situations.
I have a FREE mini course to give you a few goals and ideas to help your dog. Exclusively for Happy Dog Project Free Members.
If you are already in the Free membership sign in on https://thehappydogproject.co.uk/ and then go to https://thehappydogproject.co.uk/courses/optimism-rocks/
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Have a great weekend!
