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198: Do You Use Natural Cues or Trained Cues?
Bad Dog Agility Podcast
English - June 07, 2018 20:30 - 24 minutes - 18.5 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
Previous Episode: 197: All About the World Agility Open, with Jennifer Crank
Next Episode: 199: How to Speed Up Your Agility Dog
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In this podcast, Sarah and Jennifer discuss natural versus trained cues and how it affects training time, your mental state, and your dog’s response.
You Will Learn Why it’s important to recognize whether a cue or skill is natural or trained. Why it’s important to set proper expectations when teaching new skills. Why you should balance natural skills with trained skills when planning your training. How a natural skill can progress into a trained skill. Mentioned/Related Jennifer’s Commitment Post: “How Committed Are You?”