Description

Imagine a circle, and put everything your pet feels is safe in that circle. Maybe their family, their home, their pet store, or the trails that you walk. Confidence training is about broadening that circle to include scenarios that your dog has yet to encounter, and building trust with you to advocate for them when they need you to. It’s about gearing you and your pet with the skills to navigate newness without fearing the unknown, and the tools to appropriately and calmly react in unpredictable circumstances.

Goals of the Class

• Establishing safe space
• Discuss triggers and how to identify them
• Relaxation protocols
• Trapped by a trigger management
• Management vs Therapy
• Management techniques
• Pattern games
• Playway
• Body language
• Consent
• Applying patience when needed
• Therapy
• Counter conditioning
• Behaviour adjustment training