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When Your Dog Gets Talking Buttons, You Learn What You’ve Been Missing | Dog Training
· 51 min · Episode 102 · Explicit
Episode When Your Dog Gets Talking Buttons, You Learn What You’ve Been Missing | Dog Training
What if your dog has been trying to tell you something specific this whole time?
Dogs already understand far more words than most people give them credit for, which is why so many of us have to spell out certain ones. Talking buttons give some dogs a way to use those words back. This conversation with Melissa, whose dog Tilda now uses close to 80 buttons, gets into how Tilda first figured them out, the moments that made it clear this was real communication, and how to get started without forcing it.
You’ll hear:
• The first time Tilda strung two buttons together on her own, and what she did right after • How an early morning whimper turned out to mean something other than a potty break • What Tilda wanted to know the morning after someone new stayed over • The best first buttons to start with, and why consistency matters more than any outcome
Press play if you’ve ever looked at your dog and wished you knew exactly what they were thinking.
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This podcast explores dog training, dog behavior, dog behavior problems, dog obedience, dog training advice, dog training tips, dog training methods, dog training at home, service dog training, dog anxiety, dog separation anxiety, reactive dogs, dog reactivity, and dog body language. Episodes also cover canine nutrition, dog food, dog enrichment, mental stimulation for dogs, senior dogs, pet loss, and life with dogs. It’s a dog community for people who want to better understand the dog in front of them, make sense of conflicting advice, improve the relationship with their dog, and figure out what actually works for their dog.
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