Over the years I’ve asked my students to describe the connection with their dog in different environments. How is it different inside your house versus your front yard? What about the park? Or, around other dogs or children? Often the response describes the emotional connection “to” their dog; not the two-way connection “with” their dog. We’re covering what that difference is between the connection to versus connection with our dogs, why it's super important to understand, and how growing one can also grow the other.

In the episode you'll hear:
• How connection TO a dog differs from connection WITH a dog.
• What weakens and strengthens the relationship we have with dogs.
• Common words used about dogs that signal a connection crisis.
• The reasons understanding and empathy will grow your relationship.
• How the sport of dog agility, or any dog sport, is like an amplifier of connection.
• Why it's essential to protect your dog's confidence when beginning agility.
• How one of my agility students, Jenny, went from overwhelmed to elite competitor with her Siberian Huskies.
• The story of Cait's Shiba Inu, Moshi, a pandemic puppy, and how their connection evolved.
• That game by game, layer and layer, you can see the connection with your dog blossom.

Connected Dog Video Series
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Resources:
1. Hear From Jenny Kerwick About Her Amazing Agility Transformation - [ Ссылка ]
2. Watch The Story of Moshi the Shiba Inu And Growing Connection With Cait - [ Ссылка ]
3. Podcast Episode 36: Puppy Selection: How I Do It and Why I Didn’t This! Time - [ Ссылка ]
4. YouTube Video: Normalizing Imperfection in Dog Training - [ Ссылка ]
5. Podcast Episode 122: Being Present With Empathy In Dog Training - [ Ссылка ]
6. Podcast Episode 114: Dog Agility Training: 3 Big Mistakes All Dog Owners Should Avoid - [ Ссылка ]

Timestamps:
00:00 Two kinds of connection we have with dogs.
02:36 What type of weak connection undermines the bond with our dogs.
03:44 Words that signal a connection crisis.
05:19 Why empathy deepens connection and grows understanding.
06:50 How dog sports like agility amplify and reveal your connection.
07:27 Protect the dog’s confidence when beginning agility.
08:11 Case Study: Jenny Kerwick’s agility evolution with her Siberian Husky.
09:55 Case Study: Moshi the Shiba Inu growing connection with Cait.
13:32 Layered learning with games builds deep bonds with dogs.

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Dogs That is brought to you by Susan Garrett and the Say Yes Dog Training Team.

Susan Garrett’s interest in animal behaviour started at the University of Guelph where she earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Animal Science. Since then she has developed into a preeminent dog trainer and canine sports instructor and competitor. Susan is one of the most successful agility competitors of the last three decades. She has won multiple Gold Medals at National or World Championship events with every dog she has ever owned over the past 30 years.

A natural teacher and an entertaining speaker, Susan is world renowned as a leading educator of dog trainers. Her understanding of how to apply science-based learning principles to both competitive and family pet dog training has been pivotal in changing how dogs are trained.

Susan is now helping many thousands of dog owners in 132 countries have the best relationship possible with their dogs. The real joy for her comes from bringing confidence to dogs and their owner through playful interactions and relationship building games that are grounded firmly in the science of how animals learn.
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