You Can Do It Pup: Building Independence Webinar Instructor:Dianna L. Santos if we ONLY focus on

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Do you know how to self-evaluate you and your dog’s progress in Companion Dog Detection Sports

You Can Do It Pup: Building Independence Webinar Instructor:Dianna L. Santos if we ONLY focus onOur dogs are the ones with an amazing sense of smell. We need them to be confident in their ability to trust what their nose is telling them when tackling their searches. However, a common issue teams may encounter is having a dog who lacks indepependence during the search, consistently deferring to their handler. This can be problematic to say the very least especially at trial! Why does this happen? Perhaps the dog is lacking in confidence. Maybe