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230 | Too Much Dog Training Advice? Why It's Making You Second-Guess Yourself

Hey Dog Lover 🐾

Have you ever found yourself wondering...

Am I doing this wrong?

Should I let my dog approach?

Should I create more space?

Should I say something?

Should I let them figure it out?

Did I wait too long?

Am I making this worse?

And before you know it, you're having an entire committee meeting inside your head while your dog is standing there waiting for you to make a decision.

If that sounds familiar, you're not alone.

The dog training world is FULL of advice about what you should—and absolutely should NOT—do with your dog.

Do this.

Never do that.

Give them more choice.

Give them more structure.

Use this tool.

Never use that tool.

And somewhere in all that noise, we've become so afraid of getting it wrong that we've stopped paying attention to the most important source of information we have:

The dog standing right in front of us.

In this episode, we're talking about analysis paralysis, second-guessing yourself, and what good leadership actually looks like when you genuinely don't know what to do.

We'll talk about:

🐾 Why so much dog training advice can leave you afraid of making the "wrong" decision
🐾 How trying to follow all the rules can stop you from actually listening to your dog
🐾 Why good leadership doesn't require you to have all the answers
🐾 The power of saying, "I don't know YET"
🐾 My simple Notice → Decide → Observe → Adjust process
🐾 How "How Interesting!" can help you stop judging yourself when something doesn't work
🐾 Why getting it wrong sometimes is actually part of figuring out what your dog needs
🐾 The difference between knowing what to do and trusting yourself to figure out what to do next

Because confidence isn't:

"I always know what to do."

It's:

"I trust myself to figure out what to do next."

Your dog doesn't need you to be perfect.

They need you to pay attention, make a decision, notice what happens, and be willing to change course when something isn't working.

So the next time you catch yourself thinking...

"I don't know what I'm supposed to do!"

Try asking yourself:

"What do I know right now?"

Start there.

Hope you enjoy this one!

Tracy xoxox

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🐾 NEXT STEPS 👣

Step 1: Join the free Living Beyond Obedience community and connect with other dog owners who are learning to lead through trust, relevance, and understanding.

Step 2: Take the Dogonality Quiz to discover how your dog's unique personality shapes the way they learn, communicate, and respond to leadership.

👉 https://www.beyondobedience.ca/quiz

Step 3: Ready to stop second-guessing yourself and start understanding what your dog actually needs from you? Join The Fearless Framework at the beta price of $297 before beta pricing ends August 18th.

👉 https://beyondobedience.ca/fearless

Music Credit 🎶: Shawn Trotter
www.shawntrotter.com

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