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Laura Waudby

Stop feeding your dog

Published about 2 years ago • 1 min read

I want to talk to you about settling behaviors today. I've been working with quite a few people recently on helping their dogs chill out when not actively working.

Maybe you too have a dog who barks at you with any break in the action? Or perhaps the more subtle behaviors of huffing, tap dancing, or poking the treat pouch?

There are 2 common responses I see in handling these behaviors and I want you to stop doing both of them

  1. Ignoring it
  2. Feeding them, when they finally shut up

So I wrote a blog post on it!

Upcoming Workshop!

​Registration opens soon, 2/22! Let's look at teaching your dogs how to "mark". The look forward type of mark, not the other 20 definitions of mark in the dog world!

This is a must-have skill for any type of send away. I talk primarily about using it before go outs and the directed retreive in obedience. But I have many students use this skill in agility to mark that first obstacle on the startline! If you lead out laterally or even behind the dog, you want to make sure the dog knows to take the obstacle and not come straight to you!

Upcoming Classes!

Registration opens 3/22 for April classes! I can't believe winter is almost over and spring is here!

Rewards at a distance? This is a huge reason why many dogs struggle at trials! Learn how to teach your dog to work with the elusive "zen bowl." The open container they could steal at any moment if you push things too fast!

This is where the fun really starts! Work on go outs, directed sends, position changes with weird stuff going on, sidesteps in heeling, working with distractions, and so much more!

Check out the prerequisites!

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Laura Waudby

Hi, I'm Laura, a dog sports enthusiast and online coach! I train and compete in obedience, rally, and agility. I am passionate about building motivation and focus in dogs that struggle in training or trials. Follow me on social media for daily training videos of my dogs and cat! And please hit the subscribe button to my newsletter to keep in touch!

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