Training – Two Paws Up Dog Training

What is Fear? How do we address it?

ByStephanie March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

What is Fear? Let’s start off with the formal definition: Fear (noun) – “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.” What does this mean for our dogs? The important part of this definition is the word “belief”. That means that fear can be real…

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Spectrum of Fear

ByStephanie February 20, 2024

Learning is not Linear. Every individual learns and changes differently. This applies to our dogs as well.. We think changing behavior should be a straightforward progression with constant, albeit gradual improvement. This is almost never the case, especially with our dogs. This is never more true than when you are working with fear….