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I'm teaching my lot to take a breath on cue. They're all a bit bemused by this. "You do realise I was going to do that anyway, right?" 
Take a breath
- Thread starter snowbunny
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Like this? Sorry couldn’t resist. Two snout pouts
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And the point of this is 
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A couple of things. Lowering arousal - think about how it can help us to take a deep breath. And to give the dog something to focus on when asking for duration in stillness.
Also as a diagnostic tool for arousal. If the dog can look at me and take a breath, then I know he’s in a good state of mind. So something like an agility start line, which is highly arousing; if the dog can’t breathe for me, then I need to lower that arousal.
Also as a diagnostic tool for arousal. If the dog can look at me and take a breath, then I know he’s in a good state of mind. So something like an agility start line, which is highly arousing; if the dog can’t breathe for me, then I need to lower that arousal.
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
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What an interesting idea! You have a rather amazing dog training brain.
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Not at all; it’s other people who have the cool ideas and I just go along with them. Peer pressure, much?What an interesting idea! You have a rather amazing dog training brain.
