Understanding Distractions

Use this to frame how you think about distractions before adding them to training.

Key Ideas

  1. 1Practice new skills at home first, where distractions are controllable and familiar.
  2. 2Recognize that distractions include sights, sounds, people, and things encountered in daily life.
  3. 3Notice whether a distraction draws your dog closer, makes them want more distance, or simply competes with the task.
  4. 4Systematically and gradually expose your dog to a variety of sights and sounds over time.

Distractions may be exciting, worrying, or simply unfamiliar.

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