Arousal is a buzz word these days, but what does it mean for your dog? What shifts your dog from comfortable and functional to being afraid or anxious, or so excited they can barely stay in their skin? Depending on the situation or the triggers, a dog can experience both the “Oh boy!” thrills and the “Oh no” chills.
What shifts your dog from comfortable and functional to being afraid or anxious, or so excited they can barely stay in their skin? Depending on the situation or the triggers, a dog can experience both the “Oh boy!” thrills and the “Oh no” chills.
How intensely your dog responds to any thrill or chill
depends on a number of factors: temperament, experience, options, skills and
how you provide the necessary support. This webinar deepens your understanding
of your dog, their needs, and how to read the individual dog in order to provide
effective and humane support.
Helping your dog through thrills and/or chills with
practical information is the focus of this webinar. Using provided worksheets,
we’ll look at:
- Scaling your dog’s responses – how intense is
the response?
- The inextricable connection between arousal and
resilience
- Resilience and time – our guide to being humane
and fair
- Adding support – Calming Contact, your body
language, proactive direction
- Tell Me When You’re Ready – the gift of space
& time for reconnaissance
- Removing pressure – learning to see how food,
toys & encouragement can add pressure
- “It Didn’t Eat Me” approach to scary things
