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Training Expectations and When to Stop for the Day

• Dogs thrive off of praise and success
   
  • Communication and the One Direction One Correction Concept
  • Find and do things the dog is good at in between introducing something new
  • At the completion of a difficult task (old or new) give the dog a lot of praise
• Dogs build apprehension in failure and stress
   
  • The longer a dog is under stress the more negative association the dog will have with the new task
  • Don’t expect too much too fast from your dog
•  Overcoming apprehension to stress through training success
   
  • Always end on a positive note (successful completion)
  • Praise Praise Praise