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@churchtexter Can you share any details? I wonder if there would be a value in trying to find a seminar or book a day or two with a twc trainer privately that I could drive to.

@churchtexter I saw a recent twc grad and didn’t get much from it. There isn’t another one within workable distance. If Ivan does a week long seminar sometime they I can get away, I would try to go. Might be nice if I was looking for a new mal at the time ;). Just kidding (in case my wife...

@churchtexter That’s great news. I’ve been interested in Ivan’s training but haven’t figured it out or had an opportunity to fully understand it. The people who know it seem to swear by it for sure.

@cj I have a formerly very reactive Malinois and out of desperation took him to Shield K9 for their reactivity training where they used bonkers. In their case it was an empty windshield washer fluid bottle filled with a couple inches of pebbles. It can’t really hurt the dog, but they would whip...

@kpd You’re tapping what we call opposition reflex and it is very valid. Command a sit, then very gentle pressure pulling them to a stand and they hold, you reward confirming they were doing what you wanted and reinforcing it. The opposition reflex is just that, a reflex. It’s also not a pull...