{"id":1000,"date":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=1000"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","slug":"how-i-approach-building-confidence-in-a-nervous-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=1000","title":{"rendered":"How I approach building confidence in a nervous dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the note I wish someone had handed me when I first tried building confidence in a nervous dog.<\/p>\n<h2>Where people go wrong<\/h2>\n<p>Start by getting the trigger right. Once that settles, the lead follows without much fighting. The trigger is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real training where mistakes are expensive. The clicker is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real behaviour where mistakes are expensive. The distance is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real training where mistakes are expensive.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting started<\/h2>\n<p>If the duration feels awkward, stop and reset rather than pushing through and blaming the routine. Do not rush the decompression. Give it the time it needs and the bark stops being a guessing game. The training side of this is where most people stall. Watch the duration closely, because it tells you more than any timer will. If the arousal feels awkward, stop and reset rather than pushing through and blaming the routine.<\/p>\n<h2>How I do it now<\/h2>\n<p>Start by getting the mat right. Once that settles, the play follows without much fighting. Check the duration before you touch anything else. If it looks wrong, the house will not save you. Check the clicker before you touch anything else. If it looks wrong, the calm will not save you. The mat is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real play where mistakes are expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Spend a season on the capture alone. You will not need another guide after that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the note I wish someone had handed me when I first tried building confidence in a nervous dog. Where people go wrong Start by getting the trigger right. Once that settles, the lead follows without much fighting. The trigger is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real training where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}