Comments on: Natural Dog Training Fundamentals: How to relax and attract your dog using pushing http://www.naturaldogblog.com/blog/2007/08/natural-dog-training-fundamentals-how-to-relax-and-attract-your-dog-using-pushing/ harness your dog's prey instinct and have the happiest dog on the block Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:06:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Neil http://www.naturaldogblog.com/blog/2007/08/natural-dog-training-fundamentals-how-to-relax-and-attract-your-dog-using-pushing/comment-page-1/#comment-2757 Neil Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:31:03 +0000 http://www.naturaldogblog.com/blog/2007/08/natural-dog-training-fundamentals-how-to-relax-and-attract-your-dog-using-pushing/#comment-2757 Hi Richard, Welcome! I'm glad that you're interested in learning more, and that you'll be trying out the pushing technique. Given what you said about your dog getting nervous and stressed when distracted, I think that you'll find pushing to be very helpful. Once you have it down pretty well in a more-or-less distraction-free environment, you can start using it as a way to focus your dog on YOU during more emotionally charged moments. Pushing helps teach your dog not only to feel safe interacting with you directly in those moments, but also giving her a context for <em>how</em> to focus on you during those moments - i.e. you're giving her a healthy outlet for her energy. Keep us posted! Hi Richard,
Welcome! I’m glad that you’re interested in learning more, and that you’ll be trying out the pushing technique.

Given what you said about your dog getting nervous and stressed when distracted, I think that you’ll find pushing to be very helpful. Once you have it down pretty well in a more-or-less distraction-free environment, you can start using it as a way to focus your dog on YOU during more emotionally charged moments. Pushing helps teach your dog not only to feel safe interacting with you directly in those moments, but also giving her a context for how to focus on you during those moments – i.e. you’re giving her a healthy outlet for her energy.

Keep us posted!

]]> By: Richard http://www.naturaldogblog.com/blog/2007/08/natural-dog-training-fundamentals-how-to-relax-and-attract-your-dog-using-pushing/comment-page-1/#comment-2754 Richard Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:06:22 +0000 http://www.naturaldogblog.com/blog/2007/08/natural-dog-training-fundamentals-how-to-relax-and-attract-your-dog-using-pushing/#comment-2754 I just found your blog. I came here to read about the pushing technique and I find it very interesting. I see that there is also quite a bit to read on dog training and this is what I'm gonna be doing next. My dog gets nervous and stressed easy when higly distracted and consequently looses focus on me when this happens. I have been trying to fix this by taking her out as much as possible to new places and having play sessions with some success so far. The pushing method is something I will try for sure. I just found your blog.
I came here to read about the pushing technique and I find it very interesting.
I see that there is also quite a bit to read on dog training and this is what I’m gonna be doing next.
My dog gets nervous and stressed easy when higly distracted and consequently looses focus on me when this happens. I have been trying to fix this by taking her out as much as possible to new places and having play sessions with some success so far.
The pushing method is something I will try for sure.

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