EPISODE · Jan 30, 2024 · 19 MIN
Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep10 - Challenges and Frustration. How much is too much?
from Madcap Radio · host Madcap Radio
Today’s question comes from a breeder, but it’s a topic that is applicable to anyone who owns a puppy or dog: “How much frustration should a puppy have before changing the game a little to make the session successful? Did the barrier challenge for the 1st time today...he was continually going to the wrong side to a closed section...At the 3-minute mark, I pulled the food bowl so a small portion went beyond the barrier, then placed him back at the starting point again. He was able to complete the challenge then. Should I have waited him out? I am second guessing myself.” In this episode I cover: How do you know how much challenge is enough and not too much in any given training session? Why is so important that we try to guess right about the amount of challenge the puppy or dog can handle? What do you do if you guess wrong and make the challenge too difficult? Visit our website, madcapradio.com for further reading.
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Today’s question comes from a breeder, but it’s a topic that is applicable to anyone who owns a puppy or dog: “How much frustration should a puppy have before changing the game a little to make the session successful? Did the barrier challenge for the 1st time today...he was continually going to the wrong side to a closed section...At the 3-minute mark, I pulled the food bowl so a small portion went beyond the barrier, then placed him back at the starting point again. He was able to complete the challenge then. Should I have waited him out? I am second guessing myself.” In this episode I cover: How do you know how much challenge is enough and not too much in any given training session? Why is so important that we try to guess right about the amount of challenge the puppy or dog can handle? What do you do if you guess wrong and make the challenge too difficult? Visit our website, madcapradio.com for further reading.
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Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep10 - Challenges and Frustration. How much is too much?
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