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188: Handler Desensitization
Bad Dog Agility Podcast
English - March 20, 2018 19:55 - 26 minutes - 21 MB - ★★★★★ - 129 ratingsWilderness Sports Leisure Hobbies agility dogs dogagility dogtraining frontcross positivedogtraining rearcross training Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Sarah and Esteban about how we can train ourselves to take risks on course.
You Will Learn What desensitization is. How desensitization can help us deal with the stress of trials (big and small). Why experienced handlers may lose empathy for newcomers. How we can use desensitization to train ourselves to take risks on course. Mentioned/Related Before and After: 2018 AKC National Agility Championship