11/25/2025
There's a LOT of little nuggets packed into this clip from a private training session where we did Mindset work - Tethering
✨️ You cannot solve mindset issues with obedience commands
Bratty, pushy, over-confident hard dogs don't need more obedience work and for you to get harder or go higher on the e-collar 🚫 No, they need more time surrendering to pressure and learning to release control overall
They need time to self-regulate and relax, without being micromanaged with body positions and place cots or beds
They need time to cycle through the range of emotions and expectations so they can reach a place of acceptance
We start this process in the crate but then we need to pattern that same mindset on a tether next... before we ever worry about obedience commands or "Place"
✨️ Until a hard dog has surrendered to pressure, and it means relax and Follow the Leader, they will not begin to soften or adjust their attitude
Hard vs softness refers to innate level of dominance versus submission. How dominant or submissive your dog naturally is, dictates how much pressure they can/will tolerate comfortably.
The goal is to harden or strengthen soft dogs so they are more resilient to pressure and soften hard dogs so they reach a state of general submission or sensitivity to pressure
✨️ We also touch on the idea of "immersion therapy", or flooding, versus the more common, gradual exposure approach: or building up duration, distractions, and distance - AKA the "3 Ds".
Enjoy! and don't forget you can deep dive like this with me in either a private training package or by joining FOUNDATIONS and adding on LIVE sessions so we can meet and discuss your personalized goals and progress, as you work your way through the step-by-step DIY Board & Train Blueprint
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