21/01/2022
“Impulse control” is a bit of a buzz phrase in dog training - the idea that your dog should have ‘self control’ and know not to interact with certain things in their environment.
This sounds a bit vague to me. After all, dogs have no concept of right or wrong… they only know what actions produce consequences - ie: pulling towards the nuggets box sometimes gets them discarded leftovers!
Instead of putting the responsibility on my dog to know what I DON’T want, I’m going to spend the time showing her what to do instead: “That box is just a distraction - I want you to walk with me!”
And the results speak for themselves - long & loopy lead, matching my walking speed, and only looks over at the box before coming along when cued. Proud of my girl ☺️
(Eagle eyes will catch doing some lovely heel work past it as well!)