leash management - from restriction to safe space

How to turn the leash, a restriction and very often a source of conflict and frustration, into a safe space? How to make it a source of connection to share experiences instead of a limitation? 

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In this webinar, we'll learn when to take over vs when to give agency; how to walk together instead of being a attachment at the end of the line; how to communicate, not via tools but leveraging on connection and relationships; and how to create real responsiveness - that should go both ways, including from you towards your dog. 

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We'll discuss from regular walks to emergency management, including reactivity, and how to help a nervous dog feeling safer instead of cutting you off. And we'll observe how a culture based on control and focus on safety interacts with the needs of an animal tied to a 1.5 m line, very often in an urban environment.

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As always, the focus will be regulation, social approaches, polyvagal theory, and secure relationships. 

 

Webinar content:

1. The leash as a safe space

2. Communicating on leash

3. Reactivity on leash