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Managing a Dog’s Stress Response During Training
How to Keep Training Calm, Effective, and Emotionally Safe Many training problems are not really training problems at all. They are stress problems . Owners often say their dog “knows the command but won’t do it,” shuts down during sessions, becomes overexcited, or reacts unpredictably once distractions appear. In many cases, the dog is not being stubborn or unmotivated — their nervous system is simply overloaded. Training is not just about teaching behaviours. It is also abo
Marek Drzewiecki
Dec 19, 20256 min read
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