This is the puppy training podcast, episode 190, the value of building a bond with your puppy and how to cultivate it.

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.

Hi, and thank you for listening to the podcast today. It is so exciting when you bring a new dog

into your home and family. Many people want to jump right into training

and rightfully so. They're super excited. They're eager to get going. But today I want to talk about

the importance of relationship building. This is a really important first step before we stress

too much about actual training. We don't actually want you to stress too much anyway, but before you do

that,

recognize that this bond is super important. It is a foundation of trust, communication, and mutual

understanding between you and your dog, and it significantly impacts the quality of life for the

both of you. But first, I hope you're having a great summer. It's almost back to

school time for our kids. Can you believe it? Summer's just fly by. And that means it's time to go

back to school for our dogs too. So check out our website for upcoming classes and courses.

These are all taught via Zoom from the comfort of your own home. So you just bring your dog.

And anything you actually need for class is

already at your house. That's where we're teaching you class. We have basic through advanced

training courses. We have a junior training course for kids as well as many classes on specific

topics from barking, biting, house training, and leash walking and so on and so on. So if you're

in need of any training answers, you have

questions you want to ask our team. We have you covered. Okay, let's get started. So why am I so

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