Teaching your dog the “We’ve Got This” cue is a proactive way to help him deal with potentially challenging situations.
The “We’ve Got This” cue is a versatile life skill that helps your dog cope with situations they find concerning. Technically speaking, this skill combines desensitization and counter conditioning, but it also shows your dog he can rely on your guidance. In this course, you’ll learn how to teach “We’ve Got This” in an environment with limited distractions and build up by adding distractions and expanding your dog’s horizons as his skill and confidence grow.
This course will help you:
- Understand what the “We’ve Got This” skill is and when it can be useful.
- Teach your dog to move ahead calmly with you, instead of reacting negatively.
- Respond sensitively to your dog’s excitement, nervousness, or arousal.
- Put your dog’s focus on an activity that is positively reinforcing and calming.
- Develop your dog’s confidence and help him cope with situations that make him uncomfortable.
Who should take this course?
Dog lovers and animal care professionals who want to boost confidence and safety for a dog that is anxious or reacting negatively and want to develop proactive coping strategies for situations their dogs find challenging.
