Tips, Articles, & Thoughts From Dog Agility Coach And Competitor Daisy Peel
Sensitive dogs need structure even MORE than confident dogs do, because they’re the ones most likely to spiral when they don’t know what’s expected or how they’re doing.
If you’re withholding a no reward marker to ‘protect’ your sensitive dog, you may be doing just the opposite.
“He’s Great With Food, But He Knows When I Don’t Have Any”
Sound familiar? Almost every handler has said some version of this, and it usually gets filed under “food motivated” or “stubborn.” It’s neither.
🎯Find out what’s actually going on, and the simple training shift that turns a dog who performs into a dog who truly believes…
Credit Assignment – it might be the most overlooked concept in dog training, mostly because it’s invisible both when it’s working and when it’s failing. When you reward your dog, does your dog know which moment earned it? Not “was I generally doing well”, but the exact instant?
Teach your puppy a fun trick in just a few sessions while building targeting, retrieve skills, marker cues, and reinforcement placement for better learning.
See how Daisy built a DIY dog muzzle training stand with camera gear, PVC pipe, and a few bolts, then used it for muzzle conditioning and creative training setups.
There’s a moment of obligation coming for every dog, when they will need to do something they don’t want to do. What’s your plan for when that moment arrives?