Does the thought of walking your dog making you anxious?

Published about 2 years ago • 1 min read

Would you almost rather go to the dentist than take your dog for a walk? Often our training plans only consider our dog's needs, and not our own personal needs and comfort level. Walking and training your dog is a team effort - both of you matter!

Start from a place of success

For many people, starting form a place of success is starting by having a a cup of coffee on your front step with your dog. Heck, you can even start by training inside looking out a window or TV, or even training from inside your car. Your comfort actually matters just as much as what your dog is feeling.

It's amazing how fast we progress when we start from a place where both you and your dog are comfortable and successful!

"I felt pretty confident! I actually have tears. I actually walked my girl and didn’t feel terrified!!!! Even when that dog came out of nowhere! Thank you, thank you, thank you! "

~ Happy Student

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More on starting from place of success

I just released an episode of "Something to Trot About" discussing how and why we need to start from a place of success, and how to recognize the early signs that a failure is imminent.

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