217. The Art of Doing Nothing

<p>Your dog is flat out at home for about ten minutes a day. The rest of the time they're on your heels, bringing you a toy or sighing at the back door, and the minute you take them somewhere new they behave like they've never left the house. LWDG Group Expert Claire Denyer and I get into the art of doing nothing, and why the dog who can switch off at home is the dog who switches on for you when the lead comes out. You'll hear why an obedience stay at the pub isn't the same as a settle, the mistake almost everyone makes the second their dog finally lies down, and the advice my uncle gave me that involved a park, a pack of sandwiches and no training at all. Claire lives with a house full of Labradors aged two to twelve, and every one of them settles every single day. If your dog treats every new place like the best day ever, start here.</p><p></p><p><strong><em><u>Thanks for being here. </u></em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>If this episode gave you something, a laugh, a lightbulb, or just the feeling that someone gets it, that's exactly why we make it.</p><p>📚 <strong>Not sure where to start with your gundog training?</strong> Grab the <a href="https://ladiesworkingdoggroup.com/lwdg-level-finder/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>LWDG Gundog Progress Gap Map</strong></a><strong>. Work out where</strong> you exactly where you are and what to work on next, no more guessing needed.</p>