23/10/2026
THOUGHTFUL LEARNING IN ACTION 💜🐾
Sometimes, to move forward in training, we need to turn things around!
Here's a little moment from Monday's Jo Day with Debbie and Sonny.
They're working on Sonny's present with his dumbbell, but there's something rather different about this exercise.
It's been reversed!
Normally, Sonny would come towards Debbie and finish in a lovely straight, close position, facing her with his head up.
But Sonny has a tendency to flop slightly to one side, and sometimes he’s reluctant to release his dumbbell calmly, too! 😂
Rather than simply repeating the familiar exercise, Jo has changed the whole picture.
By breaking things down and approaching the exercise differently, she's encouraging Sonny to think about his position instead of relying on a familiar pattern.
And this is something we absolutely love about dog training.
Thoughtful training isn't always about repeating what we know. Sometimes it's about changing the picture to help our dogs think differently.
It's not just what we teach. It's how we teach it.
That's what makes our Jo Days with Jo Hill so valuable. They're an opportunity to explore the finer details, ask questions, develop our understanding and discover different ways to help our dogs succeed.
And you can learn an enormous amount just by watching!
Whether you're already competing, thinking about giving Competitive Obedience a try or simply enjoy learning more about dogs, we'd love to welcome you as a spectator at a future Jo Day.
Jo Days | Come curious. Leave inspired. 💜
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Debbie and Andi x
