When You Don't Feel Like Training Your Dog #60

It's not uncommon to know you should be training your dog, but you just don't feel like it. You can't motivate yourself. And you might look at your dog and can tell that your motivation carries over. If you have ever found yourself unmotivated and in need of inspiration, you are going to love this episode. It does not matter what you are working on, or what challenge you want to overcome; you can find success leaves clues.

In the episode you'll hear:

• About checking in with yourself to see how you feel.
• What Lou Holtz says about the “why” and purpose following passion.
• About your feelings for your dog and how they can give you focus.
• The difference being busy and being purposeful.
• About your dog’s motivation.
• How to use D.A.S.H. for you and your dog.
• Reasons cheerleading is not what you want to do.
• The inadvertent behavior chain that cheering can create.
• Why short sessions will help low drive dogs and high drive dogs.
• About using food rewards to help your high drive dog with focus.

Update: The tips on training with a target stick video is now here on YouTube for you:
   • Susan Garrett's Target Stick Training...  

Resources:
Vlog Post: Get Your Dog Training Done (And Make Your Week Awesome) -
https://susangarrettdogagility.com/20...
Podcast Episode 57: Why Balance Breaks Fast Track Your Dog Training -
   • Why Balance Breaks Fast Track Your Do...  
*Book: Winning Every Day: The Game Plan for Success by Lou Holtz -
https://geni.us/winning-every-day
*Book: Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek -
https://geni.us/why-sinek
*Book: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court by John Wooden - https://geni.us/lifetime-wooden
Recallers - https://recallers.com/
Podcast Episode 16: The Thing Before Your Dog’s Thing -    • The Thing Before Your Dog's Thing #16  
Podcast Episode 12: When Helping Your Dog is an Illusion -
   • When Helping Your Dog is an Illusion #12  
Blog Post: Identifying and Using Positive Triggers for Your Dog -
https://susangarrettdogagility.com/20...

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Susan Garrett’s interest in animal behaviour started at the University of Guelph where she earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Animal Science. Since then she has developed into a preeminent dog trainer and canine sports instructor and competitor. Susan is one of the most successful agility competitors of the last three decades. She has won multiple Gold Medals at National or World Championship events with every dog she has ever owned over the past 30 years.

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