Confidence Boosting for the Cautious Dog
Fun training, activities and games that grow your dog's self-confidence
Confidence Boosting for the Cautious Dog free download
Fun training, activities and games that grow your dog's self-confidence
Why is growing your dog’s self-confidence so important? Well, it allows your dog to live its best life. Replacing stress and anxiety by growing your dog’s confidence brings out the true personality of your dog. When we grow a dog’s self-confidence in one area, through fun training, activities and games, it has a flow over effect into other areas of the dog’s life.
The course is based on the principle of 'training for the situation, not in the situation', starting the activities at home, then building up layers of success. One of the most important aspects to growing your dog’s confidence is training and playing games in an environment that is fun and relaxing (ie not stressful) for you and your dog. When your dog experiences a new/novel object or activity in a familiar safe home environment, it is much easier to grow his/her confidence compared with being in the stress and anxiety of the unpredictable outside world. At the end of the course we discuss how to build up the layers of success and growing your dog's confidence in the wider world.
During the course we use positive reinforcement training methods and I prefer to use food to reward your dog. Using a toy to reward your dog builds drive or speed. Using food as a reward builds behaviour, which is what we really want to help grow your dog's confidence.
You don't need to purchase any special equipment for the activities. I have tried to give you alternative and household items that can be used. The activities covered don't require a lot of space, can be done inside or outside and are in fun, short and effective sessions.
The course is divided up into 6 weeks and each week has 4 sessions. Each session contains a video and downloadable written notes.
