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Podcast: The Canine Paradigm
Episode: Episode 350: The experience of the dog in training
Description: In this episode, we shift the lens away from outcomes and titles and look at what often gets overlooked, the dog’s experience during training. Is the dog learning with clarity, or simply complying under pressure? Are we building understanding or just building behaviour?
We explore how training isn’t just about what a dog does at the end of a program, but how they felt throughout the journey. Confidence, confusion, fear, motivation, these internal states shape the long-term success of training more than most realise.
Whether you’re a trainer, a handler, or a dog ow...