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What top 5 behaviors would you teach every dog if you had the opportunity? This is the question that was asked before we pressed the record button.
All three of us wrote down our lists on separate pieces of paper in private and then shared our results live!
They are listed below:
Ursa’s Top 5 Behaviors
- Hand Target
- Mat Training – Karen Overall Relaxation Protocol
- Auto check in
- Name Recognition
- Leash skills
Marissa’s Top 5 Behaviors
- Look at That
- Come
- Wait
- Leave it
- Hand Target
Kayla’s Top 5 Behaviors
- Hand Target
- Mat Training – Karen Overall Relaxation Protocol
- Crate / Confinement training
- Leash Skills
- Leave it / Drop it
Other Resources:
Image detailing all the possible triggers for a scared-y dog.
Kayla founded Journey Dog Training in 2013 to provide high-quality and affordable dog behavior advice. She is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant who’s worked with hundreds of private clients, thousands of shelter dogs, and dozens of working detection dogs. Kayla’s dog and cat behavior advice has been featured in NPR, the Chicago Tribune, and Pet MD. She’s an avid adventurer who is currently doing #vanlife on the Pan-American Highway with her two border collies and a cat. Aside from running Journey Dog Training, Kayla also runs the nonprofit K9 Conservationists, where she and the dogs work as conservation detection dog teams. You can get 1:1 advice with a Journey Dog Training team member here.
