Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep10 - Challenges and Frustration. How much is too much?

Today’s question comes from a breeder, but it’s a topic that is applicable to anyone who owns a puppy or dog:‌

“How much frustration should a puppy have before changing the game a little to make the session successful?‌

Did the barrier challenge for the 1st time today...he was continually going to the wrong side to a closed section...At the 3-minute mark, I pulled the food bowl so a small portion went beyond the barrier, then placed him back at the starting point again. He was able to complete the challenge then.

Should I have waited him out? I am second guessing myself.”

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In this episode I cover:

• ‌How do you know how much challenge is enough and not too much in any given training session?
• ‌Why is so important that we try to guess right about the amount of challenge the puppy or dog can handle?
• ‌What do you do if you guess wrong and make the challenge too difficult?

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