Worked Up Skills: The Dog Training
From Cog-Dog Radio by Sarah Stremming, The Cognitive Canine
May 12, 2026 · 13 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the advanced skills needed for effective dog training and partnership, emphasizing emotional attunement and physical handling.
Partnership skills go way beyond the basics of training. To be truly in partnership with your dog you need to be able to tell them how to take a reward, they need to be able to ask you if they can have a reward, and you also need to be adept at handling the dog physically in space. But in addition to those dog training skills (which should be, but are not often, commonplace) you need the skill of emotional attunement. Your dog already has that skill, in spades, so its time for you to learn, too. 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
- dog training
- partnership skills
- emotional attunement
- reward systems
- physical handling
Keywords
- dog training
- partnership skills
- emotional attunement
- reward systems
- physical handling
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Cognitive Canine, Worked Up, Patreon
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