This is the puppy training podcast episode 165.

Just turn and walk away.

This podcast is designed to help you on your journey of becoming best friends through love and learning as you train your own dog from home.

And I'm here to help you every step of the way.

This is the puppy training podcast, and I'm your host,

Amy Jensen. Welcome to another episode of the puppy training podcast, where we talk about all

things puppy. It's one of my favorite things to do. Today we'll be focusing on an important topic,

helping your dog feel better about triggers, things in the environment that they might react

to. Now, instead of reacting, we'll discover how to teach them to turn and move away. Just walk away.

That doesn't always come naturally to a dog, so we need to teach them how. Now, dogs, much like humans,

can have triggers that make

them uncomfortable or anxious. Does your dog have any of these triggers? It's important to first

identify them before addressing them. So make sure you know what they are. There are common triggers

like loud sounds, strangers, a person on a bike, maybe it's very specific. Maybe this person has a hoodie

pulled over their head or maybe they have a beard or maybe they're very tall or maybe it's a

small dog or maybe it's a big dog. Dogs are going to have certain triggers and it's going to

vary for everybody. So every dog is unique and different. It might be other animals like cats or small prey animals like squirrels, things like that

that are super exciting to your dog.

So we want to pay close attention to your dog's behavior in different situations and then

pinpoint what is causing them stress or over-excitement, right?

I like to keep a list with as many specifics as possible to really narrow down what triggers

I need to help my dog practice being around. The more specific you are, the more time you will save

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