To me, 2 of the topics that I wrote about this week are critical. Resolve and observation are my tools of choice and they are invaluable when applied dependably throughout a pup's training. I feel so strongly about it, that I've excerpted a portion of this week's digest for you and hope that the concept will benefit you and your dog.This week's topics:
- Intention
- Observation
- More socialization
Excerpted from Volume 10, The Real Time Canine:
Find your inner resolve. Mine is in the middle of my chest, somewhere in the area of my diaphragm, and it seems to me that I have never needed the full extent of it. I can literally summon it up, and it is a physical feeling. We all have it. Sometimes it only shows up in our darkest hour. Sometimes it doesn't show up at all, but it's there. Start with something small. Identify something your dog does that you don't want him to do and determine to stop it. I'm not advocating force, or punishment, but to some degree, these things may play a part. That depends on you and your relationship with your dog. If you start with something easy enough, you will have success and you will build on that. Nurture your intention and you will surprise yourself.
2 comments:
This week's Real Time Canine was excellent.
Kathy, such high praise from you means a great deal to me. Thank you.
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