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Engaged, Obedient, Calm and Confidence: 4 words that I use to describe a "good dog"
I came up with my 4 pillars of dog training many years ago. Over the years, I've played with this concept - everything from the words, the meaning and how to apply it.
I'm a little amazed at how easily this concept can be applied to a multitude of different things. And more than that, it's been an amazing tool for my students to understand what we're aiming for.
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What motivates your dog?
Understanding this is an invaluable tool in training. What will your dog do anything for? Is it food? attention? play? or is it running? chasing? digging? sniffing?
As your dog's trainer, your job is to learn how to creatively use these motivators in your training with your dog. However, there is one extra piece to this puzzle.
You must figure out how to use these motivators in such a way that you are the gateway to them. How can you show your dog that the fastest way to these amazing things and activities is to work with you, listen to you, respond to you, and be your inseparable partner in crime.
Because ultimately, WE want to be the thing that motivates our dogs the most.
I like to say, dog training is one part knowledge, one part skill, and one BIG part creatively working with the dog in front of you.
So.... what motivates YOUR dog?

Fall is here. The changing seasons brings a feeling of energetically contracting into my core. I can feel an almost motherly warmth ready to help my percolating ideas take form, and ultimately, take flight.
Fall is the season to give breath to new beginnings - gotta love that feminine energy.