This is the puppy training podcast episode number 97, building a relationship with your dog.

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 here to help you every step of the way. This is the puppy training podcast

and I'm your host Amy Jensen. Hello, how are you today? Do you like when someone asks you that?

Or are you kind of like me and you think, do you really want to know? I believe in general people mean well. I know when I say

that to people, I mean well. And I really do think that we're just trying to connect. But I often find

myself thinking, how much should I tell you? How much do you really want to know? So we all say the usual

good in you. Am I right? Are you guys

connecting with me right now? You're like, yep, I know exactly what you're talking about.

Now, sometimes, yes, I am good, but other times that is definitely an easy way out, right, to just say,

I'm good, fine, thanks, you know. So have you ever stopped to think about what your dog is thinking

or how your dog is

feeling? How often do you ask your dog? How are you today? Right now? How are you right now?

How are you in this training session? How are you in this real life moment? I find myself doing

this more and more and I'm really enjoying what I get back. So today on the podcast,

I want to talk about building relationships with our dogs. Why is it important? How do we do it?

And how can I get better at it? I like to start with the why. If we don't have a purpose for doing

something, we often don't do it. The why behind what we do is

important. Dogs do things that work for them and if it doesn't work for them, they change their

behavior and try something else until they find something that works. They also need a why.

So why spend time building a relationship with my dog? Trust is important. If I want to have a relationship,

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