#307 Commands and Useful Communication

Training the Pointing Labrador

In today's episode, we break down the difference between "making noise" and useful and clear communication with your dog. To effectively teach a dog anything, you must first establish a relationship in which the dog respects you and actually wants to be taught some new things. This is most easily accomplished when you communicate in a way natural to a dog, and often sabotaged by implementing our human way of communicating. Many training problems originate from our thinking we're teaching one thing, and the dog learning something quite different. Interesting topic...