04/08/2024
📣Did you know that most reactivity and other behavioral issues are just a symptom of other underlying problems? One common underlying problem that most reactive/unruly dogs have is lack of clear communication with their owner. If you cannot communicate with your dog inside your home, then you definitely won’t be able to communicate with your dog outside. Thus making your home one of the first places you should begin training to create better communication between you and your dog. Train at home to set you and your reactive/untuly dog up for success whenever you move on to training outside!
Your reactive/unruly dog + training inside and around your home = a more engaged and responsive dog out in public and eventually around their triggers.
Training inside your home🏠….�✅ Allows you and your dog to stay in comfort of your home�✅ Allows you more control of your training environment. No worries about being rushed by off leash dogs or having some other outside circumstance mess up your session
✅ Allows you to feel more comfortable to make mistakes and to feel less anxious if your dog makes a mistake.
✅Allows your dog to build a strong foundation of communication with you�✅ Allows you and your dog uninterrupted one on one time together.
Here are some easy things that you can train at home
*Basic commands (sit stay, down stay, leave it, wait, here)
*Advanced commands (duration place commands, heel, impulse control, any sort of tricks)
*Structured play (having your dog drop the toy when asked, make your dog wait while you throw the toy, recall your dog away from the toy, etc)
*Leash manners (sitting calmly to get leash put on, no pulling on leash, no biting leash, etc)
*Door manners (no running out of the door without permission, no sprinting out the front door after being released, practice calm behavior while the front door is open, etc)
So from today, take this as your queue to start training at home and once you do? Drop me a DM and let me know the difference it makes!