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teach this exercise? Until we lay the foundation for learning we can't even teach eye contact. Then what is foundational training anyway? Foundational training refers to a basic understanding of a positive situation and a negative situation. These are the two basic elements for learning. They are either "yes, this is a good situation," or "NO!, this is not a good situation!" It is that simple. In training we want the dog to respond to these commands from us. |
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When two dogs come face to face it won't be long if one of them doesn't turn away before a fight breaks out. Before an attack, the predator maintains a very fixed gaze at its prey, watching its every move; it's waiting for the moment of weakness and prepares for a strike. When a submissive dog shows respect, they tend to break eye contact. When we correct our dog, they tend to show their respect for us looking away. If we can't correct for breaking eye contact, because the more we correct the more the dog looks away, how can we |
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"Remember to smile!" |
