When Does A Correction Become Clarity?

About this episode

The episode discusses the mechanics of dog behavior modification and training techniques to reduce reactivity.

Your dog is calm one minute, then loses their mind at the window the next and you’re left wondering if you’re helping or making it worse. We pull back the curtain on one of our weekly group coaching calls inside my online dog training community and get very real about the mechanics that actually change behavior: how you use marker words, how you proof obedience around distractions, and how to stop reactivity without living in constant conflict. First, we tackle a sneaky problem that shows up...

People in this episode

Host: Meghan Dougherty

Topics covered

• dog training
• behavior modification
• reactivity
• obedience
• distractions
• group coaching

Keywords

• dog training
• marker words
• obedience
• reactivity
• distractions
• group coaching

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