Worked Up Skills: Mental Flexibility

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of mental flexibility in dogs and offers practical skills to enhance this trait.

Mental or cognitive flexibility is a vital skill to navigate life and big feelings. But we deliberately breed dogs with inflexible minds and it is our job to teach them how to bend so they do not break. A little breakdown, and some practical skills, and you’ll be off to the races to help your dog and yourself be a little more flexible. Attend a Worked Up workshop this summer! www.workedup2026.com Sign up for courses and join the membership here: sarahstremming.com Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/cogdogradio Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Stremming

Topics covered

• mental flexibility
• dog training
• cognitive skills
• emotional regulation
• workshops

Keywords

• mental flexibility
• dog training
• cognitive skills
• emotional regulation
• workshops

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Cognitive Canine, Worked Up, Patreon

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