Why most dog training advice falls apart


If you've been following me for some time, you know that I emphatically believe that how we train our dogs is NOT a one-size-fits-all. Trainers on TikTok or wherever you see them might love to tell you that you just need one method - to fix one thing - and your dog will totally transform.

The real problem is that most training strategies, general advice and ChatGPT all treat every dog the same.

They assume every dog has the same baseline, when every dog has their own unique personality and story. MOST training modalities simply do not account for this.

Everything changes when you learn to understand what YOUR DOG needs!

When you understand what YOU and YOUR dog each need - how you each learn, where are each of your strengths? Where are your weaknesses?

Then we can have FUN teaching your dog what they need to know, filling the gaps where they need help.

No two dogs will need the same thing, and what your dog needs changes as they learn - this is why you have been struggling to follow training protocols. Recipes don't work.

Your dog is UNIQUE. You are unique. And so is your training plan.

So. If you're wondering what your unique dog needs... and more importantly, HOW to give them what they need in a way that's effective, humane, and fits into your life...

Come to the webinar at 6PM PST on July 15th - Can't make it live? Reply to this email with your questions and I will answer them in the Q&A. You'll receive a link to the recording in your inbox.

Hope to see you there,

~ Christina


P.s Dream Dog opens for enrollment during the webinar and officially begins on August 1st.

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